Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing runs down clean glass. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately. Across Illinois we have run this bundle through every spring and fall, and it is the way most of our homeowners book it. To book, call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number by stories.
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 price comes from stories and approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
What moves it on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a large number of oversized picture windows, gutters not cleaned in years and packed with seed 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. Residential and commercial jobs are quoted the same way, by the building. Ask for a written estimate before booking if your house has any of these.
Interior and exterior glass are not the same job, and this visit covers only the exterior. Cleaning solutions for hard water stains are quoted separately after the crew sees them. Plan on regular cleanings, not one-time catch-up work, if the gutters have gone years untouched. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house by text, and we will give you the exact number.
| 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 in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
Spring is when the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutter elbows. Fall is the wet leaf load that sits in the runs after the trees drop. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates by a few weeks, and we call before we come.
Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road usually needs a third visit, because that is where clogged gutters and water damage start between cycles. Multi-story buildings and older houses with steep roofs follow the same pattern. Our window cleaners look at the glass on every visit and tell you when a third trip makes sense. Regular professional window cleaning catches the grime line before it sets.
The sign windows need it is haze you only see when the sun is low, the kind that wears down curb appeal at the front of the house. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain.
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 handles window and gutter cleaning across South Holland and the surrounding area, and we book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the slot and the price in one message. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the busy stretch is the spring and fall visits, when our schedule fills first.
We schedule service around the house, not the other way round. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew calls before we arrive. Our residential properties and commercial sites get the same care, and every window on the job gets the same wipe-down, whether it is a residential window or a commercial one. We clean windows, not just the glass, to the sill and the frame, and we wipe the sill on every visit.
Yes. Our crew does both on the same visit, clearing the gutters and downspouts first, so you deal with one company and one arrival. Gutters go first, then the glass.
There is no fixed figure on the page. The number for our washing services comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text before we come.
Usually yes, because what lands outside, such as rain dust and sprinkler spots, is the part that builds up on the glass between visits. The crew removes dirt from the glass and frame on every visit, and the windows inside are a separate service.
Most of our customers book in spring and in fall, after the leaves come down, and houses and condos follow the same calendar. Those are the two windows when our calendar fills.
Not if the order is right. We clear the gutters first, flush the downspouts, let the wall drip off, and only then clean the glass, so the runoff does not hit clean panes.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are part of the visit, so they are not billed as extras. Ask us when you book if you have a specific concern.
No. This visit covers exterior glass only. We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing on this visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, 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.
