Yes, the same two people clean the 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 in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our calls are for the spring and fall visits, when pollen and leaves are heaviest on the house.
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.
Our professional window cleaning crew prices 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, with downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping already part of the job, not billed as extras. Cleaning solutions for the gutters and frames are part of that price too, not a line item.
On the day, what moves the number is what the crew finds: on multi-story buildings, a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a large number of oversized picture windows, clogged gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove. We photograph each of these and tell you before anything extra is done.
To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house along with the stories and a rough count of windows. Interior and exterior glass are priced separately, and the windows inside stay as they are, since we only clean the exterior on this visit. Regular cleanings are priced by the visit, so the number you hear is the number for that 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.
Across Illinois, most homes are on gutter and window cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. Spring clears the pollen film off the glass and the pollen paste out of the gutters, and fall clears the leaf load from gutters and downspouts before the freeze. Clean gutters and glass also do more for curb appeal than most owners expect. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we confirm the timing when you book.
Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house close to a busy road usually needs a third visit, because the spots, grime and debris return between cleanings. Our crew sees this on jobs across the state, and we flag it on the first visit.
You will notice the glass needs it when haze shows only when the sun is low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain, since water running down the wall is a common route to water damage. Regular cleanings are scheduled ahead, so the spring and fall dates fill, and calling early keeps your slot.
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 residential properties across the city and nearby areas, and you can schedule service from a phone call or text. To book window and gutter cleaning in one visit, call (866) 435-6328 or send the stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you the estimate before the crew is booked. Lead time varies by season, and we confirm the date when you book.
The two busy windows are spring and fall, when our calendar fills, so the sooner you call the better your choice of date. Professional window cleaning on this visit covers the exterior glass only. If the property is neither a house nor a condo, tell us when you call, and we will say whether our crew takes residential and commercial jobs. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and we send photos of every window and gutter run when the job is finished.
Every window gets the same attention on the sill and frame, so the clean windows you see from the street are clean on the sill and frame too.
Yes, the same two people do both in one visit. Our window cleaning services and gutter work run in one order: gutters first, glass last, so nothing from the gutters drips onto clean windows.
There is no fixed figure we give without seeing the house. The number comes from stories and window count, and you can get it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. For a condo, tell us the building's stories when you call.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Our crew cleans the grime off the glass, removes dirt from the frames and sills, and leaves the inside as you keep it.
Spring and fall are when most customers book, so that is when our calendar fills. A call in those months still gets you a date, but the sooner you call, the more dates you can pick from.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. Runoff from the gutters and downspouts would otherwise stain the clean glass below, so the order matters.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the window washing services we quote as one price. We do not bill them as extras.
We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we say so before we start.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside 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.
