Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and downspouts and the outside of your windows in a single visit. We always do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing that falls off the roof lands on clean panes. Pricing is set by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois our crews keep the same schedule for every customer, which means spring and fall visits that line up with the seasons and the leaves.
Priced by stories, not by a visit. The bundle costs less than two trips, and the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
We price by the number of stories and an approximate count of every window on the house. Booking window washing and gutter cleaning together in one visit costs less than booking two separate washing services, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories, roof pitch and window size drive the quote more than anything else.
What moves a quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, so they never show up as a surprise on the invoice.
To get an exact number, send us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text. Grime and window film on the same job often mean the crew needs a little more time on the glass, and we say so before we start. Our Addison customers who book the full bundle usually tell us the grime and runoff are the reason they stopped waiting, and the crew works to remove dirt from the sill and frame before it can reach the gutters. Condos with several levels of windows come in on the same per-building basis, and the crew sets the price from the building photo, not a guess.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $240 |
| Two stories | from $195 | from $210 | from $325 |
| Three stories | from $255 | from $285 | from $430 |
For context, nationally. Angi puts the average US gutter cleaning at $168, most homeowners paying $119 to $234 (Angi, 2026). Exterior-only window cleaning runs roughly $4 to $10 per window, or $100 to $250 for a typical home, with $3 to $5 per window more on upper stories (Angi, HomeGuide, via Google AI Overview, Oct 2026). Priced by stories, the most common model, a two-story gutter cleaning sits around $150 to $300 nationally. If a quote you are holding sits far outside these, ask what is driving it.
On every house we work, the first scoop out of a gutter ends up on the wall below it. We put the glass last so it ends up there once.
Gutters first, glass last. That is the order on every job our crew does, and it is the reason we book both with one crew instead of sending two.
What we see from the ladder. When we clear a run, the leaves, the grit and the black water that sits under them come down the wall and across any window below it. Flushing a downspout throws more of it, in a stream, onto the panes beside the outlet. If the glass was washed first, someone has to wash them again before we are off the ladder. So we do the roof blow-off, clear the gutters, flush every downspout, give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping, and only then start on the glass. The panes under the downspout outlets are the last ones we touch on the house.
Two things we do differently from a window-only crew. We rinse the siding under each run before we move to the glass, so nothing left on the wall washes down onto it in the first rain. And we do the top-floor glass from the same ladder position as the gutter run, one setup per side of the house, which is where the bundle saving comes from: no second trip, no second setup.
Downspouts flushed, screens rinsed, sills wiped, bags hauled. None of it shows up as a line item.
Gutters. Roof blow-off where debris sits above the gutter line. Every run hand-cleared, not just the visible stretch from the ground. Every downspout flushed with water until it runs clear, and a blocked one cleared on the spot where it can be reached from above. A downspout that feeds a buried drain line is checked at the outlet; clearing the buried line is a separate job, quoted before anyone touches it. Debris bagged and taken away. Before-and-after photos of each run, sent to you before the crew leaves.
Windows, exterior only. Every reachable pane on the outside of the house, cleaned with a water-fed pole and purified water so the glass dries without streaks or towel lint. Frames wiped. Screens taken down, hand-rinsed and put back on request. Sills wiped. Upper-story windows done from the pole, not from a ladder leaned on the siding.
Not included, and we say so up front. Interior glass. Hard-water or sprinkler staining etched into the glass, which needs a separate mineral treatment and is quoted after the crew sees it. Post-construction paint, stickers or stucco. Skylights and solar panels. Pressure washing of siding, decks or driveways. Gutter guards: if a run is covered, lifting and reseating the guard adds time and is quoted by the foot before the visit, never on the day.
Twice a year for both, and the same two months, which is why one visit covers it.
Across Illinois most of our customers book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for this calendar.
At each visit we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and sticky paste packed into the gutters, the leaf load that settles in autumn, and the storm or wind seasons that move the dates. A house with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a lot near a busy road or construction usually needs a third visit, because the spots that come back a day later are mineral and the debris keeps building between cycles.
Window and gutter cleaning on the same schedule keeps the downspouts flowing, and our crew runs the same check on the window cleaning services side. Our crew picks the right cleaning solutions for the glass and frame on each house. Residential and commercial jobs both follow this rhythm, and regular cleanings stop the buildup before it reaches the sill.
Watch for two signs. Haze on picture windows shows only when the sun is low. Gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain.
Most two-story homes are done in a morning. You do not need to be there, and you get the photos either way.
The crew calls the day before with a two-hour arrival window, and again when they are on the way.
How long. This Old House puts a professional gutter cleaning at 30 minutes to an hour on a typical house. Exterior windows on the same house run about the same again or a little more, so plan on a morning for a two-story home and most of a day for three stories or a house with a lot of glass. Gutters that have not been touched in years, steep roofs and wraparound porches run longer.
Before the crew arrives. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, so the glass is dry and the ground is not mud. Move cars off the driveway if windows face it. Keep pets inside while ladders are up. Unlock side gates. Nothing else; the crew brings its own water and power.
While they work. Gutters first, glass last, as described above. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside. If something cannot be reached safely (a pane over a sunroom roof, a gutter run behind a tree limb) the crew photographs it and tells you rather than guessing.
After. Photos of every gutter run and the finished glass, sent by text or email before the crew leaves. The invoice matches the number quoted on the phone.
Send a photo and we tell you what it is. No argument about whether it rained.
Streaks. Purified water dries clean; a streak means something was missed, and that is on us. Send us a photo of it and we tell you what it is.
Spots that come back. Round white spots that return a day after cleaning are mineral deposits from sprinklers or hard water etched into the glass, not dirt. Cleaning cannot remove them; a mineral treatment can. The crew flags it on the visit so you are not surprised.
Rain the next day. Rain is distilled water and does not dirty clean glass by itself; what spots glass after rain is dust already on the frame or screen washing down. That is why frames and screens are done, not just the pane. If it looks worse after a storm, send the photo and we look at it.
Overflow after a cleaning. If a gutter runs clean and still sheets water over the edge in the next rain, the cause is slope, a sagging hanger or an undersized downspout, not debris. The crew notes what it saw and tells you; cleaning it again will not fix it, and we will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Your house. Ladder stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip or dents the siding. Screens go back in the window they came out of.
Neighborhood by neighborhood, with a lead time we say out loud, and a call before the truck turns in.
Our crew cleans exterior glass and gutters for residential properties and buildings in Addison and the surrounding area, and booking runs through the same phone or text line. To schedule service, you send us the stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the appointment window by phone before the crew comes out. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Addison has a busy pollen season and a fall leaf drop, and those are the two stretches when our calendar fills fastest. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot before the crews are full. Once the crew is on site, our window cleaners handle the glass and the gutters together, so the cleaning services you pay for reach the whole house in one pass.
Professional window cleaning on multi-story buildings needs a boom or scissor lift, and the crew plans that setup in advance. Curb appeal depends on clean windows and clear runs, and on houses where clogged gutters have already caused water damage to the fascia, we point that out in the estimate rather than in the bill. Windows inside are not part of this visit; we do exterior only.
Yes, the same crew does both in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the debris from the roof never lands on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house.
On our Addison jobs the grime, rain dust and sprinkler spotting sit on the outside, so every window often looks worse from outside than inside.
Across Illinois most of our residential window customers book in late spring and in late fall, once the seed drop or the leaves are done.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and grit from the runs drain away before anyone touches the windows.
The screens are rinsed, the sills are wiped and the tracks are done as part of the visit, with no separate line item.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, so interior glass is not included, and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, and leave the side gate unlocked. Text a photo of the roofline to (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm the rest.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
