Our own crew cleans gutters in Pekin, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, everything hauled off, and photos of every run on your phone before we leave. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our Pekin customers book in spring and fall, and that is when we are on the ladder most often.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on stories, square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Companies that sell gutter cleaning services by the linear foot land in a similar place, but the per-foot number hides the stories and the debris, which is where the real work is. A clean gutter on a two-story house and one on a three-story house are not the same job, and the quote should say so.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and the lift. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up from the ground. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with matted muck, and a clog like that takes longer than a light load. Guards that we have to lift and reseat add time too. Debris removal is included in the quote, and we flush every downspout and flow-test it before we leave, so the run is clean when we go. Anything that changes the job gets raised before work starts, never on the invoice.
For Pekin homeowners, the jobs that run longest are the ones where the gutter has been left through a few seasons of buildup. We usually find the clog at the elbow, a sag in the run, and the water flow stopping at the far end, which is the drainage problem in one spot. When we finish, the gutter drains clean and the rainwater leaves through the downspout instead of over the edge. We do the same regular gutter cleaning for residential and commercial properties, and a homeowner gets the same photos of every run as a building manager does. If you want the number for your house, tell us the stories and the size and we will give it to you on the call.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
For context, nationally: Angi 2026, US average $168, most $119 to $234, $0.95 to $2.25 per linear foot.
Downspouts flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, photos of every run. The quote already has all of it in.
Our crew clears every gutter run by hand, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway. Roof valleys and the area above the gutter line are blown clear first, so the next rain does not refill what was just emptied. Every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom; one that will not clear is worked from the top where it can be reached. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, the crew checks that water is leaving at the outlet and tells you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Debris goes into bags and leaves with the truck. It is not blown onto the lawn, the deck or next door. The ground is left as it was found.
Before the crew leaves you get photos of every run and every downspout, before and after, on your phone, whether or not you were home. Anything the crew sees that is not a cleaning problem, a hanger pulled loose, a seam dripping, a run sitting flat, is photographed and reported, not repaired and not sold on the spot.
What can change the number, and you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice: a third story or a roof too steep to walk; gutters that have not been touched in years; guards that have to come off and go back on.
Twice a year for most houses: once after the spring seed and pollen drop, once after the last leaves fall.
Across Illinois, the usual spring visit is late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit is late October to November, once the leaves are down. When we open a gutter here in May we find seed casings, pollen paste and the occasional twig packed into the downspout elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and a run left through the winter can sag under ice by March. Under heavy tree cover, every three to four months is the rhythm our crew keeps for gutter maintenance, because needles and landscape grit pack the downspouts between visits. Few or no trees, and once a year in late fall is enough to clean your gutters on most lots. The goal on every visit is a clean trough and a downspout that runs.
Watch for water running behind the gutter, a dark streak under the roofline, or rainwater spilling over the front edge. Those are the first signs of a blockage, and it is worth a call before the rainy season. Water that sits in a full trough can leak behind it and rot the fascia board, so do not wait for the first heavy storm. A clean gutter does not spill, and one that moves water away from the foundation is the goal. Our estimate for your lot comes from the same visit: after the first visit we tell you which tier your lot needs, and we keep your gutters and downspouts clear so they keep working and help protect your home. If you are not sure which schedule fits, text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you.
Water over the edge rots the board behind the gutter first. Everything after that is slow, and slow is what a policy excludes.
The three signs. Water pouring over the front edge in rain instead of out of the downspout. A run that sags, sits low or has pulled away from the fascia. Plants growing out of the trough. Any one of them means the gutter is full.
What happens next. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and spills behind it. The fascia board rots, then the soffit. Water backs up under the first course of shingles and shows up as a ceiling stain. Siding stains and swells. Below, the overflow cuts a channel at the foundation and finds the basement. The wet debris itself weighs enough to pull the gutter off the house. Standing water breeds mosquitoes; dry debris houses wasps. Where winters freeze, the trapped water becomes an ice dam at the eave and lifts the shingles from underneath.
Why your policy will not pay. Homeowners insurance generally does not cover water damage traced to clogged gutters. Carriers class gutter cleaning as routine maintenance, and damage from skipped maintenance as preventable neglect, which a standard policy excludes. A limb that tears a gutter off in a storm is sudden and accidental and is usually covered; a fascia board that rotted over two years is not. This is general information, not insurance advice; read your policy or ask your agent.
Guards stop leaves. They do not stop needles, seeds, grit or the paste they turn into. The job gets shorter, not gone.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often, and it is a different job: clearing what sits on top of the guard and checking that water is actually getting in, rather than scooping out the trough. Mesh and screen guards hold whole leaves off. Pine needles thread through, seed casings and pollen mat on top, roof grit settles underneath, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over it and off the front edge. The gutter is empty and the water never went in.
Guards earn their keep under big leafy trees and on roofs too high to want to climb. They do not end maintenance, whatever the installer said. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspouts and reseats the guards; tell us what is on the house when you get the quote and it is priced as a guarded system, which usually runs shorter than an open one.
Under an hour on most houses. Nobody has to be there, and the photos arrive either way.
The crew calls the day before with an arrival window and again when they are on the way. This Old House puts a professional gutter cleaning at 30 minutes to an hour on a typical home; bigger houses, steep roofs and gutters left for years run longer. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside. Before they arrive: side gate unlocked, cars off the driveway if runs face it, pets inside while ladders are up. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladder off the gutter lip and the siding. After: photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves, and an invoice that matches the quote.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. You hear what it is before anyone talks about money.
Still overflowing. A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. If that happens after a cleaning, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it actually is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The number. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Your house. Stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip, and screens and downspout extensions go back where they were.
Payment. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone. Some dates take a small booking fee to hold the slot, and you hear about it before you book.
The whole city and the towns around it, booked by phone or text from the nearest crew.
We clean gutters across Pekin IL and the surrounding areas from the nearest base, and our gutter services cover the whole city. Our crew handles cleaning services in Pekin for residential properties, and the same visit covers every run. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will book your date. We ask for the stories, the approximate size, whether trees hang over the roof and whether you have gutter guards, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come. The lead time on a slot is shown when you call, and our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so booking early in those months gets you a date you want.
Get your gutters on the schedule before the first heavy rainfall, because a single storm can overflow a clogged run and leave water damage behind. A clean run moves rainwater away from your home, and that is what protects your home from water damage. We handle the gutter cleaning process from the first call to the photos on your phone, and we keep the cleaning and maintenance simple: one visit, one invoice, one set of photos. If your gutter system needs more than a cleaning, we tell you and leave the rest for someone else to quote. Ask for a written estimate and we will send one.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. Call (866) 435-6328 with the stories and the square footage and we will give you the number on that call.
Across Illinois, the usual spring visit is late May to June, and the fall visit is late October to November. If you wait past the fall visit, the wet leaf mat and first ice can sag a run before spring.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call, so ask us what is open when you reach us.
No. Our crew works outside and does not come inside. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes. We look for clogged downspouts at the top and at the outlet, and every downspout gets flow-tested. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs under guards we find needles, seed casings and landscape grit sitting on top of the guard and packed underneath, and that is what stops the water from getting in. The test we use is simple: a guarded gutter counts as clean only when the water runs into the downspout.
If a rain gutter is clean and still overflows in the rain, the problem is slope, capacity or downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is.
It should not. The number we quote is the number we charge, and if anything changes the job we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice. Our crew clears leaves and debris from every run, and any structural damage or clogged downspouts get reported to you in writing before we leave.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
