Gutter Cleaning at a 2-story house in Cary on Fox Street. 3811 sq ft. Completed by our Barrington team.
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Cary sits far enough west of the lake that it trades grit for organic debris — oak leaf clusters, maple seeds, and whatever the wind pushes in from the wooded corridors toward Lake Barrington and Tower Lakes. This two-story house, covering just over 3,800 square feet of footprint, had gutter guards in place, which is usually a mixed blessing: they keep out the big stuff but let fine sediment and decomposed leaf matter work through over time, packing the troughs in ways that aren't obvious from the ground.
We cleared the gutters across the full roofline, working through the debris that had built up beneath and around the guards. At least one downspout had clogged completely — that took focused work to clear before drainage could move the way it should. With guards present, the process isn't just a scoop-and-go; you have to check that water has a clear path from the trough all the way to the outlet. Once the downspouts were flowing freely, we confirmed the system throughout and wrapped the job.
Crew on this job
Timothy
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Call (847) 715-9493Showing the home's condition before our team arrived, and the result after the gutter cleaning was complete.
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Our Barrington crew filmed this gutter cleaning on site at a 2-story house in Cary, IL.
You'll see the workflow across all 3811 sq ft — interior and exterior approach, screen and frame detail, the rhythm of how we work through a property like this without leaving a mess.
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Common questions from Cary homeowners researching Gutter Cleaning.
For a 3,811 sq ft two-story house in Cary, this job came out to $400, which is right in line with what most larger homes in the area run. Generally, gutter cleaning on a two-story home in the Chicago suburbs ranges from $175 to $450 depending on linear footage, story height, and whether downspouts are clogged or gutter guards need to be worked around.
A job this size — a two-story home just under 4,000 sq ft with gutter guards and clogged downspouts — typically takes a crew two to three hours to complete. Clogged downspouts and guards add time because each section has to be cleared and flushed individually to confirm proper flow.
On this job we removed debris from the gutters, cleaned around and beneath the gutter guards, and cleared the clogged downspouts by flushing them until water ran free. We also do a final check to make sure every downspout is draining away from the foundation before we leave.
Most two-story homes in the Chicagoland area should have gutters cleaned at least twice a year — once in late spring after seed and pollen season and again in late fall after the leaves are down. Homes with heavy tree coverage or gutter guards, like this one, can actually trap debris on top of the guards and may need attention more frequently to prevent the overflow and downspout backups we found here. For a quote, call our Barrington team at (847) 715-9493.
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