Gutter Cleaning at a 2-story house in Highland Park on Churchill Lane. 7000 sq ft. Completed by our Northbrook team.
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Late afternoon in Highland Park, and the gutters on this two-story house hadn't seen a cleaning in some time. Seven thousand square feet of roofline had been collecting debris through the season, and by the time our technician arrived at three o'clock, the signs were obvious before a single scoop hit the ground. Homes in this part of the North Shore sit under mature tree canopies that shed heavily, and this one was no exception — every run was packed.
The work took three hours straight, and the volume told the whole story: six full bags of leaves pulled from the troughs by the time the job was done. Every gutter on the house was clogged, not just slowed — fully blocked. The downspout elbows were the stubborn part, each one needing individual attention to clear the compacted debris that had worked its way into the bends and cut off drainage entirely. Our technician worked the roofline methodically, section by section, until water could move freely from every outlet. Finished close to six, with the gutters cleared and the downspouts running clean.
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Common questions from Highland Park homeowners researching Gutter Cleaning.
For a 2-story house in Highland Park, IL, gutter cleaning typically runs between $200 and $350 depending on linear footage, stories, and debris load. This particular 7,000 sq ft home came in at $300, which included clearing clogged downspouts and elbows. Most North Shore homes in that size range fall somewhere in the middle of that window.
A 2-story home of this size generally takes a crew 2 to 3 hours to clean thoroughly. When clogged elbows and packed downspouts are involved, as they were on this job, expect the upper end of that range since each blockage has to be cleared by hand or with a snake before water can flow freely again.
The service covers scooping debris from all gutter channels, flushing downspouts to confirm clear flow, and clearing any clogged elbows or bends that are blocking drainage. On this job we worked through multiple clogged elbow sections that were trapping standing water, so the full flush-and-check at the end confirmed everything was draining before we left.
Most 2-story homes benefit from cleaning twice a year — once in late spring after seed and pollen season, and once in late fall after the leaves are down. If your property has overhanging trees, as is common in Highland Park neighborhoods, an extra mid-summer check can prevent the kind of compacted elbow clogs we found on this job. For a quote, call our Northbrook team at (847) 297-4492.
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