Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately. On our jobs, most of our Glen Ellyn customers book it in spring and fall, and the crew has done the same routine across Illinois for years. To get your number, call (866) 435-6328 with your stories and window count.
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. Booking gutter cleaning and professional window cleaning together in one visit costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Our window cleaners also do the gutters, so the one-visit price is the point.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. A large window count, oversized panes and sill-to-sill glass on multi-story buildings add time. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with needles and leaves, and clogged gutters take more passes. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is not something window washing removes, 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. Windows inside are not part of this quote, so the price covers the outside only.
On a Glen Ellyn job last season, the quote came from two stories, a window count taken from a photo of the front of the house, and a gutter run that had not been cleaned in three years. The homeowner had seen water damage on the fascia below one run, and the crew flagged it in the photo report. Our crew works the same way on every house: you send the number of stories, the window count and a photo of the front of the house by text, and the estimate follows from those. Whether the goal is curb appeal or just clear runs, the quote starts from the same two numbers, and the price is set before the crew arrives, not on the ladder.
| 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.
On our Glen Ellyn jobs, most customers book gutter cleaning and window cleaning twice a year, one visit in spring and one in fall. We run both as one of our cleaning services, so one crew makes sense for both jobs on the same calendar, and most people schedule service for both at once.
In spring, the glass shows a pollen film on the south-facing panes, and the gutters hold pollen paste that packs the downspout elbows. Even clean windows show pollen within a few weeks, so every window on the south side gets a second look on the walk-around. In fall, the leaf load arrives all at once, and wet leaves in the runs slow the flow before the first hard freeze. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, and we adjust the booking when that happens.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits. Between cleanings, a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grit on the sills. Those houses tend to stay on a three- or four-visit schedule, with regular cleanings spaced closer together. With no trees and no sprinkler problem, once a year in late fall is usually enough.
The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low, and picture windows show it first. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in rain.
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 clean houses across Glen Ellyn, and the crew keeps the same routine on every street. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm a slot before the crew is scheduled. Lead time depends on the season, and the crew calls before it comes. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. The two busiest windows of the year are the spring pollen drop and the fall leaf fall, when the calendar fills and bookings move out a few weeks.
Our window cleaning services and gutter cleaning run on the same visit, and the same rules apply across residential properties, condos included. Our washing services follow one order on every house: gutters first, glass last. If the outside of the glass has been neglected through a dry summer, the crew's first step is to remove dirt from the sill down to the ground, where the grime and runoff collect. Gutters and downspouts get the same care, so the water runs clear past the splash block when the rain comes.
Yes. The same two-person crew does both on one visit, gutters first and glass last, on residential and commercial buildings alike. The order matters, because the gutter water runs down the wall and across any window below it.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text before the crew books the slot.
On our Glen Ellyn jobs, the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots, and those build up on the glass whether or not the inside is clean. The outside is what the sun shows through.
Most of our Glen Ellyn customers book in spring and fall, which is when pollen and leaves load the runs and glass. For houses that need regular cleanings more often, the crew can give you the booking window once you send the stories and window count.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. Once the runs are cleared and flushed and the wall has stopped dripping, the glass is clean and stays that way.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the same visit on a standard house, and picture windows get the same outside treatment.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so we do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing. If you want the interior and exterior both done, that is a separate job. The glass is done with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so it dries without residue.
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 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.
