Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty runoff never lands on clean panes. We price it by the number of stories, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Most of our River Forest customers book the same visit in spring and fall, once the seed and leaf drop is done, so the calendar stays steady across the year.
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 an approximate window count, and the bundle of gutters and exterior windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Window washing and our other washing services are priced the same way, by stories and window count, and every window on the outside of the house is counted. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. We will not quote a range on the phone or in writing before we have the stories and window count, so call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many floors it has.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and on the boom or scissor lift. Oversized picture windows and tall panes take more care to clean without streaks. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out heavier, packed with seeds and leaves, and the downspouts need more flushing. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinkler heads hitting the glass is a different job, and no 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. Gutters and downspouts are cleared and flushed on every visit, and that work is part of the bundle price.
Our crew has cleaned houses where the bill was driven by one thing. A house with a sprinkler line aimed at the front windows and a gutter that had not been cleared in three years needed the extra flushing and a second look at the glass, and the quote was set by those two facts, not by the square footage. Ask us what we found on your house before anything is booked, and we will tell you which of these applies to it. The quote we give you from the stories, the window count and a photo is the number you see on the invoice, and that holds for the gutters and the windows together. Runoff from a gutter that was never flushed has to be dealt with before the glass goes clean, which is why the order matters. A house in a complex with several condos on the same roofline is quoted per building, not per unit, and we say so on the call. Our crew works around the schedule of the building so that the work is done in one visit.
| 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 River Forest customers book regular cleanings of the gutters and outside windows twice a year, once in late spring and once in late fall. Across Illinois the pattern is the same: spring pollen and seed drop, then the leaf fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for each of those windows.
In the spring visit, the film on south-facing glass is the first thing we see, and the seed paste in the gutter elbows is packed tight by then. Our crew uses purified water on the glass rather than cleaning solutions, so the glass dries without streaks. In the fall visit, the leaf load is heavy and wet, and the mat sits in the gutters until somebody clears it. Storm and wind seasons, including the summer thunderstorms that come through Illinois, can move the timing, so we let you know if we see the need for an earlier or later visit.
Houses under heavy tree cover, with big trees over the roof, may need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the spots that come back a day later, and those need a closer look at each visit. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass, so it may need cleanings more often. Clean gutters and glass also protect curb appeal on the street side of the house. A regular visit is how we remove dirt before it bakes onto the glass. We tell you which of these applies to your house after the first visit.
Two sentences on the signs. The window needs cleaning when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. The gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into 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.
Our crew cleans gutters and windows across River Forest, and we book exterior window cleaning and gutter cleaning services by phone or text. To book, send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we tell you the next open date. Our window cleaning services cover residential and commercial properties across River Forest, from a single house to a small row of condos. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front. Lead time changes with the season, so the calendar is the quickest way to see what we have.
The busy windows are the spring and fall visits, when the seed and the leaf drop bring our calls in at once, and that is when our calendar fills. If you want a date in those windows, book early. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and the crew works from the outside of the house.
Our professional window cleaning is done with a water-fed pole for the upper floors, so nobody has to lean a ladder against the siding for the top panes. The same pole handles multi-story buildings, and those are quoted per building. We do not do windows inside. Clogged gutters and standing water in a bad run are a common cause of water damage on the fascia and the wall below, and we flag those the day we see them.
Yes. On residential properties the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. A residential window job is priced the same way as the gutters: text us a photo of the front and tell us the number of floors, and we give you the price by phone or text.
Yes, because on every window the outside carries the seed, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Clean windows from the outside also let the light in without the film.
Most of our River Forest customers book in late spring and late fall. In Illinois the spring and fall visits follow the pollen and leaf drop.
No, because we clear the gutters before we touch the windows. The roof is blown clear, the runs are cleared, the downspouts are flushed, and only then does anyone start on the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are wiped where they are reachable from the outside, and we do not bill them as extras.
No. This visit is exterior glass only. Some customers book interior and exterior work with another service, but we do not do interior windows or pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
