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 jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book spring and fall, so the calendar fills in those months.
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.
The price you get from us comes from how many stories the house has and roughly how many windows it carries, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Doing the gutters and the outside glass in one visit is cheaper than booking the two jobs separately, because the crew sets up the ladder once for each side of the house. On this job, window washing and gutter work go on one quote, so the washing services for the glass and gutters land on one number. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and we will work out the number from there.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent: multi-story buildings and a roof too steep to walk take more time on the ladder. Every residential window counts toward the quote, and oversized picture windows and a high count of small panes add time on the glass. Gutters nobody has opened in years, packed with seeds and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat come into the quote before the visit, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate item, because no cleaning removes it. Clearing gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras.
What the glass carries in North Aurora is a film of grime from the road and the seasons, and the crew sees it most clearly in spring. Our window cleaning services here are quoted by stories and window count, and regular cleanings keep that number steady, because the crew already knows the house. Quotes for interior and exterior cleaning are separate, and this visit covers the exterior only, so interior glass is not part of the price. Ask for a written estimate once you have the stories and window count in hand, and the crew will confirm it on the day before any work starts.
| 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 both jobs in spring and again in fall, so the same crew can come back on the same calendar. On the glass, the pollen film settles on south-facing windows, and the gutters pick up pollen paste that washes down the downspouts. Our crew sees the leaf load in fall as the next big change, so the late-fall visit clears what the trees drop before the first hard freeze. A run of clogged gutters is the usual route to water damage at the fascia, so the fall visit is the one to keep. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates a little, so book once you know the rough timing for your street.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, and our customers on those lots tend to book every three to four months. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, and a house close to a busy road or active construction needs the glass checked more often. Each visit also helps remove dirt the wind packs into the frames, which is why frames get done with the glass. Most of the window and gutter cleaning we do is on a twice-a-year schedule, and the crew tells you after the first visit which pattern your lot needs.
You will notice a window needs cleaning when the haze is visible only when the sun is low. You will notice a gutter needs cleaning when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. Text us a photo of either one and we will tell you what we see.
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 North Aurora on residential properties, and we handle window and gutter cleaning for homes on the same schedule we use across the rest of the area. Our cleaning services cover the gutters and exterior glass in one booking. Booking starts with a quick estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, using the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. If the property mixes residential and commercial space, tell us on the phone before we quote it, so we can confirm the crew can take the job. Lead time depends on the season, and the calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
We are one of the professional window cleaning crews that keep the same two-person setup across every job, which keeps the schedule predictable for the homeowner. If you want a clean outside to match the curb appeal of the house, ask us to schedule service once the estimate is confirmed. Our window cleaners reach every window from the ground or the lift, including the sill and the upper-story glass, so nothing gets missed.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We do that on purpose, because the gutter runoff would otherwise dirty the glass we just cleaned.
We give the number by phone or text, based on the stories and the size of the house. The number we quote is the number on the invoice, and downspout flushing and haul-off are included.
On our North Aurora jobs, the outside carries most of the buildup: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that show up after a few days. Cleaning the outside alone takes care of the film the sun shows up in.
Spring visits run late May to June across Illinois, and fall visits run late October to November, which keeps up with pollen and leaves without the calendar getting too tight.
Not if we run it in the right order. The roof gets blown clear, the gutters get cleared, every downspout gets flushed, and the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the glass.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and frames are done as part of the job. Tracks are included in the same visit, so you do not see them as a separate charge. Cleaning solutions stay off the glass unless a spot needs them, because purified water does most of the work.
No. This visit covers exterior glass only, so the windows inside the house are not cleaned. We do not do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. If you live in one of the condos, check the ladder and parking rules with the association first.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
