Our own crew cleans your gutters, every downspout flushed and flow-tested, leaves hauled off, and photos of every run on your phone before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most of our customers book in spring and fall, and we keep the calendar to that.
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 how much leaves and debris is packed in. We quote it over the phone or by text from those three things, and the number we quote is the number we charge for a clean gutter run. Gutter cleaning services that price by length land in a similar place per linear foot, but we quote the whole house so you can compare the same job, not a footage rate. Swansea homes and commercial properties are quoted the same way.
What moves the quote on our jobs is usually plain to see once we are on the ladder. A third story or a pitch too steep to walk takes more time and more setup. A walk-out basement or a sloped lot raises the effective height of the roofline. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out with a clog of compacted leaves and buildup, which takes longer to clear by hand. Guards we have to lift and reseat add time up top. Downspout flushing, drainage checks, water flow testing and haul-off are included and are never billed as extras. Clogged downspouts back water up against the house, and that is where structural damage starts, which is why keeping water away from your home is the whole point. If anything changes the job, you hear about it and agree to it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is what we have seen on local work. On one job in a neighborhood with heavy tree cover, the rain gutter was full of seeds packed into the elbows and a leaf mat two inches deep, and that set the time on the job. Every run was left clean and every downspout flushed before the photos went out. You can review that job at its link. If you want the number for your house, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what moves yours.
| 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 lands in late May or June after the seed and pollen drop, and most of our customers book the fall visit in late October or November after the last leaves. Residential and commercial calls in Swansea IL book into the same late October or November window. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds, seed casings and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sag, pull loose, or start to leak by March under the weight of ice. A clog left through winter is how a gutter ends up needing repair, and how the fascia board starts to rot.
Under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the house, our customers are on every three to four months, because needles and grit pack the gutters between visits. Near a busy road or construction, the same schedule applies. With few or no trees, once a year in late fall keeps a clean gutter for most lots. Guards change the picture, and a guarded gutter needs a clean less often, but the surface still has to be cleared. If rainwater spills over the edge during heavy rainfall, that is a blockage, so call us before the next storm.
Here is the pattern from two of our jobs. One customer with no trees over the house stays on a once-a-year schedule in late fall. Another under heavy trees is on every three to four months. Each job has its own link if you want to see what the crew found. Regular gutter cleaning keeps each visit to debris removal and a flush, and the same plan works for residential properties. Whether you clean your gutters yourself or book us, the schedule is set by tree cover, not the calendar. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the first date, or ask for a written estimate with the schedule on it.
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 Swansea from a nearby base and works the whole city. For Swansea gutter cleaning, booking starts with a quote by phone or text from your stories, your size and how much tree cover is over the house. A photo of the house front helps if it is easy to send. Each quote covers the gutters and downspouts on the whole house, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway. Homeowners in the surrounding areas get the same written quote, and the crew leaves a clean yard. Lead time depends on the week, and we confirm a date when you call. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late May and June and late October and November, so calling early keeps you ahead of the rush.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. You will get a text when the crew is on the way and photos of every run before the truck leaves. Every visit, we flush every downspout and check that it runs clean. Our gutter services are built for the homeowner who wants the work done and the house left clean, as it was found. If your house has gutter guards, we lift them, clear underneath and reseat them. Clear gutters help protect your home from water damage, so whether you need one visit or regular cleanings, we will keep your gutters on the schedule that fits the lot. Call to get your gutters on the calendar before the busy weeks fill.
Across Swansea, the number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Cleaning and maintenance are priced as one visit, and we do not quote a figure without knowing your house. Once we have the stories and square footage, the number is the one on the invoice.
Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May or June, and most of our customers book the fall visit in late October or November. That is the gutter maintenance window we see most. If you wait past the fall visit, we find the leaf mat and the runs that sag by March. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the schedule and keep them clean.
Same-day slots are not promised. Lead time depends on the week, and most cleaning services in Swansea come up within the week; we confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and leaves the yard clean. We bag the leaves and keep them off the landscape and away from your home, and photos of every run and downspout reach your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, every downspout in the gutter system is flushed and checked for flow at the outlet, so the run ends clean. Clearing a buried underground line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. On our jobs we find a twig, seed casings and grit sitting on top of the guard and packed underneath. Hauling the mess away is part of the same visit, and the surface still has to be cleared, though less often than an open gutter.
A gutter that is clean and still overflows during heavy rainfall has a slope or downspout-size problem, not a cleaning problem. Send us a photo or a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is, without selling a second cleaning.
It should not. In our gutter cleaning process, if the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after the work is done.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
