The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing dripping off the roof lands on clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this twice a year, in spring and in fall, and our crew does the work from start to finish.
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.
Window washing and gutter cleaning are quoted together, because our washing services 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. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and it is built from those inputs before anyone climbs a ladder. The same quoting method covers condos and other residential properties.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones the crew sees on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years or 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. Clearing the gutters and downspouts, along with screen rinsing and sill wiping, is part of the job and is not billed as an extra. Grime baked onto the glass adds time, and interior and exterior glass are separate questions, so on this visit we clean the exterior only and leave the windows inside the house alone.
Our Grayslake jobs show how much the details matter. Ask us for the exact number by sending a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. A quick look at the glass and the gutter line tells us whether you need a basic cleaning or a deeper one, and the regular cleanings on a set schedule keep the bill predictable from one visit to the next. We will tell you the number before we start, and it will match the invoice.
| 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 gutters and exterior windows twice a year, in spring and in fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. On our jobs, the spring visit lands after the seed and pollen drop, when the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters. On most panes, purified water removes dirt and pollen film without cleaning solutions, in one pass. The fall visit clears the leaf load before the first hard freeze.
Storm and wind seasons move those dates. Summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can leave debris in the gutters and on the glass that needs a second look, so we plan around the weather rather than a fixed date. Clogged gutters on multi-story buildings are the ones that cause water damage, because the runoff spills over the edge and down the wall beneath them. Some houses need a third visit: heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that come back a day later), or a house near a busy road or construction. On those houses, the window and gutter work is on a shorter cycle.
The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in rain. The same signs show up on residential and commercial buildings, but this page is about homes. If you see either, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what the cause is and whether it needs a visit.
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.
Our crew works across the Grayslake area, and booking is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text to request an estimate with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will tell you the next open slot. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Our busy windows are the spring and fall stretches when our calendar fills, so booking early is the way to schedule service on the day you want.
We work with homeowners who want their windows and gutters done properly, and we bring the same care to every window and sill on the house, since each residential window gets the same purified-water rinse. Our crew uses professional window cleaning methods, with purified water and a water-fed pole for the upper stories. That keeps the job safe and the glass clean without climbing a ladder on the siding.
If you are weighing up window cleaning services, the easiest way to compare is to ask for a written estimate and check it against the number you get from other window cleaners. Our estimate lists the scope line by line, so you can see what is included before you decide, and we keep the curb appeal of your home in mind when we plan the order of work.
Not usually, but our crew does both. The same two people clean the gutters and downspouts and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not land on clean panes.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and the same rule holds for condos and other residential properties: we give it by phone or text. Send us the details and we will quote it before we schedule.
On our Grayslake jobs, the outside of each residential window carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits, and those remove dirt from the glass that the inside never touches. Cleaning the outside keeps the view clear even when the inside looks fine.
Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest, so booking early gets you a slot. Our calendar fills in those windows.
No, that is why we do gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves, the grit and the black water come down the wall, so the glass has to wait until the gutters and downspouts are finished.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the exterior side, and we can give you the exact scope when you call.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, so the windows inside the house are not part of it, and we do not do pressure washing either. If you need those, tell us when you call.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Our crew sends photos of every run before they leave.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
