Our own crew cleans gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, the trough left clean, debris hauled away, and photos of every run 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. We have been booked on Round Lake jobs at the same spring and fall windows for years, so we know what a clogged run looks like here by the time we open it.
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 gutter system, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge, and the gutter cleaning process does not change that. Some companies price by the linear foot, and that lands in a similar place once you do the math on a real house. Every quote for round lake homeowners is built from those same three things, and gutter cleaning services for round lake homes are priced the same way. Commercial properties are quoted separately, so ask for that if the building is not a house.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer and more equipment. A walk-out basement or sloped lot raises the effective height of the house, so the back run sits higher than it looks from the yard. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a heavy buildup of leaves and debris, and a clog like that does not clear with a hose. A run that has begun to sag holds water in the trough, and that water stops the drainage. A run that is clean at the top and still full at the bottom is a drainage problem, not a cleaning one. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Downspout flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and never billed as extras, and if anything changes the job we raise it before work starts, never on the invoice.
On a recent job, the quote moved because the clogged downspouts were packed at the elbows and the run above the garage had begun to sag and held standing water through a wet spring. We flushed every downspout, cleared the rain gutter back to the bend and left the trough clean. We checked the water flow until it was carrying water away from the foundation, because standing water by a foundation is how structural damage starts. Then we told the homeowner which parts were moving water and which were not. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house and we will give you a written estimate.
| 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 spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, and most of our customers book around those two windows. Round Lake IL gets about 38.2 inches of precipitation a year, and April, May and June are the wettest months. Snow runs about 43.4 inches a year here, from January through April and again in November and December, so the ice gets under the leaf mat before the spring visit. When we open a gutter in May we find seeds and seed casings packed into the downspout elbows and pollen paste standing in the trough. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and a clog that sat through the winter is what we find under it. On houses that skipped that visit we see runs that sag or pull loose by March.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees hanging over the roof, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and the blockage builds faster than the gutter can carry the rainwater away. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall is enough, and regular gutter cleaning keeps the roofline dry through the rest of the year. Near a busy road or active construction, the grit load is higher and the shorter schedule is the one that keeps the runs clean and the water moving. Searches for residential and commercial gutter cleaning tend to blur together, but this page covers residential properties only, and commercial properties are outside what it describes.
Gutter maintenance across round lake follows the lot, not the calendar, so before the first visit we ask a few questions about it, and after it we tell you how often to clean your gutters. Debris removal is part of every visit, cleaning and maintenance included, and the estimate goes out in writing. If you want a fixed date, call (866) 435-6328 or book a date online and we will hold it for the spring or fall window.
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 works from the nearest base, and we have cleaned gutters on homes like yours. Most round lake homeowners book by phone or text: give us the stories, the rough square footage and whether any twig or limb hangs over the roof, and send a photo of the house front if it is easy. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the visit. Lead time depends on the week, so the quote includes the first date we can offer. If you live in surrounding areas, mention it when you call so we can confirm the address before we book the crew.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, so the sooner you call, the better your odds of the date you want. Call early to get your gutters on the calendar. A homeowner who books outside those windows usually gets a slot faster. If you have a leak or see water coming over the edge, tell us when you call and we will put it near the top of the schedule. Our gutter cleaning service covers the full round lake gutter cleaning job, from the first call to the last photo, and we flush every downspout on every visit so the water moves away from your home, not into the landscape beside it. We leave the trough clean every time, and our gutter services come with a photo of every run.
Between visits, keep your gutters running by checking the guards after a storm and pulling any leaves off the top, which is how you protect your home from water damage. Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms bring heavy rainfall, so a quick look after a storm is worth it. Regular cleanings cost less than repairing rot in a fascia board, and keeping the gutter clean between visits is how your gutters and downspouts keep moving through the rest of the season. Gutter guards still need a look now and then, and we check them on the visit when they are on the house.
Our crew cleans gutters across round lake, and the number comes from stories, square footage and what is in the gutter system. We give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house with your call and we will tell you where it lands.
Most of our customers book late May or June and late October or November, and across Illinois those are the spring and fall visit windows. If you wait past the fall window, the leaf mat and the first ice are what we find, and that is when runs start to sag and rot.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the exact date when you call. Our cleaning services in round lake run on the same week-by-week calendar, so start with that call to get your gutters on the schedule.
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 water is leaving at the outlet, including where it empties onto the landscape, so the water heads away from your home. Clearing a buried drain line is a separate job, and we quote it before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find surface debris, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard, and the water never gets in. The job is shorter, but gutter maintenance still means a clean and a flush of the downspouts. A guarded system still gets cleaning and maintenance on the same steps, and the photos come the same way.
If a gutter that was clean still sheets water over the edge in heavy rainfall, the problem is slope or downspout size, not debris. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, so the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our gutter cleaning process is the same on every job: quote, visit, photos, invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date or ask for a written estimate.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
