Gutter and window cleaning in one visit from the same two people. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing runs down clean glass. We price by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both jobs together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of the homes we clean get the outside of the glass and the gutters done in spring and fall.
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 on the phone is the number we charge. We quote from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text lets us check both before the crew is booked. Doing gutter cleaning and window cleaning in one visit costs less than two separate trips, and that saving is shown on your quote.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a large number of window panes or oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years and 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. Our crew also wipes the frames and clears the outside sills so the glass is not dirtied again by dust sitting on them. Pricing splits interior and exterior glass into separate lines, and this visit covers exterior only.
Exterior window washing and washing services are priced per house, and grime that has built up over several seasons takes more time than a light annual pass. A house that has not had its gutters and windows done in years gets window cleaning services quoted on a site visit, and we say so when that is the case. Many customers on regular cleanings find the one-time cost drops once the glass is kept up on a schedule.
To get an exact figure, text a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories. We will confirm the window count and the gutter length before anything is booked.
| 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, the usual rhythm is a visit in spring, between late May and June, and another in fall, between late October and November. One crew covers both jobs in one visit. This page covers houses; residential and commercial jobs are scoped on a call, not from this schedule. In spring the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are the main work. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet leaf mat that blocks the downspouts before the first freeze.
Heavy tree cover over the roof means the gutters fill faster, so those houses need more visits per year than a typical house. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need a visit when the spotting shows. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets a film of dust on the outside of the windows, and that film comes back on a shorter cycle. Taller multi-story buildings with several tiers of glass take longer per visit, and so do three-story houses.
Going by what the house actually collects, not a calendar date alone, is the more reliable way to plan a window and gutter schedule. Clogged gutters that overflow in heavy rain can also cause water damage to the fascia and the wall beneath, which is one reason we check every run before the season starts. The windows inside stay out of this visit, so a film on that glass needs a separate job. Only the cleaning solutions a film actually needs get used, and purified water does the rest.
You will know the windows need cleaning when a haze shows up that is only visible when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 provides professional window cleaning and gutter cleaning services across the South Rock Island area and nearby. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the date by phone before we come. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we give you the earliest date we have when you call.
The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, when the spring bloom and the fall leaf drop arrive, so booking early in those months gets you a slot sooner. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Gutters are cleared first, then the glass is cleaned, so the work is done in the order that keeps every window clean once the job is finished. Clean glass and a clear gutter line do a lot for curb appeal.
Our window cleaners work with professional equipment and a water-fed pole, and every window on the house is reached from the outside. If there is a question about a sill or a difficult pane, the crew tells you before the work starts. The point of the call is to schedule service that fits the house and the season.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of each residential window in one visit. Gutters are done first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof never lands on clean panes.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm the figure before anything is booked.
Usually yes, because the outside carries the tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside does not see. Those films sit on residential properties across the area and are the reason the outside of the glass gets dirty faster. Regular cleaning is the way to remove dirt before it bonds to the glass.
Across Illinois, spring visits run late May to June and fall visits run late October to November. Those are the windows after the spring bloom and after the last leaves fall, and booking early in those months gets a slot sooner. Call (866) 435-6328 to get the earliest date.
Not on our jobs. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, flush the downspouts, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass, so the runoff has nowhere to land on a finished window.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit, and none of that is billed as an extra. It is included in the number we quote.
No. This visit covers exterior glass only. We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing on this visit, and we say so up front. Owners of condos are quoted on a call, since access to the outside of a shared building is not ours to plan.
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.
