Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book spring and fall, which is when the leaf loads are heaviest.
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.
The price comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count. Both jobs done in one visit cost less than booking window washing services and gutter cleaning separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and ask for a written estimate.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized picture windows, including a large residential window that is hard to reach from the ground, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Window washing is the part people underestimate. Pollen and road grime build up on the outside of the glass faster than most homeowners expect, and a regular schedule keeps the job quick. Our crew uses purified water on every pane, so the glass dries without spots, and cleaning solutions go only on frames that need them. Regular cleanings on a fixed schedule usually mean less buildup per visit.
To get an exact number, tell us the stories, a rough window count, and whether the gutters have been cleaned in the past year. A photo of the front of the house by text is enough for most houses. The quote covers the exterior glass only, so if you also want interior and exterior work, say so when you call. We will confirm the figure before the crew is booked.
| 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 gutters and exterior windows twice a year, in spring and in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for both. The spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed drop has settled. The fall visit lands in late October to November, after the leaves come down and before the first hard freeze.
In spring, the film on south-facing glass is the first thing we notice, and the paste in the gutter elbows comes next. In fall, clogged gutters are the job: a wet mat of leaves holds water and sags hangers. Across Illinois, the summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can move the dates, so we watch the calendar rather than the month.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the gutters and downspouts between visits, and packed downspouts can push water toward the foundation and cause water damage over time. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the frames, and that dust comes down with the rain runoff onto the glass. We will tell you on the first visit whether your lot is one of these.
The sign windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge during rain instead of running into the downspout. A visit on schedule is the simplest way to remove dirt before it sets on the glass.
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.
Booking our cleaning services takes a phone call or text once we have the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall visits, so it helps to book early.
Our crew provides window cleaning services for residential and commercial properties, and we bring the same process to each one. Condos get the same visit as a house. We are a team of window cleaners and gutter people working as one crew, which is why the price stays the same when both jobs go on one visit. For multi-story buildings, we plan the lifts before the day starts so every window is reached from the outside.
If you want professional window cleaning and gutter cleaning on the same schedule, schedule service with us and we will set the date. Keeping the glass and the gutters cleaned together also protects the curb appeal of the house, since dirty gutters stain the wall beneath them and clean glass shows the difference right away. Every window gets the same treatment, and the sill gets wiped as part of the visit.
Yes. The same crew does both jobs in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass does not get dirty runoff on it.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote it before the crew is booked.
Usually the outside is where the damage shows. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots sit on the outer glass, and on our jobs that is the layer that builds up fastest.
Most of our Bellwood customers book the spring visit in late May or June and the fall visit in late October or November. Across Illinois, spring and fall are the usual windows.
No. Gutters and downspouts get cleared first and glass last, because the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall and across any window below it.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit. They are not billed as extras.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
