Yes, 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, so the runoff never lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book us in the spring and fall, and that is when we do this work most often.
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 in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Window washing is quoted with the gutters, so one number covers both. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories and steep roofs take the most time on our jobs, along with picture windows and window count. Heavily clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves take longer to clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line will not come off with cleaning, and we say so on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We use purified water instead of cleaning solutions on the glass.
To get the exact number, send us the number of stories and a rough window count, plus a photo of the front of the house by text. That is enough for us to quote before the crew is scheduled. We also clean curb appeal projects at multi-story buildings and homes where water damage has shown up along the fascia, and the same crew handles both jobs 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 customers here book gutter and window work twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Regular cleanings in those two seasons keep the glass and gutters from building up between visits.
In spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and tree residue packed in the gutters. In fall we find the leaf load that builds up over the summer. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we confirm the schedule with you before we come.
Houses under heavy tree cover over the roof, houses with a sprinkler line hitting the glass, and houses near a busy road or construction often need a third visit. The sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day after cleaning.
Clean windows show a haze only in low sun, which is the sign they need attention. You will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service.
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 Riverdale, and we do residential and commercial work with the same crew, including washing services for commercial buildings where the gutters and downspouts need the same attention. Our window cleaning services cover the outside of every window, and we remove dirt and grime from the frames and sills while we are on the ladder.
To book, call or text us with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. We quote by phone or text and give you a lead time when we confirm the slot. In the two busy windows of the year, when tree dust and leaf loads peak, our calendar fills, so booking early helps. Runoff from a clogged gutter is one of the first things we check before we start on the glass.
We call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we do not come inside. Condos and multi-story buildings are scheduled the same way, one visit for the gutters and the glass.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last so the runoff does not land on clean panes.
Professional window cleaning and gutter work are priced from the stories and the size of the house. Send us both by text or call (866) 435-6328, and we give you the number before the crew is scheduled.
Yes, because the outside carries the dust, rain grime and sprinkler spots that build up on Riverdale houses. Those sit on the glass whether or not the inside is clean.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall, after the pollen drop and again after the leaves fall. We confirm the exact dates when you call.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. If the glass is washed first, someone has to wash it again before the crew is off the ladder.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the job on the exterior. We rinse the screens, wipe the sills and clear the tracks, and none of that is billed as an extra.
We clean the exterior glass only, not the windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
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.
