The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your residential window glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it 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 the usual spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, so the schedule fits the seasons that actually leave a film on the glass. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to get on the calendar.
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 quote by stories and approximate window count. Booking our window cleaning services together with gutter cleaning costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our washing services cover window washing and are priced on one quote, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not extras.
What moves the number on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, oversized panes or a lot of windows, gutters and downspouts nobody has opened in years and packed with needles and leaves, guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Heavy grime on the glass takes longer to remove dirt from than a light film, and runoff from a clogged run is the reason the gutters go first. Each of those changes how long a run takes, so we ask about them before we book.
To get an exact figure, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories. A rough window count is enough to start. We will confirm it before the crew comes out, and the exterior cleaning service stays on the quote you agreed to. If the house is part of a row of condos or townhouses, tell us when you call so we can see the shared runs before we quote.
Each quote states what it covers, so you can see which of these items apply to your house before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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, the usual spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, and most of our customers book window and gutter service for both in one crew visit each season. In spring the pollen film shows on south-facing glass and sticky residue sits in the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf load in the gutters and the grit that washes down the wall after the first hard rain.
Storm and wind seasons can shift those dates for residential and commercial buildings alike, so we book on what the house needs rather than the calendar alone. Across Illinois the storm season brings summer derechos and severe thunderstorms, and a storm can leave debris in the runs that needs a second look. Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road will put more grime on the glass and more debris in the runs than a house in the open. The crew uses purified water on the glass and mild cleaning solutions only where grime needs them.
Windows need another visit when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. Gutters need one when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running into the downspout. Our crew handles the outside of the glass and the runs. We do not do interior and exterior cleaning on the same visit, and we do not do the sill-to-sill work on picture windows that some companies offer as an add-on. Regular cleanings on a set schedule keep the job predictable for the next visit.
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 has worked across Dixon and its outer streets, and the calendar fills fastest in the spring and fall windows. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text. Give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we tell you what the estimate covers before we set a date. Lead time depends on the season and the crew schedule, so ask for the first open slot when you call and we will tell you when we can schedule service.
We call before we come, so you are never surprised at the curb. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not come inside. Our window cleaners work with purified water on the outside glass, and the professional window cleaning we do is limited to the exterior of the house on this visit. Gutters are cleared on the same run as the glass, so clogged gutters get dealt with in the same trip rather than a second one. We also check the lower runs for water damage that shows up at the fascia. Cleaning services on this visit cover every window on the outside of the house, and windows inside the house are quoted separately if you want them done.
On multi-story buildings the setup is longer, and we say so on the phone. Curb appeal depends on both the glass and the gutters looking right from the street, which is why we do both in one visit.
Yes. The same two-person crew does the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the runoff from the gutters off the clean glass.
The number comes from stories and approximate window count on residential properties, so we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm the figure before the crew books.
Usually the outside carries the most of what builds up on a residential window here: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that come back. The inside may look fine while the outside is hazed, so the outside is where a visit changes what you see, and that is how most people get clean windows that stay clean longer.
Across Illinois, most of our customers book in late May to June and again in late October to November, and those two windows fill our calendar fastest. Get in touch to schedule service for either one.
Not on our jobs. We clear the gutters, flush the downspouts and let the wall stop dripping before anyone touches the glass, so the glass is washed once.
Screens are rinsed and each sill is wiped as part of the job, and every window on the outside gets the same pass. Tracks are included on the standard visit, and we say so when we quote.
We clean the outside of the windows only on this visit. Interior glass and pressure washing are not part of this service, so we do not quote them here.
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 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.
