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 doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this in the spring and fall, when the leaf loads are 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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Booking gutters and windows together in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. The window cleaning services and the gutter washing services go on one quote. We quote it by phone or text from those details, and it does not change once the crew arrives.
On our jobs the quote moves for a few reasons we see on the day. Multi-story buildings take longer than one-story houses, and a third story or a roof too steep to walk adds time. Window count and oversized picture windows change the number too, as do clogged gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Illinois, the houses that call us for a first estimate usually have some regular cleanings missed behind them, so the glass carries more grime than the homeowner expected. Ask for the estimate with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, sent by text. That is enough for us to tell you what the job will look like before anyone climbs a ladder, and it means the window washing and gutters are quoted from the same photo. Each residential window on the outside counts toward the total. If you also want interior and exterior glass priced, say so on the call, since this quote covers the outside only.
| 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 gutter and window cleaning twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on this calendar. In the spring the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and tree debris packs into the gutters. In the fall the leaf load does the same. Our customers book in those windows because the glass and the gutters both need the work at once.
Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction usually means a third visit. A gutter that overflows all season can lead to water damage at the fascia, so do not wait on that one. Sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day after cleaning, and they need a separate treatment, which we flag on the visit so nothing comes as a surprise.
On the glass, the sign that windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. On the gutters, the sign is water sheeting over the edge in rain. Both mean it is time to book, whatever the calendar says.
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 does professional window cleaning and gutter work across Dorr Township, and we book a slot by phone or text. To schedule service, send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a date and a written estimate. Lead time depends on the season, and we call before we come, so you know when the crew is on the way. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fast in both. If you want a slot in those windows, book early. Outside those windows, the schedule opens up and it is easier to get the date you want. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal on any street.
Our window cleaners work with purified water and a water-fed pole, so the glass dries clean with no cleaning solutions to rinse off, and we can reach every window on the outside of the house, including upper stories from the ground. This page is about houses. If you have a residential and commercial job, ask on the call and we will check it with you before booking. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will confirm your slot and send a written estimate.
Yes. Our crew does both in one visit, so you book once and get the gutters and the outside glass done together. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters does not run onto clean windows.
We do not quote from a fixed figure. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before the visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Yes, because the outside carries the tree dust, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those do not come off with an inside cleaning. A cleaning is what lets us remove dirt that rain alone leaves behind. In Dorr Township the outside glass takes the spring pollen film and the fall leaf dust before anything else.
Across Illinois most of our customers book in the spring and the fall, when the leaf loads are at their heaviest. Residential properties fill the calendar fastest in those windows, so book early.
No. We clear the gutters and downspouts, flush the runs, and let the wall drip before we touch the glass. Gutters first, glass last, so the runoff does not land on windows we have already cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included in the visit when they are reachable from the outside.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only. We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing as part of this job.
No, 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. If the home is a condo, check with the building on ladder access before the visit.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
