Yes, the same two people on our crew clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by what falls off the roof. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both jobs together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest on 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 you get from us is the number we charge, and it comes from stories and window count, both of which you can give us by phone or text in a minute. Bundling gutter cleaning with exterior window washing services in one visit is cheaper than booking the two jobs separately, and that saving is shown on your estimate. Our window cleaning services for residential properties are priced on those same two numbers. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk safely, a high number of window panes including oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles, leaves and grime, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers, which cleaning alone will not remove. Each of these adds time on the ladder, so we ask about them before we give a number.
Our interior and exterior work is quoted separately if you ever want it, but this visit covers the outside only. Commercial window washing and regular cleanings for residential and commercial buildings are quoted the same way: we look at the building first. To get an exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house with your story count and a rough window count. We will call you back with the quote before anyone is scheduled.
| 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 homeowners who book window and gutter cleaning do it in the spring and once more in the fall. In spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the gutters are at their worst, and those months are when our calendar fills fastest. In fall, the leaf load arrives all at once, and clogged gutters can back water over the edge, so we want the gutters clear before the first freeze.
Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can move these dates, since a storm can wash debris and runoff into a gutter the week before a visit, and a run that backs up can lead to water damage at the fascia. Some houses need a third visit. These are usually multi-story buildings with heavy tree cover over the roof, homes where a sprinkler line hits the glass and leaves spots that come back a day later, and homes near a busy road or active construction where dust settles fast.
Cleaning solutions for hard water and mineral spotting are not the same as routine washing, which can remove dirt and pollen but not mineral spots, so if you see spots that return after a rinse, tell us on the estimate call. Most of our customers schedule service once or twice a year, depending on the lot and what the gutters carry. Commercial and residential jobs follow the same rhythm, and we treat both with the same care.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows in low sun. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign means it is time to book.
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 works across Streamwood and the surrounding area, and we book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we confirm the estimate and the next open date. Lead time varies with the season, and in the two busiest windows of the year our calendar fills, so the sooner you call, the better your chance at the date you want. Our crew handles cleaning services for every window on the outside of the house, sill and screen included, and we call before we come, every time.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, so windows inside stay out of the visit, and we send photos of each gutter run and the finished glass before we leave. If you own a condo or manage condos, tell us on the call and we will confirm what the exterior scope covers before anyone climbs a ladder. If you are comparing window cleaners and professional window cleaning options, look at what is included, how the price is set, and whether the crew sends photos. Those three things tell you most of what you need to know before you book.
Keeping the outside of your home looking good protects curb appeal and makes the glass easier to keep clean between visits. If a slot is not open, we will tell you the next date we have and keep your details on file so we can schedule service without a second round of phone calls.
Yes. Our crew does both jobs in one visit, and gutters and downspouts always come first so the glass is not dirtied again.
The number comes from your stories and the size of the house. Give us those by phone or text and we quote it before anything is booked.
On our jobs in Streamwood, the outside carries pollen, runoff from the roof, and sprinkler spots that never reach the inside, so the exterior often needs the work even when the inside looks fine.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and again in the fall. Across Illinois, that is the common pattern too. Call (866) 435-6328 for an open date.
A condo is quoted from its stories and window count like any house, and we confirm the outside scope on the call before anything is booked.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit on the exterior side.
This visit covers exterior glass only. We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
