Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, and the order is gutters first, glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Bolingbrook customers book it for the spring and fall, and we handle both on the same schedule, so the house is done once and stays done.
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 washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Those two inputs cover most of the quote, and the bundle price follows from them, so you can see where your house falls before you call.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof steep enough that we have to work from a boom or scissor lift changes the setup for professional window cleaning. On a residential window job, window count matters, and so do oversized panes that take two people to handle safely. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take more time at the downspouts. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is something no cleaning removes, so we flag it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Bolingbrook jobs the quote usually comes down to a few facts we can get in one photo of the front of the house, sent by text. The number of stories, a rough window count and a look at the gutter line tell us most of what we need. We have seen houses where tree cover over the roof was the difference between a single visit and a longer job, and those are the calls where we take a closer look before we quote. Clogged gutters that have sat through a wet season can also show water damage on the fascia, and we note it in the report rather than guessing at a fix. Our multi-story buildings and residential properties with heavy window load are quoted the same way, by the facts we can see. A photo, a count and a phone call get you the exact number, and the crew shows up to do the work we quoted.
| 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 gutters and windows twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on the calendar. Our Bolingbrook jobs follow the same two windows, and the dates are the same visits on each house, so the cleaning services line up with what the house actually needs, and the clean windows and clear gutters land on the same date.
In the spring we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the gutters. In the fall it is the leaf load, which comes down fast and mats in the downspouts. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we confirm the timing when you schedule service with us. These seasonal visits are the regular cleanings most houses need, and they keep the gutter and window work from building up into one large job.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site picks up extra dust that settles on every window. We will tell you if your house falls into one of those groups after the first visit.
Windows show they need cleaning when there is a haze you only see when the sun is low. Gutters show they need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal.
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 clean gutters and windows across Bolingbrook. Booking starts with a call or text to (866) 435-6328 for a quote from the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and our window washing services run on the same schedule as the gutter work, so one date covers both. The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, and that is when our calendar fills, so booking early keeps your preferred date open.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works outside and does not come inside, and we call before we come so you know when to expect the truck. Our window cleaning services and the gutter work both get the same careful attention, and we handle gutters and downspouts, runoff from the roof, and the dust and grime that build up on the frames, and we remove dirt from the sills as part of the visit. Condos get the same quote process, starting from the stories and window count. We do not promise a same-day slot unless the schedule shows one.
Yes, it is the same two people on a house. We clean the gutters first and the outside of the windows second, so the glass is not dirtied again by the runoff. This page covers houses, so call (866) 435-6328 if you have a larger building and we will tell you what we can take on.
We do not give a figure here because 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 quote the job from that.
Yes, because the outside takes the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Picture windows show that film most, since there is so much glass to see through. The glass looks clean from inside only after the outside has been done.
Most of our Bolingbrook customers book in late spring and again in late fall. Those are the visits that keep the gutter and window work on schedule.
No, because gutters go first and glass last. The roof and gutter runoff is cleared before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are cleaned as part of the job, so you do not see them as separate line items. The glass is done with purified water, and cleaning solutions are not needed for that step.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not do pressure washing here.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
