Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing dirty from the roof lands on clean windows. We price it by the number of stories, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this combined service in spring and fall, when debris builds up fastest.
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 window and gutter bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two sets of cleanings separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we do not change it on the day.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Oversized panes and picture windows take more care and more setup, and clogged gutters, the kind nobody has opened in years or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line hitting the glass is something no cleaning removes, so we flag it on the visit. Pollen film in spring can mean a second rinse on some panes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, sill wiping and the cleaning solutions are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The same count of stories and windows sets the price for residential and commercial buildings alike.
Getting the exact number is simple. Tell us your stories and roughly how many windows you have when you call (866) 435-6328, and text a photo of the front of the house. For a house with a window that has never been cleaned from the outside, or a run of gutters that has gone a long time without attention, a quick look from the photo lets us give you a firm figure before we book. If you want regular cleanings on a set schedule, say so when you call. We price interior and exterior glass as separate jobs, so 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.
Across Illinois, most of our customers book both jobs twice a year, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for a home here. Many window cleaners only do the glass, which leaves the gutters for a second trip and a second setup.
On the first visit in spring, which runs late May to June across Illinois, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the sticky paste in the gutters are the main things we find. On the fall visit, which runs November to early December, the leaf load is the heavy part. Summer derechos and severe thunderstorms across Illinois can move the dates a little, and we would rather book a few weeks early than wait for a dirty roofline to become a bigger job. Clean glass and clear gutters do more for curb appeal than most people expect, so both visits are worth keeping on schedule.
Some houses need a third visit beyond their regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and clogged gutters after a storm are common. A gutter that backs up through a wet season is how water damage starts behind the fascia. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more dust than the rest. Multi-story buildings with a lot of glass need a longer visit than a single-story house, and some cleaning services leave the gutter work to a separate company, which means one more trip to schedule.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. The windows inside are a separate job and not part of these visits. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 is simple. Text or call with your number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we come back with a firm quote. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, so the sooner you call, the sooner we can put you on the schedule. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our crew cleans residential properties in the Glen Carbon area and handles residential and commercial buildings alike, including multi-story buildings, combining window and gutter cleaning on the same visit whenever it makes sense. Each residential window gets the same attention as the rest of the house, and every window we clean is checked at the sill before we leave. Our goal is clean windows and clear gutters at the same visit. If you have a question about a specific property or want to schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo, and we will answer it.
Yes. The same two people do both on one visit. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, then start on the glass.
We give you a firm number from your stories and window count, by phone or text, whether it is a single house or a row of condos. We do not quote a figure before we know those.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of the grime here: rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. The windows inside are a separate matter we do not handle on this visit.
Across Illinois, our spring visits run late May to June, and fall visits run November to early December. Most customers book in spring and fall, when pollen and leaves fill the gutters and cloud the glass.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When the gutters are cleared and the downspouts flushed first, the runoff has already drained before the window is washed.
Sills and screens are part of the exterior job. We rinse the screens and wipe the sills to remove dirt, and tracks are included as well.
Not on this visit. Our window washing services cover exterior glass only, so the windows inside stay out of the quote, and interior and exterior work is not included. 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 if the windows face it, keep pets inside, and unlock any side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
