Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We work gutters first and glass last, so nothing that falls from the runs ends up on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. We have been doing this for homes across Illinois, most often in the spring and fall, when pollen and leaves build up the most.
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. We build the quote from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we add the gutters once we know the run lengths. Before we quote, we ask whether the job is a single house or a residential and commercial building, because ladder access changes the crew time. Our washing services use the same quote method on every job, so the number you hear is the one on the invoice. Booking the window and gutter work together in one visit is cheaper than booking the two jobs on separate days, because the setup, the ladders and the drive happen once.
On the day, the crew sees a few things that change the quote: a third story or a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or 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. Cleaning gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of our window cleaning services and are not billed as extras, and cleaning solutions for the frames are included too. Interior and exterior glass are quoted separately; this visit covers the outside only, so the windows inside stay out of the price.
Across Illinois, the homes we see that need more time are the ones where the gutters went unclean for a season and water has started to back up at the fascia. Clearing that before the glass saves a return trip and keeps water damage from spreading. If you want an exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house with the stories you can count, and tell us roughly how many windows face the street. That is enough for us to quote the job before anyone books a slot.
| 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.
Most of our customers across Illinois book regular cleanings for both gutters and glass twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Illinois the spring visit usually lands late May to June, and the fall visit late October to November. Window cleaners who book by the calendar alone miss the houses that need it sooner, so we book from what the house is doing. In spring the pollen film builds on south-facing glass and the pollen paste settles in the elbows of the downspouts. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in clogged gutters through the first hard weather. Summer derechos and severe thunderstorms across Illinois can push runoff over a clogged gutter in one afternoon, so storm season can shift those dates, and we go by the house rather than the calendar alone.
Houses under heavy tree cover tend to need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. Multi-story buildings need more setup per side, so they are booked with more time. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass, and the frames need a second pass to remove dirt before the glass is clear. Those houses are on three or four visits a year, not two. Most of the professional window cleaning services we book follow that pattern, so the schedule is set after the first visit.
You will know windows need it when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and that haze hurts curb appeal more than most owners expect. You will know gutters need it when water sheets over the edge during 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.
Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories. Once we have that, we give you a date for window and gutter cleaning. Lead time depends on the season, and during the busy stretch of spring pollen and fall leaves our calendar fills first, so the sooner you call, the sooner you get a slot. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we send photos of every run and every pane before we leave.
We clean residential properties across Pekin, from single-story ranches to taller houses with steep roofs, and a residential window job follows the same steps on each. We clean every window on the outside of the house, from the sill to the top pane, and we do not skip the ones that are hard to reach from the ground. Condos often share gutters with the units next door, so we check who is responsible for the run before the crew books it. If you want clean windows that stay clean between visits, the pattern is simple: schedule service on the same rhythm as the gutters, and the two jobs stay in step.
Yes. The same crew does both in one visit, gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we quote it.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the grime, and those are what the glass looks like from the street.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall. Pick the month after the pollen drops or after the leaves come down.
No. We clean the gutters and downspouts first, glass last, so the runoff is gone before we touch a pane.
Screens are rinsed, and sills are wiped as part of the job. The crew uses a soft brush to remove dirt from the tracks, which are included when they are reachable from the outside.
No. Our washing services cover the exterior only on this visit, and the windows inside are quoted separately. Pressure washing is not part of the work we do here.
You do not need to be home. Turn the 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.
