Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of the homes we work on are booked for spring and fall, which is when the pollen and leaves come down hardest on the glass and in the gutters.
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 a window and gutter bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we confirm it before the crew is scheduled. Two things move a quote most often on our jobs: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, and an oversized pane or a run of picture windows that takes longer to reach. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, add time, and guards that have to be lifted and reseated are quoted before the visit. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is also quoted separately, because regular cleaning solutions do not remove it.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We flush each downspout until it runs clear, rinse the screens we take down, and wipe the sills as we go, so none of that shows up as a line item. The price covers the outside of the house only, and interior and exterior glass are quoted as two separate jobs.
The biggest single factor is how the house is built. A two-story house with a shallow roof and clear access is quick to do. A three-story house with heavy tree cover over the roof, or one with a porch that blocks the ladder, is a longer visit. The stories and the window count are enough for us to quote over the phone, so a photo of the front of the house sent by text is usually all we need. Our quote is for residential properties, so a mixed residential and commercial building is quoted on site, not over the phone.
On a Normal job last spring, one customer had a two-story house with a large run of picture windows across the front and a gutter line that had not been cleared in several years. The quote went up because of the packed gutters and the number of panes that needed a lift to reach, and the bundle still came in under two separate visits. The full case and its link are below. Without a photo or a count of stories and windows, we can only give a range, so send both and we will give you the exact number.
Regular cleanings keep the job predictable. A house on a set schedule needs less work each visit, and the quote tends to hold steady year to year. Ask us about the schedule when you call.
| 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.
Most of our customers in Normal book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the outside of the house. Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the tree bloom and seed drop, and the fall visit in late October to November, after the last leaves fall and before the first hard freeze. Our crew sees the pollen film on south-facing glass and sticky paste in the gutter elbows in the spring visit, and the wet leaf mat in the fall visit. Many people search for window cleaners first, but professional window cleaning on a set schedule is what keeps the glass clear between seasons, and the schedule matters more than the price per visit when you compare cleaning services.
On multi-story buildings with heavy tree cover, the schedule changes. Needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, so those houses are often on three or four visits a year. Heavy cover also means clogged gutters, and a run that overflows can lead to water damage at the eaves. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the round white spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need a closer schedule too. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up dust faster, and you see it sooner on the windows inside.
The sign windows need cleaning is haze you only see when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout. Clean glass and clear gutters also do more for curb appeal than most people expect.
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 offer window and gutter cleaning on residential properties across Normal, from the older blocks near downtown to the newer subdivisions on the edge of town. Booking works the same everywhere: call (866) 435-6328 or text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we send a written estimate back before we schedule service. Once a date is set, we call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works on the outside of each residential window and does not come inside.
Two windows of the year fill our calendar faster: spring, when the tree debris comes down, and fall, when the leaves fall. If you want a slot in those months, book early. Outside those windows, we can usually fit a visit in with less notice. Call (866) 435-6328 and ask about the lead time for your date.
Every window gets the same exterior treatment, including the upper-story panes we reach from the pole, and the sill is wiped on each one before the crew moves on. We clean the clean windows and the dirty ones the same way, and we tell you if a pane needs a second look.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both, in one visit. Some window cleaning services send a second crew for the gutters, but we clean the gutters and downspouts first and then do the glass, so you are not paying for a second trip.
We do not give a figure here because the number depends on the stories and the size of the house. Condos are counted by stories and windows too. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will send a written estimate for both jobs.
In Normal, the outside picks up spring debris, rain dust and any sprinkler spotting, so the glass often looks hazy from the inside without anyone noticing. Cleaning the outside removes the grime that builds up there, and that is the part that changes how the glass looks in the morning sun.
Most of our customers here book in spring, after the pollen drop, and again in fall, after the leaves come down. Across Illinois the same two windows apply, and booking early in those months gets you the slot you want.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and grit come down the wall, so the glass waits until the wall has stopped dripping and every downspout has been flushed, which keeps runoff off the panes.
Screens are rinsed and put back in the window they came out of, sills are wiped to remove dirt, and tracks are cleaned as part of the exterior job. None of that is billed as an extra, so the number you hear on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows, and pressure washing services are not part of this quote, so the interior is a separate job we will not quote here.
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. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
