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 the two jobs separately. On our Hazel Crest jobs, most customers book us in spring and fall, which is when the pollen and leaves come down hardest.
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 window washing services are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, so a window and gutter cleaning visit on a residential window job gets one number. Doing gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Pricing does not depend on how many gutter runs you have beyond what the crew sees from the ground and the roof. The same count applies to condos and single-family houses.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to reach safely. Oversized panes and a high window count add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles, leaves and grime, take more hand clearing. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can clear underneath. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate treatment that no cleaning removes, and we tell you about it before we quote it.
Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing the screens and wiping the sill on every window are part of our window cleaning services and are not billed as extras. We flush each downspout until the water runs clear, and we use purified water to leave clean windows that dry without streaks. Water runoff from the roof is checked at the outlet on every run, so you know the gutters are carrying water away from the house.
On our Hazel Crest jobs, the figure that surprises people most is how much grime sits in the gutters after a season. One customer with three stories and a sprinkler line hitting the glass had us out last spring, and the crew found the downspouts packed and the picture windows spotted from the sprinkler. The quote came from the stories, the window count and the sprinkler treatment, and the invoice matched it. To get your exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has, and we will come back with the figure.
| 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 Hazel Crest customers book a window and gutter visit twice a year. Across Illinois the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit runs late October to November, so one crew in one visit fits that schedule. In spring the pollen lands as a film on the south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters, and the pollen season is the first thing we look for when we pull up. In fall the leaf load comes down and packs the downspouts before the first hard freeze. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we check the roof before we set a date.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof sends needles and grit into the gutters between visits, and a sprinkler line that hits the picture windows leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a film on the glass faster than one on a quiet street. For those, regular cleanings through a midseason visit keep the gutters clear and the glass from building up. The crew uses purified water on most panes and reaches for cleaning solutions only where water will not lift the film.
Two of our Hazel Crest customers show the difference. One house has no trees and is on once a year in late fall. Another sits under heavy trees with sprinkler spotting and is on three or four visits a year. Both get the same crew and the same order of work, gutters first and glass last.
Windows tell you when they need cleaning. The sign is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. Gutters tell you too: water sheeting over the edge in a rain means they are full. Either sign is a good reason to call, and you do not need to wait to schedule service.
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 have worked across Hazel Crest on residential properties and on the window cleaning services our crew provides in the area. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house. Multi-story buildings are priced by the number of stories, so give us that count even if the house looks simple from the street. Our window cleaners and gutter crew look at both jobs before they give you a number, so you know what the visit includes before it is scheduled. When the calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, we book the earliest open slot and call before we come. Quotes for residential and commercial work are split, so say which one you need when you call.
Professional window cleaning means the same crew does the gutters and the glass, so there is one visit and one invoice. That keeps curb appeal consistent, because the gutter water stops running down the glass after the clearing. It also avoids the clogged gutters that cause water damage at the fascia and foundation over a winter. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. This visit is exterior only: the crew does not come in, so the windows inside are not part of it, and any interior and exterior glass beyond the outside is quoted as its own job.
Yes. Window and gutter cleaning happens on the same visit, so you book one date for the gutters and the outside of the windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us a photo of the front and the story count, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the figure.
On our Hazel Crest jobs the outside carries the pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots, and those are what make a window look dirty from the street. Cleaning the inside would not remove them, so the clean windows you see from the curb come from the outside work.
Our customers here book late spring and again in fall. To schedule service, call or text us and we will give you the exact dates.
No. Gutters come first and the glass last, so the runoff from clearing the gutters has stopped before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and the sill is wiped on every window as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the exterior window work.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, so the inside is not part of this visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. To book a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
