Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows 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 the two jobs separately. On our Du Page jobs most customers book the spring and fall visits, and the crew hears the same questions every time, so the answers are already on the truck.
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. Booking gutter cleaning and window washing services together in one visit comes in below the two jobs booked separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
Most of what moves the quote is visible from the driveway. A third story or a condo whose roof is too steep to walk adds time on the ladder. A high count of picture windows, or any oversized residential window, adds glass. Gutters nobody has opened in years, packed with seeds and leaves, take longer to clear, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run underneath. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem: it is etched into the glass, and cleaning does not remove it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
To get the exact number, text or call (866) 435-6328 with a photo of the front of the house, the stories and a rough window count. On our Du Page jobs the quotes that hold are the ones where the crew knew the house before arriving. If you have a cleaning history on the glass, tell us how many regular cleanings you have had and when the last one happened, because that tells us how much grime is on the frames. Once the crew sees the house, you get a written estimate with the window cleaning services, the gutters and the haul-off on one line. Interior and exterior glass are not the same job: this quote covers the exterior 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.
Most of our Du Page customers book both twice a year, in late spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them.
In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass, purified water does most of the work, and cleaning solutions only come out for film it cannot lift. The pollen paste also packs the elbows of the downspouts. In fall it is the leaf load, wet and matted, and clogged gutters hold water until it freezes and the water damage starts. Storms and wind seasons move the dates, so the crew calls before each visit rather than working from a fixed calendar. The residential and commercial buildings we work on follow the same seasonal pattern, with the same runoff problems wherever gutters are clogged.
Some houses and multi-story buildings need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects a film that twice a year does not keep up with. We look at the house on the first visit and tell you which of those applies.
You will see the windows need cleaning when there is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. You will see the gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. If you wait for either sign, the spring pollen or the fall leaves have usually already done their work.
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 cleans gutters and exterior windows at residential properties across Du Page, and the easiest way to start is an estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. Our crew is in the area most weeks, and the typical lead time is a field we confirm when you call, so you know the date before you hang up.
The busy windows are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills during those two stretches. Booking early in the spring or early in the fall keeps you on the schedule you want. Our cleaning services cover the gutters and the outside of every window in the house, the sills included, and the window cleaners on the crew work from the same ladder position for each side of the house. Clean gutters and glass also keep the curb appeal of the house up through the season.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew calls before they come, so there is no waiting at the door. If you want the professional window cleaning and gutter work on a schedule that suits your home, schedule service with us by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, and we will confirm the visit before the truck leaves the yard.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and downspouts and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us the stories and a photo of the front, and we will give you the figure before the visit.
On our Du Page jobs the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the outside is where the grime builds up first, and that is where we remove dirt.
Most customers here book in late spring and again in fall, which lines up with the pollen and the leaves.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. Runoff from a gutter run that is washed out first would sheet across any window below it, so the order matters.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are part of the job, so none of that is billed separately.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
