Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both together costs less than booking two separate trips. Our crew has done this work across Illinois through the spring and fall, the two times of year most homes need it.
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 stories and the approximate window count. Window and gutter cleaning on one visit costs less than booking them separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will quote from that.
On the day, the crew finds the things that move the quote: a third story or a roof steep enough that the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, a window count with picture windows and oversized panes, gutters packed with needles and leaves that have not been opened in years, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinkler heads that no cleaning solutions remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are never billed as extras.
Tell us the stories, the rough window count and whether the sprinklers hit the glass. Heavy grime on the sills and gutters that have sat for a season takes longer than a quick rinse. We will walk through it with you before anyone climbs.
On our Crystal Lake jobs, the quotes that drift are the ones where the stories or the glass count was guessed. Send us a photo of the front of the house and the stories and we will give you an exact number before you book.
| 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 of our customers book regular cleanings for gutters and windows twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and one visit covers both. Spring is when the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and the seed and pollen paste packs the downspout elbows. Fall brings the wet leaf mat that sits in the gutters all winter.
Heavy tree cover over the roof and a sprinkler line that hits the glass are the cases that need a third visit. Sprinkler spots come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust between visits. The wettest months here are May, June and August, and clogged gutters in those months can lead to water damage at the fascia. For those houses we plan a third visit in the summer.
Glass that looks hazy from the street takes away curb appeal, and you can tell the windows need it when the haze only shows up when the sun is low. You can tell the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down 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.
We work on residential properties, and our professional window cleaning covers every window on each floor from the ground or a boom or scissor lift, so a residential window on the third floor does not wait for a ladder. Our cleaning services cover the whole exterior and leave clean windows on every floor in one visit, and we will schedule service for the whole house at once. Book window and gutter cleaning by phone or text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you a slot and a window count you can check against the glass.
The two busy windows are late spring and late fall, when the leaf load and the spring grime both peak, so book early if you want a date in those months. Multi-story buildings get a longer slot than a single-story ranch. The sill on every window gets wiped, nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, and we call before we come.
Yes, the same two people do both on one visit, and our washing services cover gutters and glass in one trip. Gutters and downspouts go first and glass last, so the runoff from the gutters does not land on clean windows.
The number comes from stories and window count, the same way we quote residential and commercial buildings and condos, and we give it by phone or text. Our window cleaning services are priced that way on every visit. Call (866) 435-6328 with the stories and a photo of the house front.
Usually, the outside carries most of what you see here: spring grime, rain dust, and sprinkler spotting. Cleaning the outside is how we remove dirt from the glass you look through every day, and windows inside can wait.
Our Crystal Lake customers book in late spring and again in late fall, and one visit covers both jobs. Ask us for a date early in those windows.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. The grit and black water from clogged gutters would otherwise run down onto the panes below.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the same visit.
Exterior only on this visit. Interior and exterior glass is never bundled into the gutter visit, and we do not do pressure washing on it.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, 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.
