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 the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book the work in the spring and fall, when leaves and grit build up the most. 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 for residential and commercial buildings alike, 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 we charge.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, window count and picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned 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 removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Illinois, the homes that stay on the same quote from visit to visit are the ones where the owner tells us the stories and a rough window count by text, with a photo of the front of the house. A photo lets us see the roofline, the window sizes and any clogged gutters before anyone climbs a ladder, so the number on the phone holds. For multi-story buildings the same rule applies: we need the story count before we quote. Sprinkler spotting and standing water that drains against the foundation are the two things we check first, because they can point to water damage that cleaning will not fix on its own.
Our window washing crew uses purified water for the glass, and cleaning solutions come into it only for hard-water spots, which are quoted separately. Our window cleaners take the same approach on every house. That is the work we bring to professional window cleaning, and it is part of what keeps the curb appeal of the house intact between visits.
| 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 gutters and exterior windows twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Spring and fall are the two visits that carry the most load.
In spring we find the pollen film on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed in the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we schedule service around the weather rather than a fixed day.
Some homes need a third visit. A house under heavy tree cover, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction tends to build up faster. The spots that come back a day after cleaning are usually sprinkler minerals, and that is the sign to change the sprinkler, because a cleaning alone will not leave clean windows for long.
Haze on every window that you only notice when the sun is low is the sign the glass needs cleaning. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in the rain.
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 clean gutters and exterior windows across the Minooka area, and the booking works the same wherever the house is. Start with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text to book an estimate: give us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house. We will set a time and call before we come.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and we send photos of each gutter run and the finished glass before we leave. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when our slots fill first. Book early for those months.
We also handle cleaning services for residential window jobs and for residential properties, with a steady pace on the roofline and the glass. Our crew works through washing services and window cleaning services on the same visit, and we keep the job focused on removing grime from the glass and clearing gutters and downspouts. Where the water pools and runs toward the foundation, we check for runoff and report what we see. A quick walk around the building lets us remove dirt from the sills and frames without leaving residue behind, and we apply the same routine to condos.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean glass.
We do not give a figure here. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we quote it by phone or by text. Call (866) 435-6328 with the story count, or send a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the number.
Usually yes, because the outside carries most of the load. Dust, rain film and sprinkler spots all land on the exterior glass first, so cleaning the inside alone does not change what you see from the street.
Across Illinois, our customers book regular cleanings in spring and fall. Those are the two visits that carry the most leaf load, so the calendar fills first then.
Not on our jobs. On every one of our cleanings, gutters go first and the glass goes last, so the leaves, grit and black water come off the wall before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are part of the visit too, and none of it is billed as an extra line.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, picture windows included. We do not clean the windows inside, so interior and exterior glass are never part of the same booking. We do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway if the 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.
