Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing falls back onto clean windows. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, and we will quote by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book it in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves 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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing gutter cleaning and window washing services in one visit is cheaper than booking two separate jobs, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on your invoice. Clearing gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, while windows inside the house are not part of this quote.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Picture windows and large window counts add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles, leaves and grime, need more work before the flush. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated so we can get to the run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with a regular cleaning, and we will tell you that on the phone so it does not surprise you on the day.
For a homeowner on a typical Downers Grove street, the quote usually comes down to how many stories the house has and how many windows face the street and the yard. If you text us a photo of the front of the house along with the story count, we can give you a firm number before we book. The crew walks the property on arrival, and if something does not match the estimate, we call you before we start. If the home is one of the condos on a shared roofline, tell us when you book, since that changes the gutter work.
One recent job shows how this works. A two-story house with a large front bay and a run of gutters under heavy overhead shade had not been cleaned in three years. The gutters were packed with grit, and the back run had water sheeting over the edge in the last rain. The quote went up because of the gutter condition and the bay window, and the crew did both in one visit. The number on the invoice matched the number on the phone.
The spring visit ties in with the fall visit, which is why booking both together usually makes the most sense. Ask us for a written estimate and we will break down what goes into it.
| 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.
Most of our Downers Grove customers book their window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in late May or June and again in late October or November. That is the window the crew finds the most buildup on the glass and in the gutters. The spring visit catches the pollen film on south-facing glass and the sticky paste packed in the downspout elbows, and the crew uses mild cleaning solutions to lift the film before the rinse. The fall visit catches the wet leaf mat that sits in the gutters before the first hard freeze.
Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little from year to year, and we will tell you when we see it happen. A heavy summer storm can leave debris in the gutters that were clear in June, and a late fall can push the leaf drop past the usual window. On the glass, the spring film is the one that comes back fastest if you wait too long to remove dirt.
Some houses need regular cleanings beyond the two visits. Heavy overhead cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction usually means more frequent cleanings. The sprinkler spots that come back a day after cleaning are the sign that the line needs adjusting, and we will photograph them so you can see what we see.
The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign gutters need it is runoff spilling over the edge in a rain, instead of falling straight 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.
Our crews have worked across Downers Grove on residential properties, and we serve homeowners who want residential window and gutter work done in the same visit. Booking starts with a phone call to (866) 435-6328 or a text where we ask for the number of stories and a photo of the house front. From there we set a date, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but we do ask that you let us know if anything at the property needs special care.
Our calendar tends to fill fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf season. If you want a slot in those windows, book early. Our crews are professional window cleaning specialists, and our window cleaning services handle multi-story buildings and steep roofs with the same care as a single-story ranch. Clogged gutters that have been left through a wet season can lead to water damage on fascia and siding, so earlier visits are usually better than waiting for a problem to show up.
We work with cleaning services across the city and the surrounding area, and we also work alongside window cleaners who need a partner for the gutter side of a job. We take calls for residential and commercial buildings, though this page covers houses. If you are looking for a crew that will keep the curb appeal of the house up through the seasons, we are glad to talk through the schedule.
Yes. The same two people on our crew clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the debris does not land on clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us a photo of the front and tell us how many stories it has, and we will give you a number before we book.
On our Downers Grove jobs, the outside carries most of the buildup. Dust, rain spots and sprinkler spots build up on the exterior, and we clean every window on the outside, so the glass you see from the street is the glass we cleaned.
On our jobs, most customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November. In other parts of Illinois the timing is much the same, spring and fall.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. If the glass were washed first, someone would have to wash it again before we were done.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, with the same mild products we use on the glass. Tracks can be cleaned on request, and we will tell you before the visit if it adds time.
No. Our visit covers exterior glass only, and windows inside the house are not part of the price. We do not do pressure washing on this visit. If a job calls for interior and exterior glass together, we will tell you on the phone before we book.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Unlock the side gate if you can.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
