Yes, the same two people who clean your gutters can clean the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing that falls out of a run lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of the homes we visit in spring and fall book both jobs at once, and we give you the number on the phone that we charge on the day.
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 and gutter work as one job, by the number of stories and the approximate window count. The bundle done in one visit costs less than booking two cleaning services separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs the quote moves for a handful of reasons the crew sees on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that we work from a boom or scissor lift, oversized picture windows that take more time per pane, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting or grime from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Each of these changes the time on the ladder, which is what the quote reflects.
Across Illinois, the way to get an exact number is the same as with most washing services. Tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows the house has, and text a photo of the front of the house. We check the photo against the count before we give a quote, and we do not guess at the back of the house from the street. A regular cleanings schedule keeps the time on each visit lower, which is why many customers book the same crew for their interior and exterior glass on a set cycle, with the exterior done in the same visit.
| 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 both jobs twice a year, once in late spring and once in late fall, which is why one crew doing the gutters and the glass in one visit makes sense. Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June, and in Dolton the fall visit falls in late October to November.
At the spring visit the pollen film is heavy on south-facing glass, and the pollen paste in the gutters has set into the downspout elbows. Dolton's wettest months are May, June and July, about 41.5 inches of rain a year, so the spring visit also finds grime that rain has splashed up from the ground. Cleaning solutions are used on the glass only where the film needs them, then rinsed off with purified water. A run of clogged gutters holds wet leaves, and when it backs up, the runoff can work its way into the fascia and cause water damage. In the fall the window cleaning is more about rain dust and the wet leaf mat in the gutter, which can hold water against the fascia through the first freeze, and Dolton has freeze risk each winter. Storm and wind seasons, mostly summer derechos and severe thunderstorms across the state, can move the dates, and a storm that drops debris into the gutters is a reason to book out of schedule.
Some houses need a third visit. We see that most often with heavy tree cover over the roof, where needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, with a sprinkler line that hits the glass, which leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and with a house close to a busy road or active construction. A customer with no trees and no sprinkler spotting is usually fine on the two-visit schedule. On the first visit we tell you which of those your lot actually needs.
Two signs tell you the windows need the visit sooner. One is a haze on the glass you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. The other sign for gutters is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout, which means the run is blocked and the water is finding its own way down the wall.
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 clean residential properties across Dolton and schedule service for the whole city from one calendar, so the first call is the same whichever street you are on. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using your number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year, the spring pollen and the fall leaf drop, are when our calendar fills first, so the earlier you call, the better your chance at the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work because our crew does not come inside. We handle residential and commercial work from the same calendar, and for commercial buildings and multi-story buildings we schedule by building and confirm the access plan before the first visit.
Our window cleaners work from a water-fed pole where it reaches and from a boom or scissor lift where it does not. Our window cleaning services are built around that, which keeps the work professional window cleaning rather than a ladder job on the siding. Every window on the outside of the house gets done, and the frames and sills are wiped down as part of the same visit. We are one crew with a set schedule, so you get the same people on the ladder each visit, which matters for keeping the curb appeal of the house consistent from one season to the next. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm a date.
Yes. Our crew clears gutters and downspouts and cleans the exterior glass in one visit, so you do not have to book two companies. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and debris from the gutters never reach the clean windows.
We give the number on the phone or by text, based on the stories and the approximate window count. Call (866) 435-6328 with your count and we will quote it before the crew is scheduled. The quote we give is the number on the invoice, and the bundle costs less than booking the two jobs separately.
Usually yes. For a residential window in Dolton, the outside carries the pollen film in spring, rain dust through the year, and sprinkler spotting on houses where a line hits the glass. Those build up on the exterior even when the inside looks clean, so the outside is often the part that needs the cleaning.
Most of our Dolton customers book in late May or June for the spring visit and in late October or November for the fall visit, after the leaves are down. Storms can move those dates, so call if a storm drops debris into the gutters.
Not with our order of work. We clear the roof, the gutters and the downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and then clean the glass, so nothing from the gutters lands on panes we have already done.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the exterior cleaning where they can be reached from outside. Downspout flushing is also part of the job and is not billed as an extra.
Not on this visit. Our exterior visit does not cover the windows inside the house, and our crew does not do pressure washing of siding or driveways. The exterior work is built to remove dirt from the outside of the glass and frames. If you want the windows inside done, tell us when you book and we will schedule it separately.
No, 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 leave the side gate unlocked. Our crew works outside and sends photos of every run to your phone before leaving. If you live in a condo, tell us when you book so we can confirm which gutters and glass are yours to clean before the crew comes.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
