The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing that falls from the gutters lands on clean glass. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. We spend our spring and fall days clearing the season's grime and leaf load, and we clean every window on the outside of the house before we leave. 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 professional window cleaning 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. Our quote is built from those inputs, and we can give you that figure by phone or text once we know the house.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Window washing on multi-story buildings and steep roofs takes longer to do safely, and a large number of panes, including picture windows, takes more time on the glass. Clogged gutters that have not been opened in years arrive packed with needles and leaves, and gutter guards have to be lifted before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate condition that cleaning alone does not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On the houses that cost the most time, the gutters have usually gone longest without attention. The crew flushes every downspout first and clears the outlets before the glass is touched, since runoff from those outlets will run down the wall and onto clean panes. Getting the exact number is simple: send a text with a photo of the front of the house, and tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have. We handle the rest from there.
This work protects the house from water damage that starts when a gutter overflows at the corner, and it keeps the glass in good condition so the exterior holds its curb appeal. The package covers the exterior of your home only, so windows inside are not part of this visit, and interior and exterior glass are not bundled into one price.
| 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 customers schedule service for both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Illinois, spring visits run late May to June and fall visits run late October to November.
In spring we find a film of grime on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall we find the leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sagged under ice by the time winter was over. Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can move the dates, so we confirm the visit a few days out.
Some houses need a third visit on top of regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the gutters between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that return the next day, and a house close to a busy road or active construction collects dust faster than the others. On those houses we suggest a third visit in midsummer and say so on the first estimate.
You will see the sign that windows need attention when there is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running through the downspout. Nothing about this visit is a do-it-yourself job, so when you are ready to schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will book the date.
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 crews have worked across Capital and the surrounding Illinois communities, and booking is handled by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the window count and the slot on the calendar. Lead time depends on how busy the calendar is when you ask, and we tell you the next open date on that call. Purified water does most of the work on the glass, and cleaning solutions go on only where grime needs them.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop. Those are the weeks our calendar fills first, so if you want a particular date, ask early. Outside those windows slots are easier to get.
We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not enter the house. Our service covers the gutters and downspouts on the house, the runoff they carry away, and the grime on the outside of the glass. Part of each visit is to remove dirt from the frames, screens and sills, and every window on the outside gets done, picture windows included.
We do residential and commercial work, including condos and other residential properties, and we handle the washing services each job needs. Ask for the window cleaning services you need on the estimate call, and we will tell you what the visit includes before we arrive.
Yes, it is the same crew. Our two people clean the gutters first and then the outside of the windows, so you deal with one company for both jobs on one visit.
The number comes from the number of stories and the approximate size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before the visit. Nothing is added on the day that was not in that number.
Often, yes. The outside of a residential window carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that a clean interior does not remove, so clean windows inside can still look dirty from the street.
Most customers book two cleanings a year: late May to June in spring and late October to November in fall, across Illinois. If your house has heavy trees, a third visit in midsummer is worth discussing when you call.
No. The gutters are cleared first, and then every downspout is flushed, so the runoff has already drained before anyone touches the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, so you do not pay extra for them. Tracks that are heavily packed are noted on the estimate.
No. This visit is exterior only, and we do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing on this visit. The window cleaning covers the exterior glass of your home, and interior and exterior glass are not bundled into one price.
You do not need to be home. Before the crew arrives, turn sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
