Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We go gutters first and glass last, so nothing washed off the roof lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Fondulac jobs, most customers book us in spring and fall, once the seed drop and the leaf fall are done.
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 residential and commercial jobs by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we work it out from those two things before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs, what moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough to slow the ladder work, window count and oversized panes, 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. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the cleaning services and are not billed as extras. We use purified water rather than cleaning solutions on the glass, so there is nothing left to streak.
We have seen a window and gutter job on a house with a full set of picture windows take longer than the homeowner expected, because the back run had to be cleared before the glass could be started. Those jobs are quoted in full before we start. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and this quote covers the exterior only. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text, tell us how many stories it has, and we will give you a firm number for the window and gutter cleaning on that house, with the cleanings done in the same visit.
| 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 Fondulac customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them.
At each visit we find something different on the glass and in the gutters. In the spring the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits over the gutter lip. The spring visit across Illinois falls in late May to June, and the fall visit in late October to November. Summer derechos and severe thunderstorms across Illinois move the dates, and we adjust the booking when a storm has left debris behind. Fondulac gets about 39.7 inches of precipitation a year, with May, June and September the wettest months, so grime builds fastest on the glass then.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit get into the clogged gutters between visits, so those customers book three or four times a year. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses also need the extra visit. So does a house close to a busy road or a construction site. The professional window cleaning on those houses is the same job; it just comes round more often. A multi-story building gets the same stories-based quote and the same photo check first. A gutter that overflows in a storm can lead to water damage at the fascia and the siding below it.
You will see when windows need it: a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will see when gutters need it: water sheeting over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspout. Clean glass does a lot for curb appeal once the grime from the wet months is off.
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 schedule window cleaning services and gutter cleaning across the city as a whole, and we book it by phone or text. Send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you a date. Lead time depends on the season. Call (866) 435-6328 for the next open slot, or send the details by text.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, when leaves and grit are heaviest. Our calendar fills in those weeks, so the earlier you call, the more likely you are to get the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our crews handle residential properties and single-family homes. Condos are booked the same way as a single house. Our crew does the sill and frame of every window on the outside, so each residential window comes back clean all the way round. Ask for a firm slot and we will schedule service at a time that suits your week.
Yes. Our crew offers window washing services and gutter cleaning in one visit, with the same two people on the ladder. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the water running off the roof does not land on clean windows.
We do not quote a fixed price from a list. The price comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text once we have those. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the figure.
On our Fondulac jobs, the outside carries the dust off the road, the rain film and the sprinkler spots. Those build up on the glass between visits, so the outside is usually where the haze comes from, and cleaning it makes a visible difference even when the inside is already clean.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall. Across Illinois the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit in late October to November.
No. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, flush each downspout, and let the wall stop dripping before we touch any glass. That order is the reason the glass stays clean through the rest of the job.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, which helps remove dirt before it can run back down the glass. Tracks are included on the outside of the window.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only. We do not clean the windows inside, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
No, 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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
