The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so you end up with clean windows and clear gutters from a single visit. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Lincolnwood jobs, most customers book this in the spring and fall, when seed and leaves are heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 or text for a quote, and the number we give you is the number we charge.
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.
For a window and gutter job, we price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
What we see on the day that changes a quote: multi-story buildings with a third story or a steep roof, a large count of windows or oversized picture windows, gutters not cleaned in years and packed with leaves, and gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated before we can reach the channel. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning will not remove and needs different cleaning solutions, so we note it on the estimate rather than promising it away. Pollen film on south-facing glass and paste in the gutters add time in spring, which is why our spring visits run a little longer than fall ones.
Our Lincolnwood experience tells us the most useful thing is an exact count. Text us the front of the house and tell us the stories, and we will give you a number before anyone climbs a ladder. A recent job on a two-story house with mature trees over the roof needed a full gutter flush and a second pass on the lower windows, and that is the kind of detail that decides the final figure, not the street it sits on. Exact counts keep the quote honest, and a clean front does a lot for curb appeal.
| 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 book professional window cleaning and gutter cleaning services twice a year, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on a fixed calendar, and regular cleanings are what keep the gutters clear. Across Illinois, the spring visit usually falls late May to June, after the seed drop, and the fall visit late October to November, once the leaves are down. At each visit we find a haze on the glass and packed grit in the gutters in spring, and the wet leaf mat in the fall.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between cleanings, so these clogged gutters fill faster than the calendar suggests. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or active construction collects grime faster than the average lot. Across Illinois, storm and wind seasons, including summer derechos and severe thunderstorms, can move the dates, and we will call you before we come.
Two signs tell you it is time. Windows show a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and gutters show water sheeting over the edge during rain, which can lead to water damage at the fascia. Both mean the schedule is due, and both are easy to check from the driveway.
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 crew does window and gutter cleaning across Lincolnwood, and we schedule service by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting once we have the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time is in the schedule we send with your estimate, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside the house.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and that is when our calendar fills first, so an early estimate keeps your slot. Residential properties on a regular cycle tend to book the same month each year, which keeps the calendar steady. This page covers homes, and a residential and commercial quote follows the same stories count. For a single visit, one estimate covers the whole exterior, from the gutter run to every window and the sill beneath it, including each residential window on the house.
Yes, it is the same two people, and they provide window cleaning services and gutter work in one visit. The crew cleans the gutters first and the outside glass last, so the runoff from the roofline never lands on clean glass. You get one visit and one invoice.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details. Text a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, and we will send the exact figure.
Yes, because the outside carries the rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Those are the things that dull the glass, and the windows inside cannot reach them. We clean the exterior only on this visit.
Most of our Lincolnwood customers book in the spring, once the seed drop is done, and again in the fall after the leaves come down. Booking early keeps your slot in those busy windows. If you live in a condo, tell us how many stories the building has when you text.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and black water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the gutters and downspouts are finished and the wall has stopped dripping. Flushing the downspouts is how we remove dirt from the channel before any glass is touched.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included in our washing services where we can reach them safely from the outside.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, since interior and exterior glass are separate jobs. We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing, and we will tell you if something else needs attention.
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. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
