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. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this bundle in spring and fall.
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 the bundle done 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 the crew confirms the figure before a date is set.
On the day, the crew finds what changes the quote: a third story or a steep roof that has to be worked from a boom or scissor lift, oversized panes, picture windows and large window counts, gutters that have not been cleared in years and 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.
Gutters that sit full for a season often show water damage at the fascia, and we flag that in the photo report rather than quoting around it. The same goes for clogged gutters that have been overflowing down the wall: we clear them, photograph the staining, and tell you what we saw. Taller houses and multi-story buildings take longer, and the windows inside are a separate job, which is why we ask for the stories and the window count before we give a number. Our crew works from the outside, and any window washing we quote is for exterior glass only. Experience across our window washing and window cleaners work in Centralia shows the same pattern: the more professional window cleaning a house needs, the more the gutters have been ignored. Keeping the front of the building clean protects curb appeal as much as anything else we 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 Centralia customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Each visit has its own work. In spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load, which can sit in a wet mat for weeks if nobody clears it. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates, so we book from the actual condition of the house.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loading between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or active construction collects grime faster than the rest of the street. These are the places where cleaning services need to run on a shorter schedule, and we say so after the first look.
Our crew has cleaned many residential window units and residential properties across the area, and the homes that keep their clean windows longest are the ones on regular cleanings. When you schedule service we look at the whole house, not just a single side, so we can clean every window and check each gutter run in the same visit. A proper sill wipe is part of that visit, because grit that sits on the sill runs back into the frame and dries as a stain. Once a house is on a plan, cleanings stay short and the results hold longer.
Two signs tell you windows need attention sooner than planned: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and water sheeting over the gutter edge during rain. Either one 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.
We clean homes and buildings across Centralia, and we handle the window cleaning services and gutter work on the same calendar. Booking starts with a phone call or a text to (866) 435-6328 with your number of stories and a photo of the house front. We use that to give you a quote and a date, and we call before we come. Our schedule fills up in the two busiest stretches of the year, when pollen and leaves are heaviest, so calling early in those months gets you the date you want.
Our crew handles washing services for residential and commercial properties, including condos and single-family houses, and we work around the way each property is set up. The runoff from a clogged gutter can stain siding and the ground below, and that is one reason we clear the gutters before the glass. Brushes and water pressure are chosen to remove dirt without damaging frames or screens. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew stays outside and sends photos of the finished gutters and downspouts and glass before it leaves.
Yes. The same crew does both in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not splashed by the gutter work afterward.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 with the story count and a photo, and you get the figure before a date is set.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits in Centralia. The inside is a separate job that we do not do on this visit.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall. In spring the pollen is heaviest; in fall the leaf load is. Booking before those months fill the calendar gives you the most options.
Not with our order of work. We clear the roof, the gutters, flush every downspout, let the wall drain, and only then touch the glass, so there is nothing left to run down onto it.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped with mild cleaning solutions, and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit. They are not billed as extras.
We do exterior windows only on this visit. Any work covering the interior and exterior of the house is quoted separately, and pressure washing is not part of this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while ladders are up. That is the whole list. The same order of work applies to residential and commercial properties, and the schedule for regular cleanings is set around the season.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
