Yes, window and gutter cleaning is one visit here: the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows, gutters first and glass last. It is professional window cleaning done alongside the gutter work, not a second crew on a second day. We price it by the number of stories, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, our crews book this pairing most often in spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 window and gutter cleaning booked as one visit costs less than two separate jobs. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves it on our jobs is simple: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a window count that includes oversized panes, gutters that have gone years without a cleaning or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Cleaning gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Glass gets purified water first, and cleaning solutions come out only for spots water alone will not lift. This quote covers the outside of the glass only: windows inside the house are not part of it, and interior and exterior work is not sold as one package.
Across Illinois, most of the quotes we write follow the same pattern: stories first, then the glass count, then what the gutters look like when we open them. Residential and commercial quotes start from the same two questions, stories and window count. A house with a window at every turn of the stairs can take longer than a flat ranch of the same footprint, and the quote reflects that. Ask for the estimate by text with a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you where it lands, before anyone is scheduled. Lean on the photo; it is the fastest way to settle the window count without a walk-around.
On a recent job in Libertyville, the two-story home had a row of picture windows across the back and a gutter run that had not been opened in several seasons, so the crew spent more time at the downspouts than on the glass. Once the window count and gutter condition were known, the quote was set and the bundle came in under two separate visits. The price the customer was given on the phone was the price on the invoice, with no add-ons.
| 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 Libertyville customers book regular cleanings twice a year, one visit in the spring month and one in the fall month, which is why a single crew doing both in one visit makes sense for them. Across Illinois the spring visit lands in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, and our calendar tends to fill fastest in those two windows.
In the spring we find a film of pollen on south-facing glass and a paste of grit and dust in the gutters, and the downspout elbows are often packed with seeds. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, sitting in the runs after the last drop, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen gutter sections sag under the weight of it by late winter, which is where water damage tends to start on the fascia. Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms move the dates on some years, and after a storm we check the runs for debris that the wind pushed in.
Heavy tree cover over the roof usually means a third visit, because clogged gutters and packed downspouts build up between cleanings. A sprinkler line hitting the glass also needs a closer look, since the spots that come back a day after cleaning are mineral deposits and need a separate treatment. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass and tends to get a third visit too. Window cleaners who skip the gutters are the ones whose glass gets hit by the runoff from the roof. Our crew can tell you on the first estimate which of those applies to your lot, and it can remove dirt along the frames while it is up there.
On a Libertyville property with no overhanging trees, a yearly fall visit has been enough, while a house with big trees over the roof has moved to three or four visits a year. The first visit tells us which of those your lot actually needs. Haze on the glass that only shows when the sun is low is the sign the windows need attention, and water sheeting over the gutter edge in a steady rain is the sign the gutters do. Clean glass and clear runs do a lot for curb appeal, and that is what the fall visit protects.
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 cleaned gutters and exterior glass across Libertyville, and our washing services cover the same work on residential properties: a residential window cleaning request, a gutter run, a sill, a screen, and every window on the outside of the house, so the whole house ends with clean windows. Condos and multi-story buildings are quoted from stories and window count, the same way as a single house. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, where you give us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo, and we set a slot from there. The lead time on our calendar is shown when you book, and if a slot opens sooner, we will tell you.
The busy windows are the spring and fall visit months, when most of our Libertyville customers book at once. If you want the spring slot, book early in the season; the fall calendar fills in late October. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, but we call before we come, and the crew does not enter the house. Keep the side gate unlocked and let us know if a window is out of reach so we can plan it before the truck arrives.
Yes. Our window washing services and gutter work are done by one crew in one visit, gutters first, then the glass, so the water running off the roof never lands on clean windows.
The number comes from stories and window count, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will quote it.
On a Libertyville house the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots, so the glass fades from outside first. Cleaning the inside alone leaves that film sitting between you and the view.
Our customers here book in the spring month and the fall leaf month. Across Illinois, that means late May to June and late October to November.
No, that is why we do gutters first and glass last. Once the runs are cleared and flushed, the runoff has drained and the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, so the crew can remove dirt from the frame as well as the glass. Tracks are included on the same visit when they are reachable from the outside.
This visit is exterior only. We do not clean the windows inside, and we do not pressure wash on this visit.
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 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.
