Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price the bundle by the number of stories, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Our crew has worked this work across Illinois through the spring and fall seasons, and we tell you the number on the phone before we come.
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 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 on the invoice, whether you book washing services alone or both jobs. Our window washing quotes start with the number of stories, then the window count, then a photo of the front of the house sent by text.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. Stories and a steep roof change how long the work takes, and so does window count, especially oversized panes that need a second setup. Clogged gutters, the kind not cleaned in years and 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 does not come off with a cleaning, and we say so up front. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. This quote covers exterior glass only, so interior and exterior work is never mixed into one price, and condos are priced by the same stories and window count.
Here is what we have seen on our Leyden Township jobs. Each house gets its own number for our window cleaning services, because the same window count can mean very different work depending on whether the picture windows or a residential window sit over a deck or a second-floor landing. On a recent job, a homeowner with several picture windows and a clogged run of gutters had both done in one visit, and the number we gave was the number they paid. Regular cleanings after the first visit are quoted the same way: tell us the stories, the window count, and send one photo of the front of the house.
| 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 customers here book both twice a year, in late spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on this calendar for residential and commercial glass alike. Across Illinois the pattern holds: the spring visit comes late May to June and the fall visit late October to November.
In the spring we find pollen filming south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters. Purified water lifts most of it, and cleaning solutions come out only for film that will not rinse. The fall visit is about the leaf load, the wet mat that sits in the runs once the trees drop. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, and summer derechos and severe thunderstorms are the reason we sometimes come back sooner than planned.
Some residential properties need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps clogged gutters loaded between cycles. 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 the calendar suggests. On multi-story buildings, the setup takes longer, so we tell you after the first visit which of these cases applies to your lot.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze on the outside that you only notice when the sun is low, even when the windows inside look clean. Gutters tell you too: runoff sheeting over the edge during rain instead of running into the downspout, which is the first sign of water damage at the fascia.
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 window cleaners work across Leyden Township and book the work through a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Gutters and downspouts can be booked on the same visit, so the crew clears them before the glass. Lead time is shown on your estimate. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, when the pollen and leaf seasons arrive, so booking early in those months keeps the slot you want. To schedule service, call or text us, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
For the outside of the glass, our crew cleans every window the house has on the exterior, including the sill and the frame, and we use purified water so the panes dry without spotting. Frames and screens get rinsed to remove dirt before the glass is done, so the panes stay clear. Our professional window cleaning is done the same way for a single-story ranch and a multi-level house, and the crew adjusts the setup to reach each window safely. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and our cleaning services are booked the same way: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with a date.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and downspouts and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing dirty runs onto clean panes.
The number comes from stories and window count, not from a fixed rate, and condos are quoted the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will quote it.
On our Leyden Township jobs, a residential window picks up pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots on the outside that the inside never sees, so the exterior is where the grime builds up.
Residential properties in Leyden Township usually book in late spring and again in the fall, which is when the pollen and leaf seasons arrive.
No, that is the reason we do gutters first and glass last. Gutter runoff runs down the wall before we touch the panes.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt, sills are wiped and tracks are part of the job, so none of them shows up as an extra line on the invoice.
On this visit we clean the exterior of the windows only, not the windows inside. We do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, 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.
