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 dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, our crews do this same bundle in spring and fall, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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 gutters and the window washing separately. Our washing services follow that same quote. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are already part of the window cleaning services, not billed as extras.
Several things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A high window count or oversized picture windows means more glass to reach. Heavy grime on the glass adds time to each pane. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before any flushing starts. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinkler lines is a separate matter, because no regular cleaning removes it, and we tell you that before we quote a mineral treatment.
We see the same pattern on our jobs regardless of how a house is built. The crew walks the property, counts stories and windows, and looks at the gutters from the ground and from the roof edge where it is safe. Before you book, send a photo of the front of the house by text along with the story count, and we will come back with a price that matches what we find on the day. Our regular cleanings and our one-time jobs follow the same quote process, so the number you hear is the one that holds. The quote covers exterior work only, so a request for interior and exterior glass is priced as a separate job.
| 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 homeowners book the window and gutter work twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and that schedule suits most houses here. Spring is when pollen settles as a yellow film on south-facing glass and packs into gutter elbows as a paste. Fall brings the leaf load, and a wet leaf mat that sits in the runs over winter is what starts to pull the gutters away from the fascia.
Heavy tree cover over the roof changes the schedule. Needles and grit pack downspouts between visits, so those houses need cleaning every three to four months rather than twice a year. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes spots that return a day after cleaning, which is a sign that the mineral treatment is needed rather than another wash. A house beside a busy road or an active construction site also collects more grime on the glass between visits. The same pollen film settles on residential and commercial glass alike, so the timing holds for either. Multi-story buildings take longer because the upper gutter runs need the ladder moved more often.
Watch for two signs. Haze on the glass that only shows when the sun is low means the panes need cleaning. Water sheeting over the edge during rain usually means clogged gutters or a run that is sloped wrong, and the sooner it is cleared the less water damage you will have at the fascia. Windows inside the house are not part of this exterior visit. Cleaning solutions alone will not fix a sagging run, so if the water still spills after clearing, we say so and do not sell a second cleaning.
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 cover the city and the surrounding area with the same two-person crew. If you are comparing window cleaners, the estimate for our cleaning services starts with a phone call or a text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we tell you the price and the next open slot. Lead time varies with the season, so the calendar fills fastest in the busy spring and fall windows when the leaves are heaviest, and booking early in those months gets you a date that works.
Our crew does exterior glass and gutters only, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. Professional window cleaning means the water is purified so the glass dries clean, and every window on the outside, sill included, gets the same attention. We keep the job to the exterior so that the schedule stays predictable for the homes we serve, and that is how we protect curb appeal across the property without rushing a single pane. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm a date.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both in one visit. We clear the gutters and downspouts first and clean the glass last, so the dirty runoff does not end up on clean panes.
The price comes from the story count and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front, and we quote it once we have those.
Usually yes, because the outside of a residential window carries the grime, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Those are on the glass whatever the inside looks like.
Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall, when the leaf load is heaviest. Across Illinois the same two windows are the busy ones, and residential properties in Richton Park follow the same calendar.
Not on our jobs, because we do gutters first and glass last. The roof blow-off and the gutter run remove dirt before any pane is touched, while running it in the other order means the water and grime run down the wall and onto the panes you just paid to have cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job. Tracks are included in the visit, and we tell you before we start if one needs more work.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing here, and we say so before we book so there is no surprise on the day. If the place is one of several condos in a building, send the story count and a photo of the exterior, and we will tell you whether the crew can reach the glass safely.
No, 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 leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
