Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this in the spring and fall, when the tree dust and leaf load have built up.
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 number comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count. Bundling the gutters and the exterior glass into one visit costs less than booking window washing and gutter work as two separate jobs, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Text a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, and we can quote you from that.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters that have gone years without a cleaning and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping come with our washing services and are not billed as extras. We do not clean the inside of the glass on this visit.
Here is what a typical Orland Township quote looks like when the gutters and window cleaning services are booked together. Each house is different, so the number we give you is built from your stories and your window count, not from a standard sheet. A two-story house with grime on the south-facing glass and a clogged run on the back gutter will often need the most attention, and the crew will tell you what it found before any work starts.
Our regular cleanings keep the job quick. A house on a steady schedule has less built-up grime to remove, which means the crew spends the visit on the glass and the runs rather than on scraping old residue off the sill.
| 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 Orland Township jobs, most customers book both twice a year, once in the spring after the seed and pollen drop and once in the fall after the leaves are down. That is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the whole calendar.
In the spring, the pollen forms a film on the south-facing glass and turns into a paste in the gutters. In the fall, it is the wet leaf mat that packs the downspouts and sags the runs, and clogged gutters that overflow let water sit against the siding, which is how water damage starts. Storms and high wind move these dates around, so we set the visit from what the house needs rather than the calendar alone.
Houses under heavy tree cover, or with a sprinkler line that hits the glass, usually need a third visit. Sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day after cleaning, and cleaning solutions alone will not lift them. Multi-story buildings get the same film on the upper floors, where the glass is hardest to reach from the ground. A house near a busy road or a construction site also tends to collect more dust on the glass between visits, and the glass on residential and commercial buildings picks up the same film, so the same schedule logic applies.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. Haze on the glass is an outside problem, so it will still show after you have done the windows inside. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during 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.
We work on residential properties across the neighborhoods of Orland Township and call before we come. To book, send the number of stories and a photo of the house front by text, or call (866) 435-6328 and we come back with a quote and a date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside.
The two busy stretches of the year are the spring window and the fall leaf window. In those weeks our calendar fills first, so the sooner you schedule service the better your chance of the date you want. Outside those windows, slots are easier to find, and we will tell you what is open when you call.
Our crew handles residential window cleaning services and gutter work across the area with the same two-person setup every visit. You get professional window cleaning and the same care on the runs, and every window on the outside of the house gets the same rinse. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and the photos of each run come to you before the truck leaves.
Yes. We are a window and gutter cleaning company, and the same two people do both in one visit. The gutters come first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the runs does not end up on clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the exact figure before we book.
Usually yes, because the outside takes the tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Those are the things that make a window look hazy from the street, and the crew has to remove dirt and spotting from the exterior to clear them.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, which is when the tree dust and leaf load have built up. Condos and houses both see the same build-up, so the same window applies. If you want a date in the busy weeks, schedule service early so the slot is still open.
Not if the gutters come first. When a run is cleared, the leaves and grit come down the wall, and the runoff carries them onto any pane below. So the crew does the roof, clears the gutters and downspouts, and only then touches the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the same visit and are not billed as a separate line.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so the interior and exterior of the windows are never cleaned in the same job. We do not do pressure washing either, and we will tell you if something else needs attention.
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 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.
