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 runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Burr Ridge jobs, most customers book this in the spring and fall, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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 multi-story buildings get the same count-based quote. Booking the gutters and the exterior glass together in one visit costs less than two separate jobs, 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 for a written estimate.
On the day, the crew finds the things that move a quote: a third story or a steep roof, a window count with oversized panes, gutters packed with needles and leaves or not cleaned in years, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Burr Ridge jobs, the quote usually moves most with the number of stories and how many windows face the street. Each house we look at gets the same questions: how many stories, roughly how many windows, and whether there are picture windows or trees over the roof. We also ask about regular cleanings, because a home on a set schedule is easier to quote than one that has gone years without service. A small quote change is usually explained by one of these, and we say which one when we call.
Residential and commercial jobs use the same logic here, but this page covers the homes. Cleaning solutions are the purified water we run through the pole, so the glass dries without residue. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs; this visit covers the outside only.
| 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 Burr Ridge customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on a regular calendar.
In the spring the pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters. In the fall it is the leaf load, which packs the downspouts and sits on the roof valleys. Storms and high winds can move these dates, and the crew will tell you when the house needs an earlier visit.
Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof usually need a third visit, because needles and grit keep packing the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line hitting the glass also needs more attention; those spots come back a day after cleaning. Houses near a busy road or active construction collect more grime between visits, so they are on a shorter schedule too.
Professional window cleaning is only part of the upkeep. The glass and the gutters work together, and the same visit keeps the curb appeal in order. The late October to November visit also clears the gutters and downspouts before the freeze, which is how clogged gutters turn into water damage.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze only in low sun. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain. Either sign means 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 window cleaning services and gutter cleaning services reach across Burr Ridge, so the crew cleans gutters and exterior windows wherever you are in town. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a number. Lead time depends on the season, and during the busy spring and fall windows our calendar fills, so it helps to book early.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we schedule service around the weather. Our window and gutter cleaning covers every window on the outside of the house, including the sill and the frame, and each residential window gets the same work as the rest of the glass. Residential properties get clean windows from top to bottom in one visit.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing runs back onto the clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate.
Yes. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots collect on the outside, and cleaning the outside is how we remove dirt the inside never sees. Clean inside glass will still look hazy if the outside is dirty in low sun.
Most of our Burr Ridge customers book in the spring and in the fall, and that is when we are busiest. Booking one of those windows early keeps your slot.
Not if we do it in order. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass. The reason is simple: runoff from the gutters carries grit and black water down the wall and across any window below.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of our washing services. They are not billed as extras.
No. This visit is exterior glass only, so we do not clean windows inside a house or in condos, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
