Gutter Cleaning at a 2-story house in Lake Villa on Huntington Circle. 2670 sq ft. Completed by our Round Lake team.
— Round Lake crew
Lake Villa sits close enough to the Chain O'Lakes that gutters here fill fast — cottonwood fluff in early summer, maple seeds by June, then a full drop of oak and ash leaves come fall. This two-story house, with a footprint just over 2,600 square feet, had reached the point where the gutters were no longer doing their job. Gutter guards were in place, but guards slow debris, they don't stop it, and the system had accumulated enough organic material underneath them to choke the downspouts entirely.
The height of the house made this a careful job from the start. Our crew worked the roofline methodically, pulling debris from beneath the guards section by section and flushing each run before moving to the next. The clogged elbows in the downspouts took deliberate attention — forcing material through without damaging the joints. Once the blockages cleared, we confirmed flow at every outlet before stepping down. The guards went back in place, the gutters were left clean and draining, and the customer received their invoice once the work was complete.
Crew on this job
Timothy
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Call (847) 807-1455Showing the home's condition before our team arrived, and the result after the gutter cleaning was complete.
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Our Round Lake crew filmed this gutter cleaning on site at a 2-story house in Lake Villa, IL.
You'll see the workflow across all 2670 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 Lake Villa homeowners researching Gutter Cleaning.
For a 2-story house around 2,670 sq ft in Lake Villa, this job came in at $200, which is right in line with typical pricing for the area. Most single-family homes in the Chicago North Shore suburbs run between $150 and $275 depending on home height, linear footage of gutters, and how clogged things are. Homes with gutter guards or blocked downspout elbows may land toward the higher end of that range.
A 2-story home of this size generally takes a crew 1.5 to 3 hours to complete. On this particular job, clogged downspouts and blocked elbows added time since those require clearing from multiple access points rather than a straight flush-through. Taller rooflines also slow the work because ladder repositioning is more involved.
On this job, the scope covered full gutter cleaning, clearing clogged downspout elbows, and servicing the gutter guards — which means removing them where needed, clearing debris underneath, and reinstalling them. Gutter guards can trap compacted debris at the seams and entry points, so they aren't just a pass-over item. Downspout elbows are checked and cleared separately since that's where blockages most often cause overflow damage.
Gutter cleaning and gutter repair are separate services, but our crews note any visible damage — sagging sections, separated joints, or cracked elbows — while they're on the ladder so you know what needs attention. On this job the focus was clearing the clogs and servicing the guards, not structural repairs. If repairs are needed, we can discuss those as a follow-up. For a quote, call our Round Lake team at (847) 807-1455.
Served by our Round Lake office — same and next-day appointments often available
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