Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book it for spring and fall, when the leaves and grime are at their worst. Call (866) 435-6328 to book our window cleaning services today.
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.
Our cleaning services are priced on stories and window count, and we quote from those two things by phone or text. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Buying the gutters and the windows as one visit costs less than booking the two jobs apart, because the crew is already on the ladder and the setup is shared.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. A steep roof or a third story takes longer to reach safely. Oversized picture windows and a lot of panes take longer than a standard house. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with needles and leaves, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before anything underneath can be cleared. Cleaning solutions will not lift hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line, which is a separate problem, and we say so before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Repeat cleanings on a house we already know are usually quicker, because the grime has had less time to set.
Send us a photo of the front of the house by text and tell us how many stories it has. That is enough for a firm number. If the house has a lot of glass, mention it, so the count is right the first time. Our quote covers exterior work only, so if you want interior and exterior glass done, say so and we price the two separately.
| 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 Forest Park customers book both jobs twice a year as regular cleanings, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Spring visits are when the pollen film sits on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters. Fall visits are when the leaf load comes down and turns clogged gutters into a wet mat. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road all raise how often the glass and gutters need cleaning, and so do multi-story buildings, where the upper panes and gutters are harder to reach safely. Sprinkler spotting is the one that shows up a day later as white rings, and it comes back on the same panes every visit if the line is not moved.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and clean glass does a lot for curb appeal from the street. You will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running down the downspout. Overflow that goes on for a season is how water damage starts at the fascia, so do not wait for the stain.
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 with us starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we will give you a firm number for both gutters and windows. Typical lead time is set by the calendar, and when the spring and fall leaf seasons arrive, the calendar fills first. Book early in those windows to get a date you want.
This page covers residential window and gutter cleaning for residential properties. If you need residential and commercial work, tell us the address when you call, and we will say whether the job fits. Professional window cleaning on this visit covers every window on the outside of the house, including the sill and the frame, and the crew uses purified water to remove dirt from the glass. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we arrive. Clean windows and clear gutters are the whole job on this visit, and we schedule service around your date so you are not waiting on a crew that is still on the last house.
Yes. The same two people do both on one visit. We start on the roof and clear the gutters and downspouts first, then do the glass, so the dirty gutter water never runs across a clean window.
The number comes from the stories and the window count, and we give it to you by phone or text. Our washing services are quoted per house, because each house is different.
On our Forest Park jobs the outside carries most of the grime: rain dust and sprinkler spots. Whether to clean the windows inside is a separate question, and it is not part of this visit.
Our customers here usually book in late spring and again in fall. Across Illinois, spring visits run late May to June, and fall visits run late October to November.
No. Clogged gutters are where the mess starts, so we clear them first and do the glass last, and roof runoff never washes across the panes after they are done.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt, sills are wiped and tracks are included in the job. None of it is billed as an extra on this visit.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. Inside glass is a separate job, and we do not pressure wash.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while ladders are up and leave the side gate unlocked. If you live in a condo, tell us which windows face the outside so we quote the right count.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
