Gutter Cleaning at a 2-story house in Highland Park on Saint Johns Avenue. 17000 sq ft. Completed by our Northbrook team.
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Five buildings on a single property makes for a long morning, and that's exactly what this Highland Park job turned out to be. The house sits on a substantial footprint — roughly 17,000 square feet — and the gutters across all five structures had been collecting long enough that leaves had packed in solid. By the time our technician arrived at eight in the morning, the troughs were full and at least some of the downspouts had clogged at the elbows, the point where debris tends to bind and back water up into the run.
Working through each building in turn, the technician cleared the packed leaf matter from the gutters and worked the blocked elbows free, flushing the downspouts to confirm flow before moving on. It's the kind of job where staying methodical matters — five separate structures means five sets of corners, joints, and low points to check, and skipping ahead is how a clogged elbow gets missed. The full sweep took four hours, wrapping up around midday with every gutter open and draining clean.
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Common questions from Highland Park homeowners researching Gutter Cleaning.
For a two-story house in Highland Park, gutter cleaning typically runs between $200 and $400 for a standard home, but larger properties push that number higher. This particular job on a 17,000 sq ft two-story came in at $1,225, which reflects the scale of the home and the extra labor involved in clearing multiple clogged elbows. Pricing in the North Shore area generally scales with linear footage, roof height, and how congested the gutters are.
A two-story home of this size typically takes a crew several hours to work through properly, especially when clogged elbows are part of the job. Blocked elbows require hands-on disassembly, flushing, and reassembly rather than a simple blow-out pass, which adds meaningful time compared to a routine cleaning. Homeowners should plan for a half-day window on properties at this scale.
We clear all debris from the gutters themselves, then flush the downspouts to confirm water moves freely from top to bottom. On this job we also addressed clogged elbows — the angled connectors that are a common choke point and are often skipped by less thorough crews. After the work is done we do a final water test so you can see the system draining correctly before we leave.
Most two-story homes in the Chicago area benefit from cleaning twice a year — once in late spring after tree seeds and pollen settle, and again in late fall after the leaves are fully down. Homes surrounded by mature trees, like many properties on the North Shore, may need a third visit if heavy debris builds up mid-season. Letting gutters go too long between cleanings is usually what causes the kind of clogged elbows we found on this Highland Park job. For a quote, call our Northbrook team at (847) 297-4492.
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