Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book it in the spring and fall, which is when we run this bundle most often.
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 in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Condos get the same quote method: stories and window count, plus what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will work out the figure from what we see.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a window count with oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to 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.
Exterior window washing services are the scope here. Our crew works from the outside of the glass with purified water, and the same visit carries the gutters and downspouts we clear above it. Heavy runoff from a sprinkler line or a roof valley is the usual reason a run needs a second look, and we note it in the photos we send before we leave. Gutter guards that hold dirt will raise the time on the visit, so we ask about them when you call. Interior glass is not part of this visit. Before we book, tell us about the house, the window count and what is in the gutters. We will tell you whether a single visit can remove dirt from the glass and what it cannot lift.
| 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.
Across Illinois, most customers book the window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. On our jobs the spring visit catches the pollen film on the south-facing glass, picture windows included, and the pollen paste in the gutters, and the fall visit catches the leaf load before the first hard freeze.
Storm and wind seasons move the dates. Summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can leave debris in the runs, so a spring or summer visit after a bad storm is common. Under heavy tree cover, or where a sprinkler line hits the glass, the spotting that comes back a day after cleaning is what sends a house onto a third visit. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster and tends to need the same.
Most houses run well on the spring and fall schedule with the regular cleanings, and our crew adjusts from what we see on the glass each visit. The cleaning solutions we use are purified water and mild agents for the frames, not heavy chemicals. Residential and commercial jobs share that approach, and the interior and exterior of a building are never both done on this visit.
Two signs tell you the windows need a visit: a haze you only see when the sun is low, and a pollen or dust film that rinses off unevenly. Two signs tell you the gutters need one: water sheeting over the edge in a rain, and seeds or grit visible in the downspout elbows.
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 crew provides cleaning services across Charleston, and we book our window cleaning services and the gutter work as a single job so you have one set of people on the ladder. Our window cleaners carry the same purified water setup on every visit, which is what lets us do professional window cleaning on the upper floors without a ladder against the siding.
To schedule service, start with a phone call or a text that gives us the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year fill first. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Clogged gutters and water damage from a run that sheets over the edge are the problems we look for first, and we photograph them so you can see them before we leave. Clean glass and clear runs do a lot for curb appeal, and that is usually the first thing a neighbor notices.
Multi-story buildings and tall houses take a boom or scissor lift on the days the ground is firm. Give us a call at (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar, or text a photo of the front of the house and we will answer by text with a date.
Yes. The same two people do both on one visit, and that is how we run it on residential properties. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the runs does not land on the windows we have just finished.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, with every window that faces the street counted. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the figure before anything is booked.
Usually the outside carries more of the dirt here: pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that land on the exterior glass every week. Those clean windows outside are what the street sees first. The inside is a separate question and is not part of this visit.
Our customers here most often book in the spring and in the fall, and the calendar fills in those two windows. Book early if you want a particular week. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front.
Not when we work the order we do. The roof gets blown clear, the gutters get cleared, the downspouts get flushed, and the wall gets a few minutes to drip before anyone touches the glass.
Screens are rinsed and the sill is wiped as part of the job, and every window on the house gets the same frame wipe. Tracks are wiped as well, and none of it is billed as an extra line on the invoice.
Exterior only on this visit, so the windows inside the house are not part of it. We do not pressure wash siding or decks on this visit either, and the same scope applies to every residential window we work on.
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. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
