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 an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. We have been doing this work across Illinois for years, and our spring and fall visits are booked the way most homeowners here already plan their year. We only do the exterior glass on this visit.
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 in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our washing services cover the glass and the gutters together, and 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. Glass cleaning for the interior and exterior of a house is priced as two different jobs, and this quote covers only the exterior.
On the day, the crew looks at what moves the quote: a third story or a roof steep enough that we walk it carefully, a window count that includes oversized panes and picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned 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. Each of those changes the time on the ladder, and we tell you before we start if one of them applies to your house.
The straightforward way to get your exact number is to give us the stories, a rough window count, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text that photo now, and we will send back the figure for the cleaning services on your house. Most of our window washing jobs are quoted from that alone, and the regular cleanings that follow usually come in at the same figure as long as the house and the tree cover stay the same. Our crew can also provide a written estimate if you want one before you commit.
| 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 Fairview Heights customers book window and gutter work twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on a calendar like that. In spring the pollen film builds on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the elbows of the downspouts. In fall the leaf load comes down and the wet mat sits in the clogged gutters through the cold months, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen runs sag under ice by late winter.
Storm and wind seasons can push those dates, and a hard storm in summer is a reason to look at the gutters early. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof usually need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass is another reason for extra visits, since those spots come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime and tends to need a closer schedule. Multi-story buildings take more time on the ladder than a one-story house, so plan the visit around the height. Gutters that overflow for a season can lead to water damage near the foundation, so do not wait for the next storm. The crew reaches for cleaning solutions only where hard-water spotting needs more than purified water, and the windows inside the house are not part of this visit.
You will see when the windows need it: a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will see when the gutters need it: water sheeting over the edge in the rain, not running into the downspout. If you have a clogged gutter or water is pooling near the foundation, text us a photo and we will tell you which visit fits.
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 book our window cleaning services and gutter cleaning around the same calendar, so a slot for one is usually a slot for the other. Booking for professional window cleaning starts with an estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we confirm the window count and the visit date. This calendar is for residential properties, and residential and commercial buildings are quoted on a separate call. In the two busy windows of the year, when spring and leaf season land, our calendar fills faster, so it helps to call early. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo. Our crew calls before we come, and the crew arrives with the materials it needs for the job. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal before anyone asks about the price.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the photos of each gutter run and the finished glass go to your phone before the truck leaves. If you want the window cleaners to look at a specific residential window or a sill, mention it when you book so we can schedule the visit to reach every window that matters to you.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both, gutters first and glass last, so the gutter runoff does not end up on the clean windows. We do the roof blow-off, clear the gutters and downspouts, flush every downspout, and only then touch the glass. You get one visit and one invoice.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it over the phone or by text. It is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing and screen rinsing are included, not added later.
Yes, because the outside carries most of what dulls the glass here: spring tree dust, rain dust, and sprinkler spotting. Those build up on the outside first, and an interior cleaning does not touch them. Exterior cleaning is what we do on this visit, and it is how we remove dirt from the glass that the rain leaves behind.
Most of our Fairview Heights customers book in late spring, after the spring bloom, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down. Booking early in those windows gets you the slot you want.
Not on our jobs, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. Gutter grit and black water run down the wall and across any window below, so washing the glass first means washing it twice.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and the tracks are included on the exterior side. None of that shows up as a separate line on the invoice.
No, this visit covers the exterior glass only. We do not clean interior glass or do pressure washing on this visit, and we say so before the crew arrives. If the home is a condo, the same exterior-only scope applies.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
