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 the approximate window count, and a bundled visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Across Illinois, our crew does this work every spring and fall, and most of our Carol Stream customers book both in the same appointment.
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 a window and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundled visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and the saving from the bundle shows up in the quote itself. If a building mixes residential and commercial space, tell us both parts when you call and we will quote each part by its own count.
On our jobs, most of what moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder and a boom or scissor lift for the upper runs. Window count and picture windows change the glass work. Gutters packed with pollen, needles and leaves, or not cleaned in years, take longer to clear, and gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers needs a separate mineral treatment on top of our standard cleaning solutions, and we say so before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior and exterior glass are priced as two separate jobs, and this visit covers the exterior.
For a house that has been on our schedule, the quote is shaped by the same things every time. Tell us the stories, the approximate window count and whether the gutters have been done recently, and send a photo of the front of the house by text. That is usually enough for us to give you the exact number before the crew is booked. Customers on regular cleanings get the same quote logic each visit, so the price only moves when the house does. Ask for it in writing if you want to compare it against another quote; the window and gutter line items will match what we visit and do.
| 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 Carol Stream customers book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Many homeowners who search for cleaning services in the spring want the gutters and glass handled in a single trip, and professional window cleaning fits that schedule well. Plenty of people still hire window cleaners for the glass alone and book the gutters separately, which is the extra trip we are trying to save you. Across Illinois, the spring visit lands in late May to June, and our fall visit lands in late October to November, once the last leaves are down.
At the spring visit we find a film of tree dust on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutter elbows. In fall the leaf load is what we clear first, and the wet mat sitting in the runs is the reason clogged gutters that skip that visit sag under ice later. Storm and wind seasons, including the summer derechos and severe thunderstorms across Illinois, can move the dates a few weeks in either direction.
Some houses need a third visit. On multi-story buildings and under heavy tree cover, needles and grit keep moving into the downspouts between cleanings, so those customers book more visits than the twice-a-year schedule. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and we schedule an extra pass for those. A house close to a busy road or active construction picks up grime faster than the rest of the block, and water damage often starts where a clogged run overflows onto the fascia. Most of our Carol Stream customers, though, are on a twice-a-year schedule that works with the seasons.
Two signs tell you the windows need attention: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and streaks that come back after a rinse. Clean glass also protects curb appeal, and that matters most in the spring. The sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout. Either one is worth a call, and we will tell you which visit makes sense.
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 cover residential properties across Carol Stream, and we schedule service by phone or text. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate and a slot. Lead time is set by our calendar, and we will say what it is when you call.
The busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf season, when our calendar fills fastest. Booking early in those windows gets you the slot you want for window and gutter cleaning. Outside of them, there is usually room for a short-notice visit.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we tell you when the crew is on the way. Our goal on every residential window and gutter job is to leave clean windows and clear runs with no debris left on the ground or on the sill, and we check every window before the crew packs up.
Yes. The two-person crew that cleans your gutters is the same crew that handles our window cleaning services on the outside of the glass, so both are booked in one visit. We do gutters and downspouts first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house. We offer washing services for gutters and glass as one bundled quote, so text us a photo of the front and tell us the stories, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the exact price before the crew is booked.
Often yes. It is one of the frequently asked questions we get. The outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits, and those show up on the glass even when the windows inside are clean.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall. Those are the two seasons when grime, tree dust and leaves build up in the gutters and on the glass, so the calendar fills fastest then.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. When the gutters and downspouts are cleared, the grit and runoff drain down the wall before anyone touches the panes, so the clean glass does not get splashed again.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of our window cleaning services on condos and houses alike. We rinse screens, wipe sills and clear tracks as we go, and we do not bill them separately.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only to remove dirt, and we do not do pressure washing. If you want interior glass done, that is a separate job we would schedule for another day.
No, 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, 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.
