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 the dirty runoff never lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a bundled visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this work in spring and fall, once the pollen and leaf drop have settled.
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 both jobs done in one visit cost less than two separate trips. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and the window count, or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote it from there.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. Oversized picture windows and a lot of small panes both add to the count. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before anything underneath can be reached. Hard-water spotting left by sprinklers is a separate problem, because ordinary cleaning solutions will not lift it; that takes a separate mineral treatment. Condos with shared gutter runs take longer to scope, so mention that when you call. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is how it looks on a typical Lombard visit. The crew reaches the roofline, clears the gutters and downspouts, flushing each downspout until it runs clear, and then works the exterior glass from the pole. The window washing and the washing services run in one pass, so you are not paying for the setup twice. Booked alone, the window cleaning services are quoted separately, and the bundle is the cheaper route. Runoff from the roof is handled at the gutter, which is why the glass comes last. Every run gets photographed before the crew leaves, so you can see what we found and what we cleared, and we will flag any spot that needs more than one visit. Most houses that are on a regular schedule are easier to keep clean than the ones that went years without attention, because it takes less effort to remove dirt that has not had time to set.
| 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 Lombard customers book both jobs twice a year, once in late spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Illinois the pattern is the same: spring after the seed and pollen drop, and fall after the leaves come down.
What we find at each visit follows the season. In the spring we see the yellow film on south-facing glass and the sticky paste packed into the gutter elbows. In the fall the leaf load is the main problem, a wet mat that sags the runs and holds water against the fascia. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we watch the weather with you when we book.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded through the year, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or an active construction site picks up grime faster than the rest. On those houses the regular cleanings come closer together, and we tell you when we see that happening rather than guessing from the calendar.
The sign that windows need attention is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in a rain. Interior and exterior glass get separate quotes, so ask about the inside when you book. If you see either sign, call us and we will look at it.
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 serve residential and commercial properties, and whether you are a homeowner or a property manager, our own window cleaners do the work. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories, and we give you an estimate. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The calendar fills during the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf drop, so book early if you can. Multi-story buildings take more setup, so the crew quotes them by the story. For houses with clogged gutters or signs of water damage, we will move the job up when we can, and we tell you the lead time when you call. The crew stays outside, works the exterior only, and keeps the professional window cleaning and the gutter work on one schedule.
Curb appeal is the reason many customers call us. Clean glass and clear gutters make the house look cared for from the street, and they keep the water moving where it should go. We do not do interior work on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. The job is exterior only, and we say so on the phone so there is no surprise on the day.
Yes. The crew that cleans your gutters is the same crew that cleans the exterior of your windows, and they do both on one visit, so the clean windows and the clear gutters are finished the same day.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. You tell us the details, we work out the number, and we give it to you by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text.
Yes. On residential properties in Lombard, the outside collects dust, rain spotting and sprinkler spots, so a residential window goes cloudy long before the inside does. The exterior is where most of the grime lands.
Most of our Lombard customers book in late spring and in the fall, and that timing fits the spring growth and the leaf drop.
No. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff is cleared before anyone touches the windows. The reason is simple: water from the gutters runs down the wall, so the order matters.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and those are part of the job. Every window we can reach from the ground or the pole gets the same treatment. Tracks are included in the same pass.
We clean the exterior only on this visit, so the clean windows you get are the outside glass and frames. We do not clean inside the windows, and we do not do pressure washing here.
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 leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
