Gutter Cleaning at a 2-story house in Chicago on North Mobile Avenue. 1200 sq ft. Completed by our Chicago team.
Afternoon light was already dropping low when our crew pulled up to this two-story Chicago house, gutters heavy with the season's accumulated debris. The home sits on a modest 1,200-square-foot footprint with a detached garage, and both structures needed attention. Fall leaves and compacted organic matter had been sitting long enough to work their way into the drainage system, and it showed.
We started on the main house at two o'clock, clearing the gutter runs by hand and flushing as we went. The downspouts were the real work — multiple clogged elbows had backed up the system completely, and clearing them took methodical pressure flushing and manual probing until each one ran free. Once the main house was done, we moved to the garage and worked through its gutters the same way. By the time we finished, water was moving through every downspout cleanly, and the invoice went out the same day.
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4747 W Peterson Ave Ste 407, Chicago IL 60646
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Common questions from Chicago homeowners researching Gutter Cleaning.
For a 2-story home around 1,200 sq ft in Chicago, gutter cleaning typically runs $150–$250 depending on debris load and downspout condition. This particular job came in at $190, which included clearing clogged elbows and flushing the downspouts. Homes with heavier blockages or more linear footage of gutters will land toward the higher end of that range.
A standard 2-story house of this size usually takes one to two hours with a two-person crew. When clogged downspouts or packed elbows are involved, as was the case here, plan for closer to two hours since those sections need to be cleared by hand before flushing. Scheduling a morning slot means most homeowners have everything wrapped up well before midday.
The service covers scooping debris from all gutter channels, clearing any clogged elbows, and flushing downspouts with water to confirm free flow. On this job that meant working through compacted blockages in the elbows before the downspouts would drain properly. Debris is bagged and removed from the property, so there's nothing left on the ground or in the landscaping.
Most 2-story homes in the Chicago area benefit from cleaning twice a year — once in late spring after seed and pollen season, and again in late fall after the leaves have dropped. Properties near mature trees may need a third visit, especially if downspout clogs are a recurring issue like they were on this job. Staying on a consistent schedule prevents the kind of compacted blockages that take extra time to clear. For a quote, call our Chicago team at (773) 377-4600.
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