The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Waukegan jobs most customers book it for spring and fall, which is when the seasonal grit and the leaves build up 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.
We price gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we will not change it on the day unless the crew finds something the estimate did not cover.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it arrives. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder. A window count that runs high, or oversized picture windows, adds time at the glass. Clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves, especially ones that have not been cleared in years, take more hands and more water. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are part of the time as well. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing no cleaning removes, so we tell you about it up front rather than after the visit.
Gutters and downspouts are cleared in the same visit, and screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras. Our window washing covers the exterior only, so the price never includes interior and exterior glass together; the number covers the outside and nothing else. Our washing services rely on purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so the glass dries without streaks, and that is why we use it for every window and not only the front ones.
Most of our Waukegan customers, from single homes to condos and other residential properties, want the same thing from a cleaning: the regular cleanings done on schedule, the grime off the glass, and the picture windows cleaned as carefully as the small ones. Ask for a written estimate and we will give you one with the stories, the window count and the gutter run listed out, so you can see what the number covers.
On one Waukegan job the quote came in higher than the owner expected because the house had three stories, a steep front roof and a row of picture windows on the upper floor. The crew took the time to walk the roof edge safely and flush every downspout. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the stories, the window count and a photo of the front of the house, 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.
Most of our Waukegan customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Spring pollen lays a yellow film on south-facing glass and turns into paste in the gutters. Fall brings the leaf load, and a wet mat of leaves in clogged gutters is the first thing that backs water up the wall, which is how water damage starts.
On our jobs the spring visit catches the pollen before it bakes onto the glass, and the fall visit clears the gutters before the first hard rain of the season, so the runoff from the roof has a clear path. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we confirm the timing when you book.
Some houses need a third visit as we see them. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the gutters and downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the glass than one out in the open.
The sign windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun sits low. The sign gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, the house is due, and it is a good time to text us a photo.
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 Waukegan on residential and commercial glass, and we book the estimate by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a date and a window to arrive in. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come, so the crew never arrives unannounced at the gate.
The two busy windows are the spring season and fall leaf season, when our calendar fills with window cleaning services across the city. Book early in those months and you will get a slot sooner. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 a few weeks ahead, and we will tell you the lead time before you commit.
Our window cleaners treat every residential window the same way, starting at the roof and moving down, so every window gets the same care. The same method works on a one-story house and on multi-story buildings, with the price set by the stories. Professional window cleaning means the sill and the frame get the same attention as the pane, which matters for curb appeal, so we do them on every visit.
Yes. Our crew does the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and it is the same two people on the ladder. We clear the gutters first and wash the glass last so nothing falls onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories, the window count and the gutter run, and we give it to you by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the exact figure before we book.
On a Waukegan house, a condo or other residential properties, the outside carries most of the dirt: rain dust, grit and sprinkler spots build up on the outer pane. Cleaning the outside keeps the glass clear, and it is the quickest way to remove dirt that rain has splashed onto the frame.
Most of our Waukegan customers book in spring and in fall. Spring catches the grit before it sets, and fall clears the leaves before the first hard rain.
No, because we clean the gutters first and wash the glass last. If the glass were done first, the runoff from the gutters would carry leaves and grit down the wall and across it, so the order matters.
Screens get rinsed, sills get wiped, and frames get cleaned as part of the visit, and none of that is billed as an extra. Tracks are included in the outside cleaning.
We clean the outside of the windows only on this visit, and we do not touch the windows inside the house. We do not do pressure washing on this visit.
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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
