Yes, 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 together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Our crew works through the spring and fall cleanings in Vernon, and across Illinois most of our customers book both in those two seasons. For a quote on your house, call (866) 435-6328.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking our window cleaning services and gutter work as two separate jobs. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, with no add-ons appearing after the crew arrives. On the day, the things that move the quote are a third story or a steep roof the crew cannot walk, window count and oversized panes, 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. Exterior window washing services are done with a water-fed pole and purified water, so the glass dries without residue. The crew flushes the gutters and downspouts before touching the glass so runoff does not dirty clean panes below, and it uses the same pole to remove dirt from the frames and the glass.
Houses, townhomes and condos vary a lot across Illinois, so the quickest route to an exact number is a text with a photo of the front of the building, your story count, and a rough window count. We will tell you what the job includes and what it does not before we book a date.
| 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 customers in Vernon book both twice a year, in late May or June and again in late October or November, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the schedule. Across Illinois, residential and commercial buildings follow the same spring and fall logic, but the exact dates move with the weather.
In late spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters, and that film needs more than a quick rinse, so the crew spot-treats it with cleaning solutions before the final rinse. In late fall we find the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs and the leftover grime from summer storms. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, especially after derecho-style summer weather across the state.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts, a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, and a house near a busy road or construction collects more dust between visits. Those are the properties where regular cleanings move to three or four times a year, and a house with large picture windows shows every haze, so those panes get checked first.
The sign that windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a rain. If either shows up between visits, text a photo and we will tell you which one it is. Many homeowners plan the interior and exterior of the house on one calendar, but our visit covers the outside only, with the gutters.
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.
Booking starts with a quote 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 a date. To schedule service, reply with the street and a rough window count, and we confirm the next open day. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come so you know when the crew will arrive.
The busy windows are the spring season and the late fall leaf drop, when the calendar fills, so the sooner you call, the better your chance of a date that suits you. Our professional window cleaning crews work across the city, and clean glass does a lot for curb appeal before anyone walks up the drive. Homeowners who book cleaning services early in those windows usually get their first choice of day, and more daylight through the windows inside is a fair reason to book.
Many of the houses we clean are multi-story buildings, and the window cleaners on the crew carry the same boom or scissor lift setup for each one. Left alone, clogged gutters on those houses are how water damage starts at the fascia, which is why we clean the runs before we touch the glass.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps dirty runoff off the panes we have just cleaned.
We give the number by phone or text, based on stories and the count of every window on the outside of the house. There is no fixed figure in this section, and the number you hear is the number on the invoice.
Usually yes, because on residential properties the outside carries tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Once those build up, the glass looks hazy even after you clean the inside.
Most of our customers book in late spring and again in late fall. Across Illinois the spring and fall visits follow the same pattern, so those are the windows to plan around. To have clean windows before the spring visit, schedule service early in the season.
No, because we clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, then let the wall drip before touching any window. Doing it the other way round is how the glass ends up streaked.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job on every residential window we reach from outside. Tracks are included in the quote when they are reachable from outside.
No. On this visit we clean exterior glass only, and we do not do interior windows or pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, 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.
