Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this in spring and fall.
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, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Illinois, the way to get an exact number is the same: call (866) 435-6328 or text us the stories, the approximate window count, and a photo of the front of the house. Ask for a written estimate before anyone is booked, and we will give you the figure from those details. Window washing on picture windows, regular cleanings of the exterior glass, and washing services for multi-level homes are all priced from the same inputs, so there is no separate form for each. Our window cleaning services are quoted on that one form.
| 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 twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. We find pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste in the gutters in spring, and the cleaning solutions we use lift both. The fall visit clears the leaf load before the first hard freeze.
Some houses need a third visit: heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that come back a day later), or multi-story buildings near a busy road or construction. Window and gutter cleaning on those houses runs on a shorter cycle because clogged gutters and the grime on glass come back faster there.
Two signs tell you it is time. Window haze shows up only when the sun is low. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain. Left alone, that overflow can soak the fascia and lead to water damage at the soffit.
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.
Booking starts with a call or text: stories, a rough window count, and a photo of the house front. Our window cleaners call before they come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew keeps the schedule full through the two busy seasons, so ask to schedule service early in spring and fall.
Across Illinois, we work on residential and commercial properties alike, with a crew that brings its own water and equipment. Professional window cleaning and cleaning services are the same visit for the gutters, so you get one appointment and one invoice. The exterior glass is what we clean, and every residential window on the list gets done, including the sill.
A clean exterior adds to curb appeal, and it is the first thing a visitor sees. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the slot.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps dirty gutter water from running across the glass.
The number comes from stories and window count, and we give it by phone or text before any work is booked. We do not quote a figure without those details. Condos are quoted the same way.
Across Illinois, the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Cleaning the outside glass lets you remove dirt and see the view clearly.
Across Illinois, our customers book in spring and fall. Those two visits catch the pollen and the leaf load before they become a problem.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, so the runoff has already drained before we touch the panes below.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the same visit.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house and we do not do pressure washing here. Interior and exterior glass are separate bookings, so ask us about the inside on its own call.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
