Our own crew cleans gutters in Skokie, IL for homeowners here, with every gutter run flushed, flow-tested and photographed before we leave. Clean gutters along the roofline carry rainwater and melt water away from the house, which is how we protect your home from water damage. The price comes from the number of stories, the size of the house and how much tree cover hangs over the gutter line, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. We have been booked on local homes every spring and fall, and that is the rhythm we work to.
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. Other cleaning services in Skokie that price by the linear foot land in a similar place per run, but the number we give you covers the full gutter cleaning service for the house at once.
On our jobs the things that move the number are the ones you can see from the driveway and a few you cannot. A third story or a steep pitch we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the back of the house. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with compacted buildup, and a twig jammed at the elbow takes longer to clear by hand. Gutter guards we have to lift, clean under and reseat add time. Flushing, flow testing and debris removal are included and are never billed as extras, and what comes out is carried away from your home with the truck. Every outlet is flushed before the crew leaves, and the trough is left clean. If anything we find changes the job, you hear about it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what the gutter cleaning process looks like when a customer books. A homeowner called us after water started running over the front edge in April. Our crew found the run full of seed casings and pollen paste, cleared it, flushed each outlet until it ran clean at the bottom, and sent the photos before the truck left. The crew also spotted a leak at one joint, and it went into the photos for you to decide on. The quote on the phone was the same number on the invoice. A second job was a two-story with a heavy canopy over the back; those gutters came clean on the first pass, but the clogged outlets needed a second flush, which we had already included in the quote. Before any work, we ask for a photo of the front of the house by text so the crew knows what they are walking into. If you want to get your gutters cleaned before the next storm, ask for a written estimate when you call (866) 435-6328 and we will send it.
| 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 the fall after the last leaves come down and once in the spring. Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop finishes, and the fall visit lands in late October to November. Skokie, IL gets about 39.8 inches of precipitation a year, with May, June and August the wettest months, so heavy rainfall lands on gutters that are still full of seed. When we open a gutter here in May we usually find seed casings and pollen packed into the elbows, and sometimes clogged downspouts where the clog started. In November it is leaves and debris and the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag or pull loose by March under the weight of ice. Freezing is what makes the fall visit matter in this part of Illinois. Water that cannot drain in late fall turns into ice at the eave, ice dams lift shingles from underneath, and water left in a sagging run can cause structural damage and rot along the fascia, so the gutters need to be empty and clean before the first hard freeze.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, our customers are on a schedule of every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the runs between visits. Regular gutter cleaning on that schedule keeps each run clean and stops a clog from forming. Near a busy road or a construction site the dust settles into the trough faster, so the same schedule applies. A house with few or no trees, and a tidy landscape around it, usually needs only one visit a year in late fall, and a clean trough at that visit carries the winter melt. Cleaning and maintenance on a house follow the same logic, since gutter maintenance done before the mess packs is a shorter job. Gutter guards cut down how often the trough fills, but they do not stop what sits on top of them, so we still clear the surface on the guarded runs at the scheduled visit, though less often than an open gutter. After the first visit we tell you which of these your lot actually needs, and the schedule follows from what we found on the house.
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 have worked across Skokie IL and the surrounding areas on Skokie homes of several ages and sizes, and the crew covers the area from our nearest base. Our gutter services cover residential properties and commercial properties, and a whole gutter system from the first run to the last outlet. Residential and commercial jobs start with the same phone call. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text from the number of stories, the size of the house and whether trees hang over the house. A photo of the house front helps the crew plan the job, and it takes a minute to send. Lead times depend on the week, and we tell you the first open date when you call. Expect the calendar to fill in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, when gutter cleaning services are in highest demand across the area. A rain gutter that keeps water flow steady through a heavy storm is the goal of every visit. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, so the crew can start when it suits your day.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without those details because the same two-story can need very different work depending on what is in the gutters. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall, before the first hard freeze. If you wait until winter, the leaf mat and ice can pull runs loose and push water under the shingles. To keep your gutters clear through the year, the schedule depends on your trees, and we set it after the first visit.
We confirm the first open date when you call, and most slots come up within the week. We do not promise same-day service because the calendar depends on what is booked that day. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what is available.
No, you do not need to be home. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean, then 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, gutters and drains are checked together on every visit, and we flush every downspout with water and watch it until it runs clear at the bottom. Where a pipe from the gutter feeds an underground drain line, we check drainage at the outlet and tell you if water is not leaving. Clearing a buried line is a separate job, priced before anyone starts.
Yes, guarded gutters still need attention. On our jobs we find seed casings, pollen and grit sitting on top of the guards, and once that mat is wet the water runs off the front edge. Guards cut the work, but you still need to clean your gutters, and the crew clears the surface and checks that water is getting in, though the visits are usually less frequent than on open gutters.
If a clean gutter still sheets water over the edge in rain, the problem is usually slope, capacity or downspout size rather than a blockage. Send us a photo or a short video taken 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. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work begins, never after. The price we give on the phone is the price on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
