Gutter Cleaning at a 3-story house in Park Ridge on Burton Lane. 4500 sq ft. Completed by our Chicago team.
— Chicago crew
Park Ridge sits in a pocket of older, well-established neighborhoods where the housing stock tends toward the substantial, and this three-story house on a 4,500-square-foot footprint was no exception. The gutters — what the technician's notes called "castle gutters," meaning the decorative crenellated-style channels that run the roofline of a period home like this — had reached the point where they needed a proper clearing before the fall rains turned a clog into a water intrusion problem.
The crew arrived early, while the morning was still cool, which mattered on a house that tall. Getting up and working safely on a three-story structure takes time and deliberate setup, and rushing the positioning costs you on the back end. The gutters themselves were packed, and the downspouts had clogged elbows that required hands-on clearing rather than a simple flush — each elbow opened up and cleaned through before we moved on. Once the debris was out and the downspouts were running clear from top to bottom, we worked the remaining runs and confirmed flow throughout. Invoice sent once the truck was packed.
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Davey
Davey joined My Window Washing in 2025, but he brings more than 5 years of hands-on experience in window washing, gutter cleaning, and power washing. He’s cheerful, polite, professional, and always ready to help customers with a smile, good advice, and a can-do attitude. When he’s not making homes look cleaner and brighter, Davey enjoys creating content and checking out the latest gadgets. But honestly, who doesn’t love a good gadget these days?
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Our Chicago crew filmed this gutter cleaning on site at a 3-story house in Park Ridge, IL.
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Common questions from Park Ridge homeowners researching Gutter Cleaning.
This 4,500 sq ft, 3-story home in Park Ridge came in at $400, which is typical for a larger property with multiple stories and clogged downspouts requiring extra attention. For most single-story homes in the Chicago area, gutter cleaning runs $150–$250, while two- and three-story houses generally fall in the $250–$450 range depending on linear footage and debris load.
A job like this one — a tall 3-story home with clogged downspouts and blocked elbows — typically takes a crew 2 to 3 hours to complete safely and thoroughly. The extra height requires ladder extensions and more careful positioning at each section, which adds time compared to a standard single-story job.
On this job we cleared debris from all gutter runs, flushed and unclogged the downspouts, and cleared the clogged elbows where buildup was causing backflow. We always bag and remove debris and do a final flush to confirm water is moving freely from gutters to downspout exit before we leave.
For most homes in the Chicago area, twice a year — once in late spring and once in late fall after the leaves drop — is the standard recommendation. A taller structure like this one can be harder to monitor for clogs, so staying on a consistent schedule prevents the kind of blocked elbows and backed-up downspouts we found here before they cause fascia or foundation damage. For a quote, call our Chicago team at (773) 377-4600.
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