The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two trips. Across Illinois, most of the homes we clean get the job in the spring and fall, and our Pontiac crew works the same way.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so there are no surprises on the invoice.
What moves it on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets on the ladder: a third story or a roof steep enough that we have to work from a boom or scissor lift, a window count that runs high or oversized picture windows that take more time, gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Illinois, the window cleaning services we quote follow the same logic, because the crew does the same work on every house. For window washing, before we give you a number we want the stories, the rough window count and a photo of the front of the house sent by text. With those, the washing services we quote match what we find on the day, and the regular cleanings you book on a schedule carry the same figure. Most of the grime on the glass comes from the outside, so the interior and exterior work is quoted separately if you want the inside done too; on this visit we only do the outside, including the picture windows and the upper floors reached from the boom or scissor lift. For a number on your house, call (866) 435-6328.
| 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 customers book the window and gutter cleaning twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, because one crew in one visit covers both on the same calendar.
In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutter elbows. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the gutters from the first hard frost onward. Storms and summer wind move the dates a little, and the cleaning solutions we use on the glass are chosen to remove dirt that the season leaves behind.
Most houses on the list need only the two visits. Houses and condos under heavy tree cover, or with a sprinkler line that hits the glass, often need a third visit, because the spots that come back a day after cleaning tell us the water is the cause. Regular cleanings on that schedule catch the buildup early. Houses near a busy road or a construction site see the same thing from dust. Some of our customers have clogged gutters by midsummer for that reason, and on multi-story buildings the upper runs are the first place water damage starts.
The sign the windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun gets low. The sign the gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a rain.
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 works on residential properties across Pontiac and the rest of the county we serve, and booking is simple: you give us the stories and a rough window count, and we confirm a date by phone. We are professional window cleaning people who know the houses here, and our calendar fills up in the two busy windows of the year, so it helps to call early. The method is the same for residential and commercial glass, and we use it on houses, townhomes and condos alike. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we always call before we come. To book, call (866) 435-6328.
We do the work with the window cleaning services and window cleaners you would expect on a single visit, and every window on the outside gets the same attention, including a residential window on the second floor, which gets the same care as one at ground level. The curb appeal of the house is part of the reason people book, so the sill and the frame get wiped as part of the job. If you want to schedule service, text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with the next open date.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people do both. We clean the gutters first and the glass last so nothing from the roof lands on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text once we know those. There is no fixed figure for every house.
Usually yes on our jobs, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that make the glass look dull even when the inside is clean.
Most of our Pontiac customers book in the spring, after the pollen drop, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof never lands on a clean pane, and we let the wall drip before we touch a window.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are included in the visit, so you do not see them as separate charges on the invoice.
We are exterior only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, 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.
