Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing runs down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both services in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book spring and fall, and that is the calendar our Cahokia Heights crew keeps. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 washing services by the number of stories and the approximate window count, so window washing and the gutter run land on one bill, and the bundle costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, and we confirm it before the crew is scheduled.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof changes how we set the ladder and boom or scissor lift, and multi-story buildings take longer to rig than single-story homes. Window count and oversized picture windows change the time on the glass. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Illinois, the homeowners we see most often have a regular cleanings plan, which keeps the glass from building up grime between visits. Our window cleaning services cover the exterior glass only, so interior and exterior work is never mixed into one price. Getting the exact number is simple: tell us the stories, give us an approximate window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. Our crew will confirm the number before the visit, and nothing gets added later. Ask for a written estimate if you want the figures on paper before you book.
| 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 customers here book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. On our Cahokia Heights jobs the spring visit lands in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November.
In spring we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters. Spring haze is the main reason the outside of a window looks dull by June. In fall the leaf load is what we clear first, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sagged under the weight of wet leaves. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we confirm each visit when we call.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road will fill its gutters and streak its windows faster than the calendar allows. Clogged gutters that overflow into the wall can lead to water damage, and that is the first sign the schedule is too slow. A sign that the windows need it is haze you only notice when the sun is low, and a sign that the gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in the rain. If you see either one, call and we will look at the schedule with you.
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 cleans gutters and exterior windows across the Cahokia Heights area, and we keep our cleaning services scheduled around the two busy windows of the year. Booking starts with an estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, where you give us the stories and send a photo of the house front. We book a slot once the estimate is confirmed, and we call before we come.
The busy weeks are late spring and late fall, when spring debris and leaves drop at the same time and our calendar fills. If you want a set date in those weeks, ask early. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. Our window cleaners work from outside with a water-fed pole, and the same crew handles the gutter run. A residential window on the upper floor is reached with that pole, not a ladder. That is what makes this a professional window cleaning visit rather than two appointments.
We know a house is part of its curb appeal, and we want every window and every gutter run to look finished. When we schedule service, we look at the whole house, including the sill and frame, so nothing is left half done.
Yes, it is the same two people. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not land on clean windows. Booking both in one visit is the reason we do both.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before anything is booked. This page prices residential properties only, not a residential and commercial mix. Condos are quoted the same way, by stories and window count.
Yes, because the outside carries most of the dirt. Dust film, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the glass from outside, and cleaning the windows inside will not remove dirt from it. Exterior glass is what we do on this visit.
Our customers here book late May to June for spring and late October to November for fall. When we call to confirm, we will give you the open dates in those windows.
No, the order is what prevents it. We clear the gutters, flush each downspout, let the wall stop dripping, and only then start on the glass. Doing the glass first means someone has to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed with purified water and no cleaning solutions, sills are wiped and the frames are cleaned as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the glass work, and nothing is billed as an extra on the invoice.
We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing on this visit. Coverage is exterior only, not interior and exterior glass together, and the work is done from outside with a water-fed pole.
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 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.
