Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing comes down the wall onto clean glass. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Many people book this for the spring and fall visits, when dust and leaves are heaviest on the house. Use the estimator above, or call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house.
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.
The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, whether you book window washing alone or pair it with gutter work. We build it from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a bundled visit costs less than two separate jobs. Ask for the saving on your quote, since it is calculated from your house, not a flat rate. The same quote method works for condos and for a residential window job, built from the stories and the exterior window count.
Stories and roof steepness move the quote more than anything else on our window cleaning services, because a third story or a steep pitch means more setup and a boom or scissor lift on the job. Window count matters too; we count every window on the outside, along with oversized panes that need extra care. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles, leaves and grime, take longer than a light run. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before we can reach the channel, and that time is quoted up front. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue: it is etched into the glass and no regular cleaning removes it, so we flag it on the visit and quote the treatment separately.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our washing services, not billed as extras. Our crew checks the gutters and downspouts, flushes each outlet until the water runs clear, and that is the simplest way to remove dirt from the channel before it reaches the glass. We haul the debris away rather than letting runoff carry it across the lawn or driveway, and we photograph every run before we leave.
The factors combine in a predictable way. A house with a steep roof and a lot of glass on the upper floors takes longer than the front of the house suggests, especially when the gutters have not been cleared in several seasons and the grit has packed into the downspouts. The quote comes from the story count and the window count, and the final invoice matches it. For your own house, send a photo of the front and tell us the stories, and we will give you the number before you book.
| 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.
Many homeowners book two cleanings a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one window and gutter visit by one crew makes sense for both. Spring dust and leaf loads hit a residential and commercial building at the same time, so the timing below applies to residential properties and commercial buildings alike.
In spring, pollen film builds on south-facing glass and pollen paste packs the gutter elbows. Across Illinois, spring visits usually land in late May to June. In fall, the leaf load is heavy and fall visits usually land in late October to November, and wet leaves in the gutters are the first thing that sags under ice. Summer derechos and severe thunderstorms across Illinois can shift the timing, so we confirm dates by phone before the visit.
Some houses need a third visit beyond the regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and picture windows show every spot, while a house near a busy road picks up extra dust. On those houses we suggest a mid-season check instead of waiting for the next scheduled visit, and we will tell you which pattern your house fits after the first job.
You will know windows need cleaning when the haze appears, usually when the sun is low and the glass shows the film you did not see before. Glass work splits into interior and exterior, and this visit covers the exterior only. Leftover cleaning solutions on the frame can leave streaks that look like dirt, so we rinse with purified water instead. Gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout. Either sign means it is time to book, and our crew can tell you on the first visit which of the two needs it more.
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 have cleaning services on jobs across Schiller Park, and our window cleaners go out on the same route as the gutter crew. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, using the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Once we have that, we give you a lead time and a date, and you can schedule service for the slot we hold.
Two windows of the year fill the calendar: the spring visit window and the fall leaf drop. If you want a slot in those weeks, book early, because the schedule fills with professional window cleaning and gutter work for the whole neighborhood at once. Outside those windows, lead time is usually shorter.
Our crew calls before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Crews do not enter the house and do not clean the windows inside, so what matters is that the outside is reachable. Runs with clogged gutters, or ones pulling away from the fascia, are noted in the report, because a sagging run can lead to water damage along the wall, and we would rather you hear it from us first.
Clean windows and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and we work on houses and multi-story buildings alike, with the same crew handling both kinds of exterior.
Yes, and for a residential window job it is the same crew. We do both in one visit and clean the gutters first so nothing dirty falls onto the glass.
We quote from the number of stories and the window count, by phone or text, so you can schedule service once you have the number. We do not give a figure here because it depends on your house.
On a typical house, the outside carries the film from rain dust and sprinkler spotting, so the glass is dirtiest on the outside. Cleaning every window on the outside makes a difference you can see even if the inside is fine, and clean windows show the change most on residential properties with a lot of glass.
Spring and fall are the usual visits, when the dust and leaves are heaviest. Ask us for the exact dates when you call.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When gutters are cleaned after the windows, the grit and water run down the wall and across the glass, which is why we never do it in that order.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are included in the visit. None of it is a separate line item on the invoice.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the inside of the glass or pressure wash surfaces.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, 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.
