Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. On our Morton jobs, most customers book in the spring and fall, which is when we find the most buildup on the glass and in the gutters. Ask for a number and we give it to you on the phone, and that is what you pay.
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 the bundle 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 the same every time: a third story or a steep roof the crew cannot walk, window count and oversized panes, clogged gutters 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.
On a Morton house with a window and gutter cleaning booked together, the crew checks the gutters and downspouts before quoting, since one blocked run can add time. Pollen is a common factor here in spring, and our crew plans for it. Cleaning solutions are used only on the glass and never left on the siding. A house with many picture windows takes longer than one with standard sash, and the quote reflects that. Our residential and commercial washing services are priced on the same method, so a homeowner gets the same straight answer a building manager does. Interior and exterior glass are priced separately, and the windows inside are quoted on their own.
To get a firm number, tell us the stories and the window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. We can usually work from that, and you can call (866) 435-6328 to confirm the figure before the crew is scheduled. A few regular cleanings a year keep the bill lower than letting the gutters and glass build up, since heavy buildup takes more time to clear. Ask for a number before anything is booked.
| 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, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, and most of our Morton customers book both on that calendar, twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense.
At the spring visit we find the pollen film on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed in the gutters. In the fall we find the leaf load, and the wet leaf mat is the one that sags the runs. The wettest months here, May, June and July, send the heaviest runoff off the roof, so the gutters need to be clear before then. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little in both directions.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Multi-story buildings need the ladder moved more often, so they take longer to clear. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a closer look. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more grime on the glass, and rain alone does not lift dirt that has baked on, so the crew has to scrub to remove dirt and adjusts the schedule for it.
Once a professional window cleaning crew has been through, the glass stays clean longer, and the gutters carry less water. Most of our customers on the twice-a-year plan find the gap between visits is enough, but the crew tells you after the first visit which plan your lot needs. Cleaning services in Morton are scheduled around the calendar the house needs, not a fixed guess. Left clogged, gutters can lead to water damage on fascia and siding, which is one reason we check them on every visit.
You will know the windows need it when you see a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain. Those are the two signs we look for on every visit.
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.
Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, with the number of stories, and the crew gives you an estimate. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
The busy windows are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop. In those weeks the calendar fills, so book early. Lead time depends on the season and is confirmed on the phone. Every window and gutter on the job gets the same attention, from the first pane to the last sill, and that is what keeps the curb appeal of the house intact.
Our window cleaning services cover residential properties and condos, and a residential window job is sorted out as one visit, which is what a window and gutter cleaning on one schedule is for. Our window cleaners finish the glass after the gutters are clear, so the ladder work happens once. Clean windows and clear gutters on the same day mean one set of ladders and one crew, and the crew will schedule service around your week. Ask us to schedule service for a day that suits you, and we confirm the time before we arrive.
Yes. Our window washing services include gutters on the same visit, so the people on the ladder for the gutters are the ones washing the glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Quotes for multi-story buildings and condos work the same way, by stories and window count, and we do not quote a figure without seeing those details first.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Interior glass is a separate job.
Across Illinois the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. Most of our Morton customers book in those two windows, when pollen and leaves are heaviest on the house.
No. Gutters come first and glass last, so runoff from the roof never runs down a wall onto clean panes. The roof is cleared, the gutters are cleared, every downspout is flushed, and only then does the crew work on the glass. Water damage to the siding below is the usual result when clogged gutters overflow, which is one more reason they go first.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned to remove dirt that has packed into them, all as part of the exterior job, and none of it is billed as an extra.
This visit is exterior glass only. We do not clean windows inside or do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers 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.
