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 dripping off the roof lands on clean panes. Our price is set 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 this in spring and fall, after the seeds and leaves have come down.
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 number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we work it out from the number of stories and the approximate count of windows, both of which you can give us by text along with a photo of the front of the house. Window washing booked together with gutter cleaning on one visit comes out cheaper than booking the two jobs separately, and the exact saving is shown on your quote.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a steep roof means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder, and multi-story buildings are quoted the same way. A large count of windows, or oversized panes, takes longer to reach from the pole. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, need more time before any water can run through them. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that no cleaning removes, and we tell you about it before we start.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Clogged gutters are the first thing our crew clears, because they are the reason water damage shows up on siding and fascia after a storm. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal from the street. Our window cleaners do professional window cleaning from the outside only on this visit, so windows inside are not included.
At this stage we are describing the exterior work, not a single fixed case. To get the exact number, send us the stories, the window count, and a photo of the front of the house by text, and we will call you back with the figure before any crew is booked.
| 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 gutter and window cleaning in spring and in fall, and that is the calendar we build the year around. Our crew handles both jobs together, because these cleaning services need the gutters and the glass done in the same order on the same visit, which keeps the number of trips to a minimum for residential properties.
Each visit turns up something specific. The pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are heaviest in the spring. The leaf load comes down in the fall. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates a few weeks in either direction, so we watch the forecast and call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof is the most common reason, because grit and needles keep packing the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the sill and the frame. To schedule service, call or text us, and our crew books these visits on a schedule that suits the property, checking every window on each visit.
You will know a residential window needs cleaning when there is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into 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 crew provides window cleaning services and gutter cleaning throughout Palos Hills, and we set up each visit by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328, or send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm a window for the job. The lead time depends on the season, and we will tell you the first open date when we call back.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we send photos to your phone before the truck leaves. The busiest stretches of the year line up with the spring and fall visits, so if you want a particular date, book early.
Our service covers the washing services a house needs on the outside, including the grime that builds on glass and the gutters and downspouts that carry rain runoff away from the foundation. We also clean residential and commercial properties, and for condos and multi-family buildings we can plan the route around the whole property so that remove dirt and runoff are handled in one pass.
Yes, it is the same two people. We clean the gutters first and the outside of the windows second, so the water and debris from the roof never reach clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you get it by calling (866) 435-6328 before we book. There is no fixed figure we can give you without those details.
Yes, because the outside takes the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots here, and the inside cannot be seen through a dirty pane. Picture windows show every spot, so the outside matters most on them. Regular cleanings keep the glass clear enough that you notice it when a haze builds. Clean windows are easier to see through, and the sill and frame stay clear of build-up.
Most of our Palos Hills customers book in late spring and in late fall. Those cleanings catch the pollen in spring and the leaves in fall, before the first hard freeze.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. When the glass is done after the gutters, nothing from the roof runs back down onto the panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the exterior side, and we will note any track that needs more work before we start.
We clean the exterior only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows, and pressure washing is not part of this service. Cleaning the interior and exterior glass is priced as separate jobs, and the pane is washed with purified water rather than cleaning solutions.
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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
