Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book us in the spring and fall, and that is when we see the most work on Oak Forest houses. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 price comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. For window cleaning services and gutter work alike, the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We do not change it after the crew arrives.
Several things move the quote on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Our window washing services on oversized picture windows take longer than standard panes. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take more clearing. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers will not come off with any cleaning. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. A quote for interior and exterior glass on the same house is a separate job, so ask for it up front.
On our Oak Forest jobs the quote is built from what we can see before we climb. Text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and roughly how many windows, and we will give you the exact number before anyone is scheduled. A house with the same stories and window count can still land differently if one side has heavy grime or the gutters are full, so we look at both before we quote. Regular cleanings keep the bill lower over time, because the gutters never get packed to the point where the crew has to dig them out.
| 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 twice a year, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. On Oak Forest houses that means a spring visit and a fall visit, and the two windows are when our calendar fills. The visits cover the outside only, so windows inside the house stay out of the schedule.
In spring we find pollen on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the gutters. The window and gutter work is easier then because the seed and catkin drop has settled, and the glass shows the film clearly. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and houses that skipped the fall visit tend to show water damage at the fascia by the next winter. The cleaning solutions we use on the glass are the same from one visit to the next, so the results stay consistent across the year.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. Houses near a busy road or a construction site pick up residential and commercial dust that clogs gutters faster than the usual schedule. We tell you which of these applies after the first visit, and the crew photographs any spotting so you can see it.
Windows show they need cleaning when you see a haze only when the sun is low. A sign of clogged gutters is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running down 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 window cleaners have worked on residential properties, houses and condos across Oak Forest, and we bring the same process to every job. Booking our cleaning services starts with a quote by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. From there we set a date, and typical lead time depends on the season and how full the calendar is that week. Booking early helps, because in the two busy windows of the year the calendar fills first.
Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. We call before we come, and we text when the crew is on the way. Our professional window cleaning is done from the ground on most houses and from a boom or scissor lift on multi-story buildings and taller houses, with purified water that dries without streaks. Every window the quote covers gets cleaned, and the sill is wiped and the frames cleared, so the outside of the house has real curb appeal. When you schedule service with us, the estimate and the date are confirmed in writing before the crew is on the way. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service.
Yes, it is one of the most frequently asked questions we get. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and they work gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the dirty water off the clean panes.
The number comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and each residential window counts toward that count. We give it to you by phone or text before anything is booked. We do not quote a figure here, because two houses with the same stories can need different work. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the exact number.
On our jobs the outside carries most of the work. Road film, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the glass where the weather hits it, and the crew can remove dirt from every pane and frame. Interior glass is not part of this visit, but the outside cleaning is what most homeowners notice first.
Across Illinois most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and on Oak Forest houses that is when we see the most seasonal debris and leaf load. Book early in those windows, since the calendar fills first then.
Not on our jobs. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the leaves, grit and runoff come down before anyone washes a window. Washing the glass first means washing it again after the gutters are cleared.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and the frames are cleaned along with the glass. They are not billed as extras.
Exterior only on this visit, so windows inside the house stay as they are. We do not pressure wash siding or driveways here either.
No, 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, 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.
