Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and 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. Our crew has done this work on residential window jobs in Buffalo Grove in the spring and fall, when most of our customers book it.
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 the window washing services and gutter work done in one visit come in below booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we will quote it from a photo of the front of the house sent by text. What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that needs more time on the ladder, a large number of window panes, picture windows or oversized glass, gutters that have not been opened in years, and gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before anything can be flushed.
Hard-water spotting from sprinkler lines is another factor. Cleaning can remove dirt, but not that mineral film, 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. Purified water does most of the work, so the crew uses few cleaning solutions on the glass. Our crew sees the same thing on most of these jobs: the glass is clean, but the gutter runoff runs down the wall and leaves streaks until the downspouts are flushed too. Gutters and downspouts are cleared first for that reason, and every run is checked so water moves freely before the glass is touched. We clean every window the crew can reach safely from the pole.
On a Buffalo Grove house the job is usually straightforward, but the details still set the time. A home with a busy front lawn, a lot of spring grime on the glass or heavy dirt along the sill will take longer than a house that is cleaned every season. Once we know your stories and window count, we can tell you how many hours to expect and what the quote covers. A quote is only as good as the information behind it, so a photo of the house front helps us estimate faster and more accurately.
Our Buffalo Grove crew can give you that estimate by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with a price that matches the work we do on the ladder.
| 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 customers book both jobs twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Every visit reflects what the season leaves behind, and what we find in the spring is different from what we find in the fall.
In the spring, the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the seed fluff packs into the gutters. A thin yellow film can cling to panes after a few days of wind, and the same pollen mats together in the gutter corners. In the fall, the leaf load arrives and the gutters fill with a wet mat that holds water against the fascia until the first hard freeze. Storm and wind seasons also shift the dates, so the timing of a visit can move depending on what the weather did that year.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts more needles and grit into the gutters between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and we will tell you when that is happening. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more grime, and the windows and gutters both show it sooner. These are the residential properties where regular cleanings make the most sense, and we will tell you on the first visit whether yours falls into that group.
The sign that windows need cleaning is haze that you only notice when the sun is low in the sky. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a hard rain instead of running down the downspout. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal. Either one is a reason to call, and we are glad to look at the house and tell you what we see.
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.
On our Buffalo Grove jobs we have worked across the city as a whole, and we book the window cleaning services we offer on a calendar that is set by the season more than by the neighborhood. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front by text, and we will reply with a quote. Our typical lead time is set by the calendar in your area, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. This page covers houses only, so if a job mixes residential and commercial property, ask for a separate quote.
Across Illinois, window cleaners see their two busy windows in late May to June and late October to November, when windblown debris builds up fastest on glass and in gutters. Our calendar fills during those weeks, so if you want a particular day, book as early as you can. Outside those windows there is usually more room on the schedule, and a simple job can often be fit in sooner. We know the difference between a professional window cleaning job that stops at the glass and a crew that also clears the gutters, and that is why our crew does both in one visit.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Multi-story buildings take more time on the ladder than single-story homes, and that shows up in the quote. Our crew works outside, does not come into the house, and calls before we arrive. If a visit runs long or a problem turns up on the roof, we send photos to your phone and let you decide what to do next. Clogged gutters that have sat for a season can overflow onto the wall below and cause water damage at the fascia, which is one reason we clear them the same day we clean the glass. If you live in a condo, the gutters may belong to the association, so check who is responsible before you book.
Yes. Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and it is the same two people on the ladder for both jobs. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff does not streak the panes we have just washed.
The number comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we give it to you by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, and we will quote the job before anyone comes out.
On a Buffalo Grove house the outside takes most of the grime: road grit, rain dust and sprinkler spotting land on the glass before the inside ever gets dirty. Cleaning the outside alone is a normal job for us, and it makes clean windows stand out from the street.
Most of our customers book in the spring and in the fall, so those are the two busiest windows. Booking in those months is fine, but the calendar fills, so the earlier you call the better your chance at the day you want.
Not on our jobs, because we clean the gutters and flush the downspouts before we touch the glass. Gutters first, glass last, so anything that runs off the roof lands before the windows are done rather than after.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and the tracks are cleaned on the same visit. None of that is billed as an extra on our quote.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and this visit covers the exterior only. We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing, so you will need another company for the inside.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the 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.
