Our own crew cleans gutters in River Grove, flushing each outlet and flow-testing each run before we leave. Everything that comes out is hauled away, and you get photos of every run once the gutters are clean, before the truck pulls out. The price comes from your stories, your home's size and how much tree cover is over the roof, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book the spring and fall visits.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on how many stories the house has, its square footage and what is sitting in the gutters. Our gutter cleaning process starts with those same three questions, so every homeowner gets a figure built the same way. We price it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we give is the number we charge. Some companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place once the length is counted. Keeping the gutters clean between visits usually keeps the job simple.
On our jobs, a few things move the price. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the ladder. A walk-out basement puts the back run far up the wall. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted muck, and a clean run takes longer than a quick rinse. A twig or blockage at an elbow adds time too, and gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add more. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras. Cleaning and maintenance on the same visit is one price, not two. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On local homes we have seen it again and again: when a leaf mat sits in a back run for a season, the fascia board behind it is often the first thing to rot, and that is how a small leak turns into a repair bill. We flush every outlet, photograph each run and tell you what we saw before we leave. Pricing follows the same three inputs, stories, size and how packed the gutters are, and the number on the phone matches the invoice. Heavy rainfall means a gutter nobody has kept clean can overflow fast, so get your gutters on the schedule before the storms roll in. We would rather see them before a storm than after.
Ready for a number? Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a quote from stories, size and tree cover. Ask us for a written estimate if you want one. Our crew has the number ready and will confirm the date when you 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.
Most of our customers book two cleanings a year, once in late spring after the seed and pollen drop, and once in late fall after the last leaves come down. Across Illinois the spring visit runs late May to June, and the fall visit late October to November. When we open a gutter in spring we find seeds and seed casings packed into the elbows, along with pollen paste, and a clog at the outlet is the first thing we clear. A clean run in spring holds until the fall leaves arrive. In November it is the wet leaf mat, a mix of leaves and debris, that causes the most trouble, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice.
Gutters on heavy tree-cover lots need more attention, and that is where gutter maintenance matters most. Under big trees, needles and grit pack the outlets between visits, so those customers are on a regular gutter cleaning schedule every three to four months. A house with few or no trees usually does fine with a single visit in late fall. Gutters with guards still need the surface cleared, and that visit is less frequent but still necessary. The landscape around the house sets the schedule more than the calendar does. Clogged downspouts under big trees are the first thing we check, and a clean outlet is the goal.
On houses like these, a clean gutter system is cheaper to keep than the structural damage a clogged run causes, and a gutter that fills and overflows sends water back toward the foundation, where basements take on water. Water that backs up at the roofline shows as a leak, usually as a stain on the ceiling first, and rainwater that cannot drain sits in the trough until it finds a way in. Good water flow at the outlet is what the visit is for, and it helps protect your home from water damage. Regular gutter cleaning is the easiest way to keep water away from the foundation. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and we put the photos on your phone so you can see what we saw. Every rain gutter on the house gets the same check, and we will confirm the dates when you ask us to clean your gutters.
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.
Our crew covers River Grove, IL, and we work on residential properties and commercial properties in the surrounding areas. We offer cleaning services in River Grove for homes and small commercial buildings alike. Booking starts with a call or text where you give us stories, size and tree cover, plus a photo of the house front if that is easy. Lead time depends on the calendar at the moment you call, and we confirm the date when we talk.
Across Illinois, spring visits run late May to June, and fall visits run late October to November. If you want a slot in one of those windows, call early. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house, and we will confirm a date that works for your gutters. Booking ahead also gives us time to plan lift access on taller houses and to check drainage before the peak weeks. Our gutter cleaning service is priced from the same three inputs, and every visit ends with photos on your phone. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Whether you are a residential homeowner or a property manager with a commercial building, the process is the same: a number you can trust, a date we keep, and photos when we leave. Clean your gutters before the peak windows if you can.
The number comes from how many stories the house has, its size and how packed the gutters are. We give that figure by phone or text, and it is the number you pay. There is no hidden add-on for flushing, and hauling away what comes out is included.
Most of our customers book late spring and late fall, after the seed drop and again after the leaves come down. If you wait past November, we often find a clog in runs that have sagged or pulled loose by winter. Houses with heavy tree cover need visits every three to four months, and that is how you keep your gutters working through the year.
Our gutter services run on the calendar, so most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. Same-day depends on the calendar that day, so call early in the morning if you need the earliest opening.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check that the outlet runs clean. If water drains into an underground line, we check the water flow at the outlet and tell you if it is not getting out. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, and we give you a price for it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs guards keep leaves out but let needles, seed casings and grit settle on top, and once that mat gets wet the water runs off the front edge. We lift the guards, clean underneath, flush the gutters and downspouts, and reseat the panels.
A clean gutter that still spills water over the edge has a slope or capacity problem, not a buildup problem. Send us a photo or short video of it in the rain and we will tell you what it is. We will not sell a second cleaning to fix a slope issue.
Only if something changes the job, and you hear about it before any work starts. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice, so there are no surprises at the end of the visit.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
