Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both together costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Cicero jobs, most of our customers book it for the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf load are at their 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 residential and commercial jobs by the number of stories and the approximate window count, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and steep roofs take more time on the ladder, which is why the story count is the first number we ask for in any window cleaning services quote. Window count and oversized panes add to the glass, and a window that is hard to reach from the ground adds a few minutes. Clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves take longer to clear than a run cleaned last year, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can get in. Sprinkler runoff that dries on the glass leaves hard-water spotting, which does not come off with cleaning solutions alone, and we will say so on the estimate. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On one of our Cicero jobs, the quote came in higher than the customer expected because the house has three stories at the back and a row of picture windows across the upper floor. The crew cleared the gutters first, flushed the downspouts, and then worked the glass from the same ladder position on each side of the house. The owner had asked for a written estimate before booking, and that is what we sent. To get your exact number, text us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the figure before we book a date.
| 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.
On our Cicero jobs, most customers book gutters and exterior windows twice a year, in spring and in fall. That is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense, and why our calendar fills in those two windows. In the spring we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and sticky paste packed in the gutters. A clean front does a lot for curb appeal, and the gutter line is the first part of the house the street sees. In the fall we find the wet leaf mat that sits on the gutter and holds the water against the fascia, and that is how water damage gets started. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we confirm the timing when you book.
Some houses and multi-story buildings need a third visit as we see them. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, and a house close to a busy road or construction all tend to bring in more grime between cleanings. Sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day after the glass is cleaned, and those usually mean the sprinkler needs adjusting. A customer with few trees books once a year, and a customer with trees overhead or sprinkler spotting books three or four visits a year. Once you have had a visit, we can tell you which schedule your house needs.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 cleaning services cover gutters and exterior windows across Cicero, and booking starts with a phone call or a text. Send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you an estimate and a date. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year our calendar fills, so the sooner you call, the sooner we can come. We call before we arrive, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our crew handles residential window and gutter cleaning for homeowners, and we work on residential properties, condos and multi-story buildings with clean windows that need outside glass cleaned on a schedule. If you want to schedule service on a set plan of regular cleanings for a building with many panes, tell us how many windows you have and we will set it up. Every window gets the same care, and the sill, the frame and the screen are checked on the same visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and ask for a written estimate.
Yes, it is the same crew. Our two people do professional window cleaning and gutter work in one visit, gutters first and then the outside of the windows, so the dirty water from the gutters does not end up on the clean glass.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the exact figure.
In Cicero the outside takes most of the grime: rain dust and sprinkler spots that dry on the glass. Cleaning the windows inside the house does not remove dirt from the outside pane.
Most of our Cicero customers book in the spring and in the fall, when the glass and gutters are at their dirtiest. We can confirm the exact timing for your house when you call.
No, because we clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. The leaves and grit come down the wall when the gutter is cleared, so the glass has to wait until that is done.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit, so they are not billed as extras. That is part of our washing services, so ask us on the phone if you want something specific checked.
No, this visit covers the exterior glass only. Cleaning the interior and exterior of a window are different jobs, so the inside and pressure washing are not part of this visit, and we will refer you if you need either.
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, 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.
