Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips.
Most of our Blue Island customers book us for the spring and fall visits, when pollen and leaves build up fastest. We have been on these streets and houses long enough to know where the problems collect.
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 window and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof we cannot walk, window count and oversized panes, gutters not opened in years and packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards we have to lift and reseat, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Quotes for condos and multi-story buildings follow the same story-count and window-count rule as a house. Clearing gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Getting an exact number is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house along with the story count and a rough window count, and we will tell you what the window and gutter cleaning will come to. Gutters, pollen, cleaning solutions, residential and commercial properties, cleanings, interior and exterior glass, picture windows and regular cleanings all come up in that conversation, but the quote itself stays the same whether or not you book a schedule.
| 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 Blue Island customers book both twice a year. Our spring visit runs late May to June across Illinois, and our fall visit runs November to early December. That is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
At the spring visit we find pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste in the gutters. In the fall it is the leaf load and wet leaf mats that clog the downspouts. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we check the roofline before we book.
Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house close to a busy road or construction often need a third visit. Sprinkler runoff leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a dirty roof edge keeps water running behind the fascia. Those are the places we look first.
Working with cleaning services and window cleaners is one way to keep the glass clear, but professional window cleaning on a set schedule keeps the curb appeal steady through the year. Our crew watches for clogged gutters and water damage on every visit, and we flag any windows inside that need attention, though we only clean the outside.
Windows show the need when grime or haze appears only when the sun is low. Gutters show 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.
We work across Blue Island and clean houses on most of the residential streets. Booking is done by phone or text: call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the house front with the number of stories, and we take it from there. We offer window cleaning services and gutter cleaning on one visit, and lead time depends on the calendar. In the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, slots fill first.
Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. We call before we come, so you know when the crew is on the way. Our washing services include the glass, the frames and the gutters on the same visit.
This service is window and gutter cleaning for a residential window and residential properties, with attention to every window and every sill, and we schedule service around the weather so the glass is dry. The crew uses a water-fed pole to remove dirt from the glass without a ladder, and our goal is clean windows and clear gutters for every visit.
Yes, our crew does both in one visit. We clear the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so washing services never have to be redone.
The number comes from stories and window count. Text us a photo of the house front and we will give you a figure by phone or text.
Yes. The outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots, and that grime is what dulls the glass even when the inside is clean.
Most of our Blue Island customers book in late spring and late fall, when pollen and leaves build up.
No. Gutters go first and glass goes last, because runoff from the gutters would otherwise land on freshly washed panes.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are included as part of the visit, not billed separately.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. We do not do interior glass or pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, 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.
