Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of the homes we clean book this pairing in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest.
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 window cleaning services by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. 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 and we will give you a written estimate.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, the window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleared in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must 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.
Across Illinois, the houses that take the longest are usually the ones where the gutters have gone without a clearing for a long time, because the washing services we do on those jobs need the runoff path cleared before the glass can be done. Grime on the outside of the glass builds up slowly, and most of the time a window that looks cloudy has a film of dust and grit that a simple rinse will not remove. Our window washing is done with purified water from a pole, so the job does not leave a film behind on the glass.
Gutters that are left full also hold water that runs down the fascia and the wall below, and that is how the runoff ends up on the siding and the sills. Cleaning the gutters first and flushing each downspout means the water has a clear path, and it keeps the wall from getting wet while we work on the glass. Our crew gets to the gutters, clears them and then starts on the windows, so the runoff does not end up on the glass we have just cleaned.
On a condos or multi-unit building the count is per unit, and the gutters and downspouts are often the bigger part of the job. Remove dirt from the lower runs first, then the upper ones, and the crew works from the ladder with a clear view of every window before moving on.
To get your exact number, send us the number of stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text. That is enough for us to quote the job, and nothing else needs to be ready before we come out.
| 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 book regular cleanings for window and gutter work twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit makes sense for both seasons. Across Illinois the spring visit falls late May to June, and in Cary the fall visit falls October to early November.
In the spring we find a pollen film on the south-facing glass, and a sticky paste packed into the gutters, and the seed drop from the trees sits in the elbows of the downspouts. Large picture windows show that film the most in low sun. Where water alone will not lift it, the crew uses cleaning solutions and rinses them off before the glass dries. In the fall the leaves are the main load: a wet leaf mat in the gutters and grit on the sills that washes onto the glass with every rain. Storm and wind seasons, especially summer thunderstorms, can move the dates on a given house.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house close to a busy road or active construction picks up dust faster than most. The same logic applies to a residential and commercial building: tree cover and traffic set the spacing, not the type of building. On those houses we plan three or four visits a year, which means the cleanings come closer together, and we tell you what we see on the first visit.
You will know windows need cleaning when there is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and you will know gutters need clearing when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running through the downspouts. Either one is a reason to book, and we will tell you which of the two your house needs.
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.
We work across Cary and offer cleaning services for window and gutter combinations on homes of many sizes, from single-story ranches to multi-story buildings. Our crew is a professional window cleaning team that handles the exterior glass and the gutters together, so you only need one appointment. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text, tell us your stories and a rough window count, and we will give you a written estimate before anything is scheduled.
Unlike some window cleaners who only do the glass, we do both in one visit. Lead time changes with the season. The busiest windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, when the leaves and grit are heaviest and our calendar fills first, so booking early in those months gives you the most choice of dates. To schedule service, pick a date when you call. Outside those windows slots open up more often, and we call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and does not clean the windows inside the house, so the job stays on the outside. If you want us to look at a spot that is hard to see from the ground, tell us when you book and we will note it on the estimate.
Left alone, clogged gutters can lead to water damage on the fascia and the wall behind it, and a clean, well-draining gutter line protects the curb appeal of the house. When we give you an estimate, the crew checks the runoff path and tells you what it sees, so you know how the gutters are draining before the work starts.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows on residential properties in one visit, gutters first and glass last.
We do not give a figure in this answer. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you can get it by phone or text.
Usually yes. The outside carries the grit, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and a residential window can look fine from inside while the outside shows a haze in low sun. Clean windows on the outside are the difference you notice first.
Across Illinois, spring visits fall late May to June, and in Cary the fall visit falls October to early November. Pick the season that fits your calendar and we will schedule service around it.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When the glass is washed first, the runoff from the gutters runs across it and someone has to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, and they are not billed as extras.
We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing on this visit. Our exterior window cleaning uses a pole and purified water, so interior and exterior glass are not mixed into one trip.
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.
