Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing dirty runs back down onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of the homes we clean are booked for spring and fall, and that is when we see the most buildup on the glass and in the gutters.
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 window and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and steep roofs, window count and picture windows, gutters packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes are what move the quote. The cleaning solutions, downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
To get an exact figure, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house with your story count and a rough window count. Interior and exterior cleanings are not part of this visit, and we do not do pressure washing. Regular cleanings keep the bill predictable, because a gutter cleared once a year costs less than one that has to be dug out after a season of residential and commercial buildup.
| 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 Proviso customers book both cleaning services twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across Illinois, spring visits run late May to June, and our fall visits run late October to November. In spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs. Proviso gets about 41 inches of precipitation a year, with the wettest months in May, June and July, and across Illinois the storm season brings summer derechos and severe thunderstorms, so we confirm the exact week when you book.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that come back a day later), or a house near a busy road tends to build grime faster than the calendar suggests. Professional window cleaning on a schedule keeps that grime from turning into water damage. Water damage at the sills usually starts with clogged gutters, so we clear them first. The same order applies to multi-story buildings, gutters first and glass last, and a clean outside does a lot for curb appeal. Our crew is on the ladder with you at each visit, and we text photos of what we found so you can see it too. Call (866) 435-6328 to set your first date.
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 offers window cleaning services and window and gutter cleaning across the city, and we book from a single phone call or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a firm slot. Lead time depends on the season and is confirmed when you book. The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen drop and the fall leaf drop, when our calendar fills first, so the earlier you call, the better your choice of date.
Residential properties are the bulk of our work here, and each residential window gets the same treatment. Clean windows start with the gutters cleared above them, and every window gets its sill wiped as part of the visit. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we arrive. To schedule service for your home, text a photo of the roofline or ask for a written estimate at (866) 435-6328.
Yes. The same two people handle our window cleaning services and clean the gutters and downspouts in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last.
Our washing services are priced from the number of stories and the approximate size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo, and we give you the figure on the phone.
On our Proviso jobs the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust, the runoff from the roof and sprinkler spots, so that is where most of the grime sits. Cleaning the outside alone is how we remove dirt from the glass.
Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall. Condos follow the same order of work as a house, so ask us and we will tell you the week that suits yours.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. Any water, grit and runoff from the runs is flushed and given time to drain before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and nothing is billed separately for them.
The windows inside are not part of this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers, 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.
