Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. Most of our Hinsdale customers book in the spring and fall, and that is when our crew is busiest. Text us a photo of the front of the house for a quick estimate.
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 comes down to stories and window count. We quote it by phone or text from those two things, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Booking a window and gutter cleaning together is the way to keep the total down, because the bundle costs less than two separate jobs. The glass gets purified water instead of cleaning solutions, so streaks do not come from the bottle.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means more time on the lift. A large count of window panes, or picture windows, takes longer than a standard row. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down heavier, and needles, leaves and grit packed into the downspout elbows add time. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated are quoted before we start. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem, and no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras.
On a Hinsdale house with a steep roof and a lot of glass, the quote came out higher than the next-door neighbor's, and the difference was the window count and the lifted guards on the back run. Whether the job is residential and commercial, the quote starts from stories and window count. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and the number should match what we said on the phone. Send us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what moves your number before we ever come out. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the photo for 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.
Most of our Hinsdale customers book two cleanings a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across Illinois the spring visit lands in late May to June, and the fall visit in late October to November. The spring visit catches the pollen film on south-facing glass and the paste that builds in the gutters. The fall visit catches the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs. Regular cleanings in spring and fall keep the buildup from setting, and summer derechos and severe thunderstorms across Illinois can shift those dates, so we watch the weather and call before we come. The window cleaners on our crew run both cleaning services on this same calendar, so one visit covers both.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps clogged gutters packed between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a closer look at the water. A house near a busy road or ongoing construction collects more grime on the glass than the houses around it. Multi-story buildings and tall two-story houses with a lot of glass are the ones where the third visit pays off, because the gutters at the top of the house fill fastest. Professional window cleaning on this schedule means the glass is done after the gutters, not before.
You will see when the windows need it: a haze that only shows when the sun is low. Cleaning the windows inside the house is a separate visit and not part of these dates. Gutters tell you too, when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running into the downspout, and that can mean water damage at the fascia. Both are the cue to book.
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 exterior windows and gutters on residential properties across Hinsdale. Every residential window on the outside of the house goes in the same visit, and we clear the gutters and downspouts on every run. Booking starts with a quick estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year fill the calendar fastest, so book early for spring and fall. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
For a window and gutter cleaning on a single house, schedule service once and we handle every window and every gutter run in the same visit. We clean each sill and frame we can reach from the ground or the lift, so you get clean windows top to bottom without a second trip.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Our washing services run the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof never lands on clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count. Multi-story buildings are quoted by story, and condos follow the same count. Text us a photo of the front of the house or call (866) 435-6328, and we give you the figure before we book.
On Hinsdale houses the outside carries most of the grime: road film, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Professional window cleaning on the outside is what gets that film off, because cleaning the inside alone does not remove dirt from the outside of the glass.
Most Hinsdale customers book in late spring and late fall, and regular cleanings at those points catch the pollen and the leaf load as they build up.
Not if the order is right. We clear the gutters, flush the downspouts and let the wall drip dry before we touch the glass. Clogged gutters overflow in a heavy rain, and that runoff can cause water damage at the fascia, so the gutters come first.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and gutters and downspouts are flushed as part of the visit. Tracks that are packed with grit are included in the standard job on our side of the house.
Interior and exterior cleaning are two different visits on our side, and this one covers the outside glass only. We do not clean windows inside the house, and we do not pressure wash siding or decks.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
