Yes, 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 our customers book this bundle for spring and fall, and that is how we plan our crew's calendar.
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 gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, and that holds for professional window cleaning and gutter work alike. What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that is slow to set up for, a large number of windows or oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years 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 will remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The windows inside the house are not part of this price.
On our jobs, the houses that run up the most time are the ones with clogged gutters that have sat through several seasons, because the debris has to come out before the glass can be started safely. Heavy tree cover over the roof is another. Clean glass and clear gutters also do more for curb appeal than most owners expect, which is one reason the bundle is popular. Across Illinois, the quote is easiest to get right when we know the stories, the window count and a photo of the front of the house, sent by text. Once we have those, we can tell you what the visit will involve before we schedule it.
Multi-story buildings and older homes with a lot of glass take longer, and the crew sets the time based on what it sees. If you already know your house has water damage at the fascia or a problem with a downspout, tell us when you call so we can plan for it. We would rather flag a problem at the estimate than discover it on the ladder and charge a surprise. The window washing and the gutter work share one setup per side of the house, which is part of why the bundle is cheaper than two trips. To get your number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date.
| 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.
Across Illinois, most of our customers book both cleaning services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. Regular cleanings in spring and fall are why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. In spring, the gutters hold seeds and a pollen paste that dries hard, and the outside of the windows picks up a yellow-green film, most heavily on south-facing glass. In fall, the wet leaf mat is the main load, and on houses that skipped that visit we see gutter runs that have sagged under the weight by the next season.
Storm and wind seasons move the dates. Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can drop debris into the gutters off-schedule, so we ask about recent storms when we book. Residential properties with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a home near a busy road or a construction site often need a third visit in the year. On a residential window that a sprinkler line hits, the spots come back a day after cleaning, which is a sign the water line needs adjusting.
Windows need cleaning sooner when you start to see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, or when the sill and frame have a film you can feel with a finger. Clean windows only look clean in the light you see them in, so that low-sun haze is the sign to book. Gutters need cleaning sooner when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. Those two signs are the simplest way to tell whether it is time to schedule service with us.
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 has worked across Maywood, and our window cleaning services take the grime off the outside of every window the homeowner asks us to reach, including the upper stories done from the pole. We book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate and a date. Lead time depends on how busy the calendar is, and we will tell you the earliest slot we can offer when you call.
The two busiest windows of the year are spring and fall, so book early if you want a particular week. Outside those windows, we usually have more room on the calendar. The gutters and downspouts are cleared on the same visit, so runoff leaves the roof through the downspout instead of sheeting over the edge. On every visit we remove dirt from the frame and sill, not just the glass. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come, so you know when the crew will be on the property. Our washing services cover residential and commercial exterior work, and we clean the glass and gutters on condos and multi-unit buildings as well as single-family homes.
Yes, we do both. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the gutters washes onto clean glass. The glass is rinsed with purified water, so no cleaning solutions are left behind to streak.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we quote it by phone or text. Picture windows count toward the number like any other pane, though the size of the pane changes how long each one takes. Send us a photo of the front of the house and the approximate window count and we will give you the number before we schedule.
Yes, because the outside takes most of the load here. Interior and exterior glass pick up different dirt, and the outside is where the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up. Those are the marks you see from inside when the sun is low.
Spring and fall are the busiest windows, and across Illinois most of our customers book a visit in late May to June and another in late October to November. Spring catches the pollen and seed load, and fall catches the leaf mat before the first hard freeze.
No. We clean gutters first and glass last, so the debris and black water from the gutters run down the wall before anyone touches the windows. If the glass were washed first, it would need to be done again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and neither is billed as an extra, the same as every one of our cleanings. Tracks are included on exterior work where they can be reached from outside.
We do not clean the windows inside the house on this visit, and pressure washing is not part of it. Our window work is exterior only, so the inside of the glass stays as it is.
You do not need to be home, even for regular cleanings. 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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
