The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Illinois, spring and fall are when most homeowners book, and that is when our crew is on the schedule 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 window washing and window cleaning services by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a large number of windows or oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles 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, the way to get an exact number is the same on every house: tell us the stories, give us the approximate window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. For our washing services, we use purified water so the glass dries without streaks, and cleaning solutions stay off the glass. The crew checks each gutter for runoff paths that could carry grime onto the siding below. Gutters and downspouts are priced as one job, since the same setup covers both. If the gutters are full of seeds and leaves, the first visit is the heaviest, and the price reflects that. We do not charge extra for the trip to remove dirt from the downspout outlets; it is included. Residential properties of every size are quoted by stories, and condos and multi-unit buildings are quoted by building, with the same method.
| 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 of our customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on the calendar. Most regular cleanings follow that pattern, with an extra return visit only when the weather calls for one.
In spring the pollen film on south-facing glass is the thing to watch, and the pollen paste in the gutters builds up fast after the seed drop. Picture windows show the film first, because there is so much glass to see it on. In fall it is the wet leaf load that packs the runs. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, and a hard storm is a reason to call us outside the usual schedule.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits. A residential window that a sprinkler line hits leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or construction picks up more grime than the rest. Clean windows are the goal, and the interval follows from what the outside of your house collects.
You will know the window needs attention when there is a haze you only see when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspouts.
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 are a crew that goes to the house, so the first step is a phone or text estimate with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Once the quote is accepted, call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, and booking early in those months keeps the slot you want.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Ask for a written estimate before scheduling if you want the number in writing first. Our crew handles cleaning services for residential and commercial sites, and we work as window cleaners on exterior glass. A job that needs both interior and exterior glass is quoted separately, because the windows inside the house are not part of this visit.
Professional window cleaning is a matter of the right water and the right ladder position, and we bring both. Curb appeal depends on glass and gutters being clean at the same time, which is why we do them together. Clogged gutters that go unchecked can lead to water damage at the fascia, and multi-story buildings need a lift rather than a ladder, which we also bring.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people do both, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the gutters lands on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. We give it by phone or text, and it is the number on the invoice.
On our jobs, the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees, so the outside is where the buildup collects.
When should I book? Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall, and the calendar fills in those months first.
No. Gutters first, glass last, so the runs are cleared and flushed before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit.
We clean every window on the outside of the house. We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside, and leave the side gate unlocked. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
