The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your 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 in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, which is when the pollen and leaf loads on a house build up most.
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 our gutter and window washing services by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit comes out cheaper than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs the quote moves with a few things we find on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. Window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows and panes that are hard to reach. Grime that has built up on the glass over a season takes longer than a light rinse. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer than a light run. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate problem that regular cleanings will not remove, so we note it and tell you what to expect. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and this visit covers only the exterior. A residential window job and a commercial one need different ladder and pole setups, so tell us which one you have. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and not billed as extras.
To get your exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, the number of stories, and roughly how many windows you have. We will come back with the figure before anyone comes out.
| 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 Belvidere customers book the window and gutter work twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew on one visit makes sense for that schedule. On our jobs in late spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass, and the pollen paste packs into the gutters, so that is the first thing we clear. Runoff from the roof carries that film down onto the frames, so the frames get done with the glass, and we use purified water instead of cleaning solutions. Clogged gutters hold that paste until the next rain, and water damage can follow at the fascia. In fall the leaf load is what we find, and on houses we did not see in the fall we often find runs that sagged under the weight of wet leaves by the next season.
Storm and wind seasons move the dates. Heavy tree cover over the roof usually means three or four visits a year, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass is another reason for a third visit, since the spots come back a day later no matter how well the glass was done. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects more dust on the frames and screens between visits. Multi-story buildings take a longer ladder setup, so plan the visit for more time. Dust that gets past the screens can also reach the windows inside, though that is not part of our visit.
The sign windows need it is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a rain. If you see either, it is time to call.
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 works across Belvidere on residential properties, and we book the estimate by phone or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will check every window and the gutters and downspouts in the photo before we give you the number we charge. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year the calendar fills, so it helps to get in touch early. Houses and condos get the same visit. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
We offer professional window cleaning services and gutter cleaning services as one crew, not a referral service. Our window cleaners and gutter crew do the work themselves, so you deal with the same people from the estimate through the invoice. Good work keeps the curb appeal of a house, and a clean gutter line and clear glass are the most visible parts of that. Clearing the gutter line and the glass also helps remove dirt before it reaches the siding. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will confirm a date that works.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by the runoff.
We do not give a range here, because the number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us a photo of the front and tell us the stories and approximate window count, and we will quote it.
On condos as well as houses, the outside carries most of the grime: pollen, rain dust, and sprinkler spots. Inside work we do not do on this visit, so the outside is where the buildup shows.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall, when the pollen and the leaves build up.
No, that is why we do gutters and downspouts first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and black water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the wall has stopped dripping and any runoff has cleared off the frame.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and we do not bill them as extras.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We rinse with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, and we do not do pressure washing.
No, 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, and unlock the side gate. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
