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 onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips.
Across Illinois, most of the homes we clean are booked in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 with your stories and an approximate window count, and we will give you a number you can count on.
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. Both jobs in one visit cost less than booking gutters and windows as two separate appointments, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that we work from a boom or scissor lift, window count and oversized picture windows that take longer to reach, gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with seeds and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Illinois, a homeowner asking for a window cleaning services quote usually gets the same answer from us: send a photo of the front of the house by text, tell us the number of stories, and we will return a written estimate before anyone is scheduled. A window washing estimate that starts from a clear count of panes avoids surprises on the invoice. Grime that has built up over several seasons takes more time than a light regular wash, so we ask how long it has been since the last cleaning. Customers who keep up with regular cleanings usually pay less per visit because the grit never has time to bake onto the glass. Our washing services cover the exterior glass only, so ask about interior and exterior glass at booking and we will tell you what is and is not covered.
| 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 window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on a seasonal schedule.
In spring, pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and packs into the gutters as a paste. In fall, the leaf load arrives and clogged gutters hold a wet mat through the cold months. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we look at the house each visit instead of trusting the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit, and multi-story buildings take longer to reach. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house close to a busy road or active construction all bring in more debris than average. Sprinkler spots return a day after cleaning, which is a sign the water is hard, not dirty.
You will know windows need attention when you see a haze only at low sun, and that haze sits on the outside glass, not the windows inside. Glass on residential and commercial buildings collects the same spring film, and we rinse it with purified water instead of cleaning solutions. Gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain rather than running into the downspout, since that overflow is how water damage starts at the fascia.
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 the Round Lake Beach area and the surrounding communities that our crew can reach in a day. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house, and we will return a written estimate. Lead time depends on how full the calendar is that week, and we will tell you the date when we confirm.
Our cleaning services calendar fills fastest in spring and late fall, when the leaf load peaks. If you are planning around those windows, book early so we can fit you in without a long wait. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our window cleaners reach every window that faces the street or the yard, and we clean the sill along with the glass so the frame does not show a line. Professional window cleaning means a water-fed pole and purified water that remove dirt without streaks, and the goal is curb appeal you can see from the driveway.
Yes. The same two people from our crew do both, and gutters are always done first so dirty runoff never lands on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the window count, and condos and other residential properties are quoted the same way as houses. Text us a photo of the front and tell us the stories, and we will send a written estimate.
On a residential window in Round Lake Beach, rain dust and sprinkler spots collect on the outside long before the inside looks dirty. Exterior cleaning is how we remove dirt the weather leaves behind.
Across Illinois, the usual booking windows are late May to June and late October to November, when the leaf load is heaviest.
Not on our jobs. Gutters and downspouts go first, glass last, so the debris and black runoff from the runs has already drained before anyone touches a pane.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included when they are reachable from outside.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn 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.
