Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. On our Nameoki jobs most customers book this in the spring and in the fall, when the spring dust and falling leaves are at their worst. Call (866) 435-6328 to book both in one visit.
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 and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate count of every window on the house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. When both jobs are booked in one visit the bundle costs less than two separate appointments, because the crew sets up one ladder position per side of the house and does the work in one pass.
Several things move the quote, and most of them show up on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. A large count of windows, or oversized picture windows, adds passes on the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting left by sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning alone will not remove, so we flag it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Nameoki jobs the quotes that come in highest are usually the ones where the gutters have gone a long time without service and the glass carries a season of grime. The way to get an exact number is simple: tell us the stories, give us the window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. That is enough for a firm figure before the crew is booked, and it covers the washing services, the window cleaning services, and the gutters and downspouts together so nothing comes as a surprise on the invoice. Rain and wind wash some of the runoff off the glass between visits, but it rarely takes everything, which is why we remove dirt from both the glass and the frames on every visit.
| 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 Nameoki jobs most customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in late spring and once in the fall, because one visit in each season matches what the house actually collects. Across Illinois the pattern is the same: spring after the seed heads drop, and fall after the leaves are down.
In spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste packed into the gutter elbows. The cleaning solutions we use lift it off the glass without smearing it, and the downspouts need flushing before the first heavy rain carries the paste into the basement wall. In fall the trouble is the leaf load: wet leaves in the gutters hold water against the fascia and add weight that a run can sag under by winter. Storms in summer and early fall can move both dates, and we adjust the booking when a derecho or a hard wind has stripped leaves over the roof.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, so those customers come in more often. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves round white spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need a closer look each season. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more fine dust on the windows, and it needs regular cleanings to keep the frames from building up grime.
You can tell the glass needs attention when there is a haze you only notice with the sun low in the sky. You can tell the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 Nameoki and the surrounding area, and we clean the outside of every residential window we are booked for on the same visit as the gutters. To schedule service, start with a phone call at (866) 435-6328 or a text: you give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we confirm the window count and the gutter runs before we set a date. The lead time depends on the season, and we tell you the next open slot when you call, so you know what to expect before we come.
The busiest stretches are the two windows when the spring dust and leaves are heaviest, and our calendar fills during them. Booking early in those weeks keeps you ahead of the crowd. Booking with us gives you one set of window cleaners for the glass and the gutters, and our cleaning services are scheduled as one visit. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal on a house the street sees every day. Our crew calls before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, since the crew does not come inside.
We work across a range of residential properties, from single-family homes to small multi-story buildings and condos, and the same rule holds for each: gutters first, glass last. If a job mixes residential and commercial space, call us and we will tell you what applies before you book. Clogged gutters are the most common reason a wall shows water damage after a wet season, so clearing them before the glass protects both the windows and the wall below. Professional window cleaning is the same process on every job, and the crew follows it so the result is consistent from one house to the next.
Yes. The same two people do both jobs in one visit, and we start with the gutters so the glass is cleaned last.
The number depends on stories and size, so we give it by phone or text. Text a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, and we send a firm figure.
Usually yes. Between visits the outside collects dust, rain spotting and sprinkler spots, and clean windows on the outside are what the street sees. The inside glass is a separate matter that this visit does not cover.
Our customers here book in late spring, once the spring dust has settled, and again in the fall, after the leaves come down. Those are the two windows when the glass and the gutters need it most.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When the runs are cleared and the downspouts flushed, the wall has a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the window work. We do not bill them as extras.
No. This visit covers exterior glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are, and pressure washing is not part of the visit. An interior and exterior clean would be a separate quote.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if 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.
