Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price 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 in spring and fall, when leaves and grit are heaviest on the house.
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.
The price depends on how many stories the house has and roughly how many windows it carries. We quote from those two things by phone or text, and the number we give you is the number we charge. Window washing and gutter work share that quote, and our washing services are priced the same way on every house. Doing the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit is cheaper than two separate jobs, and the difference is built into the quote before we arrive.
On our jobs, these are the things that move the quote most often. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means a boom or scissor lift on the day, and multi-story buildings are where that lift comes out most often. Oversized picture windows and large panes take more time per pane. Gutters nobody has opened in years come out packed with leaves and grit, and that adds time at the outlets. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting left by sprinklers does not come off with cleaning alone, and we will tell you so on the phone rather than after the glass is done.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior and exterior glass are two separate scopes, and this quote covers the exterior only. Book the cleanings for gutters and downspouts with the windows, and the bill stays in one piece. We would rather you know the full scope before the crew arrives, so ask for the estimate by text with a photo of the front of the house and the number of stories, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will tell you what moves it on your lot.
| 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 Hickory Hills customers book both jobs as regular cleanings twice a year, once in late spring and once in fall. That is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Illinois the pattern holds, with the spring visit running late May to June and the fall visit running November to early December.
At the spring visit we find pollen filmed across south-facing glass and packed as paste in the gutters. Rain alone will not remove dirt that has dried onto the glass, which is why that visit matters. In fall we find the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we often see clogged gutters that sagged under the weight of ice by winter. Water damage tends to start there, at the fascia and the soffit below. Storm and wind seasons, especially summer derechos and severe thunderstorms, can shift the timing, so we confirm the date with you before the truck goes out.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the downspouts filling between visits. 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 grime than a quiet street. If you ask us, we will tell you which group your house falls into after the first visit.
Two signs tell you the windows need attention sooner than the calendar says. One is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the sky. The other is gutter water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. Either one is a reason to call.
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 crews serve residential properties across the Hickory Hills area, and we book from the estimate forward. Send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will set a date. Lead times run on the calendar, not a promise, so ask when the next open slot is when you call.
The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when leaves and grit are heaviest. Our calendar fills in those weeks, so if you want the work done in a particular month, book early. We clean every window on the outside of the house, and each residential window gets the same purified-water rinse. The glass is finished with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing is left to streak. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside and sends photos of the finished runs and glass before it leaves.
We run professional window cleaning and gutter work as one service, which is why the two jobs share a crew. Our window cleaning services and gutter cleaning services happen in one visit, and clear gutters with clean glass do more for curb appeal than either job alone. If you have a question about your street, your storey count or a glass situation we have not covered here, schedule service through the form or text us a photo of the roofline and we will reply with what we see.
Yes. Our crew does both jobs in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the runoff from the gutters does not end up on clean windows. We do not split the work between two companies. The same people who clear the gutters come back to the windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house. Send a photo of the front and the number of stories and you will have the exact number on the phone. Condos are quoted the same way, once we know the stories and whether the gutter run is shared. This page is about houses, so for a residential and commercial mix, ask us before you book.
It is, because the outside takes most of the load. Pollen and rain dust settle on the outside glass, and sprinkler spotting lands there too. Interior glass stays clean much longer than exterior glass does, so cleaning the outside is the part that changes how the house looks from the street.
On our Hickory Hills jobs, most customers book in late spring and in fall. Across Illinois the spring visit runs late May to June and the fall visit runs November to early December. Book the spring visit before the spring growth fills the gutters and the fall visit before the leaves fall.
No, because the gutters are cleared and flushed first, and the wall gets a few minutes to drain before anyone touches the windows. If the glass were washed first, someone would have to wash it again. Gutters first, glass last is the order every time.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are cleaned where they can be reached from outside. We do not charge separately for any of that on the visit.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, so the windows inside the house are not part of the job, and an interior and exterior bid is a separate quote. We do not do pressure washing on this visit either. If you need either one, tell us when you book and we will tell you what we can and cannot do on your house.
No, 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. The crew sends photos of every run and the finished glass to your phone before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
