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 down onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both jobs in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Our crew does this work every spring and fall, and most of the homes we see here are cleaned in those two windows.
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 the window and gutter work 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 you on the phone is the number we charge, and you hear it before any work starts. If you book regular cleanings, we quote from the same stories and window count each time, so you can compare visits.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are predictable. A third story or a steep roof takes more time on the ladder. A large window count or oversized picture windows add to the glass work. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the last thing that moves a quote, because cleaning alone does not remove it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Cleaning solutions and water are part of the quote too. The number of cleanings you book in a year changes how often we are on the ladder, not how we price each visit. This quote covers the outside only, so interior and exterior glass is not in the number. The same count of stories and windows sets the price for a residential and commercial building.
On a two-story house with a deep leaf load in the back run and a row of sprinkler-spotted windows on the south side, we would price from those details, clean the gutters first, then the glass, and send photos of every run before the crew left. Getting an exact number is simple: tell us the stories, give us a rough window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. We will come back with a figure that matches the invoice.
| 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 Champaign customers book 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, the spring visit usually falls in late May to June, and our fall visits in Champaign usually land in late October to November. In spring we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and sticky paste packed into the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs once the trees are bare. Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can move these dates, so we look at the house first and then set the visit.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit collect in clogged gutters between visits, so those customers are often on a three to four month schedule. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a closer look at the water source, since a standard wipe will not fix them. Houses near a busy road or active construction pick up more grime and more dust on the glass between visits. Multi-story buildings and older homes with long gutter runs also tend to need the extra pass. Water damage is the reason we check the downspouts on every visit, because a run that backs up can send water toward the wall and the sill below it.
You will know windows need cleaning when haze shows up only when the sun is low in the sky. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either, text us a photo and we will tell you what we see. If you have hired window cleaners or other cleaning services before, ask whether the crew also clears the gutters before it cleans the glass. Clean glass and clear runs also protect curb appeal between visits. The windows inside are not part of this visit, since the professional window cleaning we do covers the outside glass.
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 have cleaned gutters and exterior glass across Champaign, and our calendar is busiest in the spring and fall windows when the pollen and leaves are heaviest. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will send an estimate and a date. Lead time depends on the time of year, and when the calendar fills we tell you the next open slot rather than guessing.
Our window and gutter cleaning work covers the outside of each residential window, the frames, the screens and the sill, and the full length of every gutter run. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our goal on every visit is clean windows with no streaks left behind. Residential properties on the same street can share one route, so tell us the addresses and we will plan a single trip. If you are scheduling service for a whole block or a set of condos, tell us the number of units and we will plan the route so we can clean every window and every run without a second trip.
Yes, the same two people do both in one visit, which is one of the window cleaning services we offer. We clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so the debris from the runs never lands on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and it covers the washing services for both jobs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front, and we will give you the exact figure over the phone.
Yes, because the outside collects grime, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up in spring and fall. Interior glass is a separate job, and we do not clean it on this visit.
Across Illinois, the spring visit usually falls in late May to June, and our Champaign fall visits usually fall in late October to November. For condos, text us a photo of the building front, or of the house front for a single home, and we will give you a date that fits your schedule.
No, because we clear the runs first and flush them, then let the wall drip off, so the runoff has finished before we touch any panes.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt and put back, sills are wiped, and frames are done as part of the visit. We do not bill those as extras.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not do interior windows or pressure washing, so please book those separately if you need them.
You do not need to be home for exterior work. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
