Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit here in Springfield. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing washed off the roof lands on clean glass. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, our crews book this pairing mostly in spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, both jobs together in one visit cost less than booking the two separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Give us the stories and a rough window count, or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote it before anyone comes out. Multi-story buildings are quoted the same way, by stories and window count.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Oversized panes and a lot of small windows change the count. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting left by sprinklers is etched into the glass, and no cleaning removes it, so we flag it and quote it separately. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, since clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal. Windows inside the house are not part of this quote.
Our crew has cleaned a house where the owner was sure the windows were the whole job, until we lifted the first gutter run and found the outlet packed solid. The number grew because of the clogged gutters and the water damage already starting on the fascia, not because of the glass. Every quote for professional window cleaning accounts for what we can see from the ground and the roofline, so you are not surprised by a second line item at the end. The easiest way to get your exact number is to send a text with the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the house front.
| 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.
Most of our Springfield customers schedule service twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. In spring we find a film of pollen on south-facing glass and paste in the gutters after the seed drop. In fall we find the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs and the grit that washes down the wall. Storm season across Illinois, with summer derechos and severe thunderstorms, can move these dates, so we look at every window and the gutter runs before we set the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the downspouts packing between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after we clean them. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grit on the sill, and the lower panes of each residential window take the worst of it. We call these out at the first visit so you can plan the schedule around them.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze you only notice when the sun is low on the glass. You will know gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign is a good reason to ask our cleaning services team for a visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will book a date for the spring or fall visit.
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 window washing services cover the outside glass and the gutters and downspouts across Springfield, from older blocks with tall trees to newer streets with larger panes. Our window cleaning services follow the same order on every job. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, fill the calendar fastest. Book early in those months if you want a specific day.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew calls before they come, and we ask only that the side gate is unlocked and pets stay inside while the ladders are up. Residential properties and condos, along with commercial buildings, get the same scheduled approach, with one estimate and one crew for the whole site. Grime on the lower panes and runoff from the roof are handled in the same pass, so the crew can remove dirt from the sill before it reaches the glass.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two-person crew doing both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and grit coming off the roof never land on clean windows.
We do not quote a figure on a page. The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a written estimate.
On our residential and commercial jobs in Springfield, the outside carries most of the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting. Standard cleaning solutions do not lift sprinkler spotting, so that part needs its own treatment. The inside can look fine while the outside haze is what you see in the morning sun.
Most of our Springfield customers book regular cleanings in spring and in fall, after the pollen drops and after the last leaves come down. Those are the busy windows, so book early if you want a set day.
Not with our order of work. Gutters first, glass last, so the grit and water from the roof are cleared before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and downspouts are flushed as part of the job, not billed as extras. Picture windows get the same outside pass as every other pane, and tracks are included on the visit.
Exterior only on this visit. Interior glass is not part of the price, and pressure washing is a separate job, so the interior and exterior work never gets mixed up on the invoice.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside, and leave the side gate unlocked. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
