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 in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this in the spring and the fall, and we can give you the exact figure once we know how many stories you have.
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.
The direct answer is this: our window cleaning services are priced by stories and window count, a bundle in one visit costs less than two separate jobs, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us, and once we know your house we will tell you the figure before anyone climbs a ladder. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our washing services and are not billed as extras.
On our window washing jobs, the things that move the quote are the same ones we see every day. A third story, or a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it, takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. Window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows that take more time to do properly. Gutters nobody has opened in years, packed with leaves and grit, take extra clearing before the flush. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before anything underneath can be cleared. And hard-water spotting from sprinklers is not something a regular cleaning removes, so we flag it on the visit and quote it separately.
Here is how we get to your number. Send us a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will count the windows from the photo and confirm by phone. There is no guessing about what is in the gutters, because the crew has already seen that kind of build in the same neighborhoods, and we would rather tell you the real figure up front than find surprises on the roof. If you have a condos building or a multi-unit property with several entrances, tell us that too, since the windows and the roofline get counted differently.
Our crew has seen how the grime collects. Dust, road grit and tree sap mix with the rainwater that sheets down the glass and leave a film that a quick rinse will not remove dirt from. The same is true in the gutters, where the runoff drops debris into the downspouts and leaves a sludge at the elbows. When the crew is finished, we want the glass and the gutters both clean enough that you can see the difference from the street, and that takes a plan for each run before we start.
| 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 window and gutter work twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for a home like yours. Spring is when the pollen comes down and sticks, and fall is when the leaves finish dropping. Those two windows are when the calendar fills up, so booking early pays off.
On our jobs, the spring visit finds a dusty film on the south-facing glass and a paste of seed and grit in the gutters. Fall brings a wet leaf mat that packs the downspouts and, on houses that skipped the fall visit, sags the runs under the weight of ice by winter. Storms and high-wind seasons across the state can move the timing, so we keep the spring and fall visits flexible, and regular cleanings in between catch what the calendar misses.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the gutters between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a separate look, since cleaning solutions alone will not lift them. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the glass, and that shows up faster than the calendar suggests on residential and commercial buildings alike.
You will know windows need attention when you see haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign is a good reason to call us before the next scheduled visit. If you want interior and exterior glass both handled, know that our visit covers only the outside.
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 run our own professional window cleaning crew, and the same two window cleaners do both jobs. You start by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting us with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the number before we set a date. Lead time depends on the season, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call.
The two busy windows of the year are when our cleaning services fill up. Spring blooms and fall leaves both bring a rush of calls, so if you want a particular week, the earlier you book, the better. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work because the crew does not go inside. Any windows inside stay as they are on this visit, since we only do the outside of the glass.
Our crew also keeps an eye out for clogged gutters on the way up, since clear runs do as much for curb appeal as the glass does. If we find a run that is blocked past the normal clearing, we photograph it and tell you before we charge for the extra time. We have seen water damage start where a gutter overflowed for years, and we would rather catch it early than send a bill for a problem that started at the fascia. Multi-story buildings and tall houses are where the boom or scissor lift earns its place, and we plan the setup around the access on your lot.
Yes, and it is the same two people. We clean the gutters first and the outside of the glass second, in one visit, so there is no second trip and no second setup on your lot.
The number comes from the stories and the window count on your house, not from a fixed rate. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the figure before we schedule service.
Yes, because on a residential window the outside takes the brunt of what Illinois weather leaves behind, including pollen in spring, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Clean windows on the outside show more light, and the inside stays clear once the grime stops coming in from outdoors.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall, which are the two times the pollen and the leaves come down. Booking early in those months keeps you ahead of the calendar.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. Clearing a run sends leaves and grit down the wall, so the glass has to wait until the gutters and downspouts are finished.
Every window gets its sill wiped and its screen rinsed as part of the exterior visit. Tracks that are heavily caked may need extra time, and we tell you on the phone if that applies to your windows.
We clean the exterior glass of residential properties only on this visit. We do not do interior glass or pressure washing, and we will tell you if something on the outside needs a different kind of work.
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 while the ladders are up, 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.
