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 the glass stays clean. 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. Our crew works across Illinois, and most of our spring and fall calls come from homeowners who want both done before the seasons change. Call (866) 435-6328 to book both.
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.
We price gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Our washing services are quoted as one job, so doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. On a job like this, window washing on the outside glass is the part that moves most with the window count, so tell us the count if you know it. We will ask how many stories the house has, roughly how many windows are on the outside, and whether you can text us a photo of the front of the house. That is enough for us to give you an exact figure before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs, the factors that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it adds setup time. Oversized picture windows take more care to clean without streaks, and so do windows with many small panes. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or gutters and downspouts packed with needles and leaves, need more time to clear and flush. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem: it sits in the glass and no regular cleaning removes it, so we flag it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is how this plays out in practice. A Plainfield customer on a two-story house with a long run of picture windows had us out for both gutters and windows. Once we saw the lower run of gutters packed with wet leaves and the glass caked with grime from the street, the job took the full morning. The number on her invoice matched what we gave her on the phone, because we had the stories and the window count before the crew came out. If you can send us those two facts and a photo of the front of the house, we can give you the same kind of exact number before we book.
| 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 book gutter and window cleaning twice a year. Across Illinois the spring visit runs late May to June, and in Plainfield the fall visit runs late October to November. That is why one crew in one visit makes sense for most homes here. Regular cleanings in spring and fall keep the build-up from setting, and each of these cleanings is one visit with the same crew.
On the spring visit we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the gutter elbows. In the fall we find the leaf load in the gutters and the grit that washes onto the glass with the first rains. Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can move both dates, so if a storm has come through, we will look at the roofline before the calendar visit. A clogged gutter can send water over the edge in a hard rain, and that overflow can cause water damage at the fascia, so we flag it on the visit. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a home near a busy road or construction tend to need a third visit, because grime and spotting come back faster. Clean glass and gutters are the first things people see on a house, so they count for curb appeal.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in a hard 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 clean residential properties across Plainfield and the surrounding area, and our crew is set up to handle the professional window cleaning and gutter work that a house in this area needs. A residential and commercial property is quoted on a separate call, so tell us what the building is when you phone. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you an estimate. To schedule service, we will tell you the first open date when you call. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but we call before we come so you know the crew is on the way.
Two windows of the year fill up fastest on our calendar: the spring season and the fall leaf drop. If you want a slot in either window, book early. We keep every window on the house in mind when we schedule, from the first floor to the top sill, so the outside of the glass is done the same way on every level. Each residential window gets the same finish, because the crew uses purified water rather than cleaning solutions on the glass, so nothing is left to streak. Our window cleaning services are built around one visit, one crew and one number, so you can plan the day without a second appointment. Multi-story buildings get the same stories question on the phone, because the height sets the setup.
Yes, our crew does both. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and we do the gutters first so the glass stays clean.
We give the number by phone or text, based on the number of stories and the approximate window count. The same count works for condos, though a shared building may need board approval before we set up a ladder. Send us those two facts and a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote the exact figure before we book.
Yes, because the outside carries the grit, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that build up between visits. That film is what you see from the windows inside the house, and cleaning the outside is the simplest way to remove dirt before it builds up on the glass.
Across Illinois the spring visit runs late May to June, and in Plainfield most customers book the fall visit for late October or November. Those are the stretches when the houses we see carry the most leaves and tree dust.
No, we work gutters first and glass last. When we clear a run, the leaves and grit come down the wall, so we rinse the siding and wait before touching the glass, which keeps the runoff off the windows we have already cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and we treat tracks in the same visit. None of that is billed as an extra.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this service. An interior and exterior cleaning is a separate job with its own quote, so tell us which one you need before booking.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, 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.
