Yes, the same two people who clean your gutters can clean the outside of your windows in the same visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing that falls off the roof lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs done together in one visit cost less than booking two separate trips. We clean outside windows and gutters across Illinois, and on our Antioch jobs most customers book the work in the spring and fall.
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 the approximate window count, and a window and gutter cleaning booked as one visit costs less than two separate jobs. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, so none of them is billed as an extra. On the glass we use purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing is left to streak. The quote covers exterior glass and gutters, and it does not blend interior and exterior work into one number.
On the day, the crew finds what drives the quote. A third story or a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it changes the setup. A large count of windows, or oversized picture windows, adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated are timed by the foot. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass, and none of our regular cleanings removes it, so we flag it and quote that treatment separately.
For a house in Antioch, the most useful thing you can send us is the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, by text. With those two things we can give you a firm figure before a crew is booked. Ask for a written estimate if you want the number in writing before you book a date.
| 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.
Most of our Antioch customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Across Illinois, the spring visit usually falls in late May to June, and the wettest months in Antioch are April, May and June. On our jobs the spring visit catches the pollen film on south-facing glass and the sticky paste sitting in the gutters. The fall visit, usually late October to November, catches the leaf load and the wet leaf mats that stop water from running off the roof. Antioch has freeze risk, so a run still holding leaves in late fall can hold water that freezes at the edge.
Storm and wind seasons move those dates, and a hard summer storm can push a house onto an earlier visit for professional window cleaning. Heavy tree cover over the roof means more needles and grit in the downspouts between visits, so those houses often need a third visit. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house close to a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass. Water sitting in clogged gutters through a storm can also lead to water damage at the fascia, so we check the downspouts on those visits too. Those are the cases where we suggest a third visit, because clear gutters and clean glass keep the curb appeal of the house up through the busy months.
Windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low, and gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in rain. Book a call with the crew if either one shows up, and we will look at it with you. If you want a schedule that fits your house, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set one up.
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 houses across Antioch, and we know the streets where we have worked most often. To book window and gutter cleaning, call (866) 435-6328 or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will return a quote and a visit date. Lead times are on the phone when you call, and we will schedule service around the days that suit you. In the two busy windows of the year, when leaves come down, the calendar fills first, so booking early keeps the slot you want.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. We call before we come, so you know who is arriving and when. Our cleaning services cover residential properties, and each house gets the full set of windows and gutters listed in the estimate. The work is scheduled so the crew can reach every window and every sill from a safe position, and we clean windows from the outside only.
Residential and commercial buildings have different access problems, but this page covers houses only. Multi-story buildings take the longest setup, so we ask about the number of stories before we book, and a residential window on an upper floor gets the same pole work as one at ground level.
Yes, it is the same two-person crew doing both, and our window cleaning services cover the gutter work too. We clean gutters and downspouts first, then the glass, so gutter runoff does not land on clean windows. Both jobs are done in one visit.
We do not give a figure in writing for this question. The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Owners of condos are quoted the same way as houses, so send us the stories and a photo of the front, and we will quote the job.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of the dirt in Antioch, including pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Cleaning the inside alone does not remove those, so outside cleaning helps you remove dirt that the inside never touches, and it keeps the curb appeal of the house intact.
Most of our Antioch customers book the spring visit and the fall visit, as those catch the spring film and the leaves. Book early in those windows, because the calendar fills first at those times.
No, gutters first, glass last. When gutters are cleared, leaves, grit and dirty water come down the wall and across any window below. Cleaning the glass after the gutters avoids washing that dirt back onto clean panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of our washing services, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included in the outside cleaning when they can be reached from outside.
No, this visit covers the outside of the windows only, and we do not clean the windows inside the house. We do not do pressure washing on this visit either.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
