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 booking them as two trips. Across Illinois our crew has worked this same order of cleaning for years, and most homeowners who book it do it in the 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 window washing services and gutter cleaning 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. Clearing the gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our window cleaning services jobs the things that move a quote are the same ones the crew sees from the ground first: third-story windows on condos or a steep roof that needs a boom or scissor lift, a window count that includes oversized panes, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with grime, needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers, which is mineral etching and not something a standard wash can fix, so we do not promise to remove dirt that is really mineral. Each of these changes the time on the ladder, so each one is in the figure we quote.
Most of our Chicago Ridge customers get the exact number by calling (866) 435-6328 or by sending us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text. Nothing else is needed before we call back with a number. The crew then confirms the figure on arrival, and it stays the same unless the house turns out to differ from the photo.
| 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 homeowners book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and residential and commercial customers tend to keep the same calendar. Most plan for two regular cleanings a year. Keep interior and exterior glass separate, since this visit covers the outside only. On our Chicago Ridge jobs the spring visit is late May to June and the fall visit is November to early December.
In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass, and the pollen paste packs the elbows of the downspouts, which is where mild cleaning solutions and a good rinse do most of the work. By fall the leaf load is what we find in the gutters, and the wet mat sits at the outlet where the water has nowhere to go. Storm and wind seasons, including the summer derechos and severe thunderstorms, can move a visit earlier or later.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house close to a busy road or active construction all tend to collect more grime and runoff between visits, and picture windows facing the street show it first. The spots from a sprinkler line are the ones that come back a day after cleaning. If the glass shows haze only when the sun is low, or if water sheets over the gutter edge in rain, those are the signs we tell customers to watch for between visits.
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 for windows and gutters across the Chicago Ridge area, and most of the calls we take are for the same two jobs on the same calendar. Booking starts with a phone call or text with your stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm a slot once the number is set. In the busy windows of spring and fall our slots fill first, so book early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, because the windows inside are not part of this visit. Professional window cleaning and gutter work done in one visit saves a trip, and it keeps the curb appeal of the house on one schedule. Clogged gutters are the usual cause of water damage we see on houses we have not cleaned in a while, so we start there on any job.
We clean across the multi-story buildings in the area as well as single-family homes, and the same crew handles both. Our window cleaners are on the same schedule for the whole route, so a slot booked in spring holds through the season.
Yes. Our crew does both, and it is the same two people in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the glass does not get dirty again from the gutter work.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send the stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will call back with the figure.
Usually yes on the residential windows we see, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never shows. Clean windows inside on a dirty outside still look hazy.
Most of our customers here book in late May to June and in November to early December. Those are the windows when the pollen and the leaf load are heaviest on the houses we clean.
No, because the gutters go first and the glass goes last. Residential properties get the same order on every job, so the water and grit have already run off before anyone touches a window.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and tracks on every window on the outside are included, not billed as extras.
No. This visit is exterior glass only. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
