The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of the homes we work on get both done in the same spring and fall visit, so we set up the schedule around that.
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 window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two washing services separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the same ones every time: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized panes, clogged gutters that have not been opened in years and 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. Gutters and downspouts are cleared on the same visit, so the number covers both. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has and roughly how many windows face the street, since we count every window on the front and sides. Most of the time that is enough for a firm figure before the crew is booked. Gutters that carry water over the edge at the back of the house often need the same ladder setup as the front, so tell us about any back run that is hard to reach. The crew can remove dirt from frames and glass in the same pass. Heavy grime on the glass and runoff marks under the gutter outlets get the same care as a clean pane, but they add time, so we account for them up front.
On our Maine jobs the same questions come up again and again, and each one changes the number. On residential properties, a walk-out basement puts the back run much higher. Picture windows add time because the glass is large. Residential and commercial buildings are priced the same way, by stories and window count, and condos and multi-unit buildings are priced by building, not by unit, so the number reflects the whole roofline. Residential window cleaning on an older house often means a few more ladder moves than the photo suggests. Our crew checks for water damage at the fascia while the ladder is up and reports it in the photos instead of guessing from the ground.
| 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.
On our Maine jobs, most of our customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and that is why one crew doing the gutters and the glass in one visit makes sense.
In spring, the pollen is the first thing we find: a yellow film on south-facing glass and a paste of blossom debris in the gutters that the rain has not washed out. In fall, it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the gutter after the last leaves drop. Storm and wind seasons can move either visit by a few weeks, and we tell you when we see that coming.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means clogged gutters again before the next visit. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and cleaning solutions will not lift them, so those need a mineral treatment rather than another pass. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust on the sills faster than a quiet street does, and that changes how often the glass needs attention.
Clean glass is part of curb appeal, and the sign that windows need it is haze that you only notice when the sun is low in the evening. The sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a rain, not running into the downspout. If you see either one between our visits, send us a photo and we will tell you which it is.
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 works across the city and the surrounding neighborhoods, and the booking works the same way for everyone: a quote by phone or text from the number of stories and a photo of the house front. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328. The lead time depends on the calendar, and we give you the actual date when you book.
The two busy stretches of the year are the spring bloom and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills in those windows first. Book early in either one and you get a slot closer to the date you want. Outside those windows, window cleaning services are easier to fit in, and window cleaners in the area often have openings sooner.
We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. Professional window cleaning on a house this size takes most of a morning, and multi-story buildings take longer because the ladder moves more. We check every window on the street side, and a streaked front hurts curb appeal more than anything else, so we give the glass the time it needs. We show up with the equipment for the height of your gutters, and we do not guess at it from the driveway.
Yes, the same two people do both in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters does not run down onto clean windows.
We do not quote a figure without seeing the house. The number comes from the stories and the window count, and you can get it by phone or by text with a photo of the front of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the same number on the invoice.
On the houses we work on here, the outside carries the pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots, so the glass goes dull from outside first. Cleaning the windows inside will not remove those, which is why we clean exterior glass on its own visit.
Across Illinois, most visits fall in late May to June, after the spring bloom, and again in late October to November, after the leaves come down. Those two regular cleanings keep the gutters flowing and the glass clear through the seasons.
Not when we do the job. Gutters first, glass last, so the leaves, grit and black water coming off the runs never reach a pane we have already cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit as well, so you are not billed for them separately.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. A window's interior and exterior get different treatment, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
