Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this bundle in the spring and again in the fall, and we ask for a photo of the front of the house so the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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 stories and approximate window count, the bundle done in one visit costs less than two separate jobs, and the number we give you by phone or text is the number we charge.
On our jobs the quote moves with a few things the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof steep enough that we work from a boom or scissor lift changes the setup. Window count and oversized picture windows change the glass time. Clogged gutters nobody has opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing cleaning will not remove, so we flag it before we quote.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, sill wiping and the cleaning solutions for frames are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Residential and commercial jobs are quoted the same way, by what the building needs.
Across Illinois, the way to get an exact number is simple. Tell us the stories, a rough window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. For Hanover Park we can look at your roofline and your glass and give you a figure in writing before we book a date. For multi-story buildings, say so up front, since the cleanings schedule and the crew size both depend on the footprint. Call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo, and we will reply with a written estimate.
| 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 on regular cleanings book both jobs twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense.
Across Illinois, the spring visit usually falls in late May to June. By then a tree dust film has settled on south-facing glass, and a sticky paste has built up in the gutters and at the elbows. In fall the leaf load comes down and packs the downspouts before the first hard freeze, and freeze risk is real here. Summer derechos and severe thunderstorms across Illinois can move both dates, so we book on what the house needs rather than the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the gutter run and the downspout between visits, and a run that overflows in a storm can lead to water damage at the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or construction collects a grime film that shows up on the windows within weeks. Tall houses with glass out of easy reach are the other common case. For those houses we suggest a third visit in mid-summer, and we say so on the first call so you can plan for it.
You know the windows need cleaning when a haze shows up only in low sun. You know the gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout, which usually means the gutter is packed.
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 and gutter cleaning across the city, and right now our crews are working through residential properties on both sides of town. Our window cleaning services cover the outside glass, done by a professional window cleaning crew, with the gutters done first on every house. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and tell us the number of stories. From there we give you a date window and a written estimate, and we call before we come, so you are never surprised by a truck in the driveway.
Lead time for our cleaning services is set by our calendar, not by a promise we can't keep. The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, and in those weeks slots fill fastest. If you want clean windows for a particular date, book early.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside. If you have a schedule that makes the side of the house hard to reach, tell us when you call. We handle every window on the outside of the house from the ground or the lift, including the sill and the upper stories, and any residential window above the first floor gets the same care. We will walk the job with you if you want to see the plan.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people. Our washing services start with the gutters and downspouts and the roof blow-off, then move to the glass, so the crew stays on the house from start to finish.
We do not give a figure here because the number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text a photo of the front and tell us the window count, and we send the number in writing.
Usually the outside is where the work shows. A tree dust film, rain dust and sprinkler spots collect on the outside, and the only way to remove dirt from that outer pane is to clean it from the outside. Clear glass does more for curb appeal than most owners expect.
Across Illinois, most of our customers book in the spring and again in the fall. Those are the two windows when pollen and leaves load the glass and the gutters, so book before the calendar fills.
No, we do gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves, the grit and the runoff come down the wall, so the glass waits until the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are done as part of the job, so you are not billed for them as add-ons.
No. This visit covers the exterior glass only. The windows inside stay as they are, and we do not clean interior and exterior glass on the same visit or do pressure washing on it.
No, you do not need to be home. If your home is one of several condos under one roof, tell us when you book which windows and gutter runs are yours. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while 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.
