Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing that falls off the roof lands on clean panes. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, once the seed drop and the leaf fall are done.
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. That holds whether you book window washing alone or the full package, and booking both in one visit costs less than two separate jobs. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, so most people book the whole front of the house at once.
On residential properties the things that move the quote are predictable: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a large count of oversized panes, clogged 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. Multi-story buildings and older homes with a lot of glass take the longest on site. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping come with the job and are not billed as extras. Windows inside the house are not part of the price, and water damage on the trim or fascia is noted on the estimate and quoted separately if it needs work.
To get the exact number, text a photo of the front of the house with your story count and a rough window count, or call (866) 435-6328. Our crew reads the house from that, and professional window cleaning on the front of the house is quoted in writing before we book a date. The quote moves mostly on window count and on how clogged the gutters are, since a packed run often needs a second pass to clear.
| 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 West Chicago book both services twice a year, once in the spring after the pollen drop and once in the fall after the leaves come down. Regular cleaning services on that schedule keep the job quick, because the gutters never get far enough behind to pack the downspouts. That is why one crew in one visit makes sense for most homes.
In spring we find a pollen film on the south-facing residential window glass, and sap and seed packed into the gutters. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and the window frames pick up rain dust that dries in streaks. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we book from what the roof looks like that year.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the downspouts packed between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than the glass can hold it. We tell you on the first visit which of those applies.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and it is time to schedule service when that haze sits on every window on the south side. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in a 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 window cleaning services and gutter work across the West Chicago area, on residential and commercial properties that fall in the same route. Our washing services cover the glass and frames outside the house. Some customers ask about interior and exterior glass together, and this visit covers the exterior only. Condos on a shared gutter line get booked for the whole run so no unit gets missed.
The estimate starts with a phone call to (866) 435-6328 or a text with your story count and a photo of the house front. We book from there, and we call before we come. The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf season. Our calendar fills in those weeks, so book early if you want a specific date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and the sprinklers and cars are the only things we ask you to move.
Gutters and downspouts get checked for runoff at the outlet, and anything we cannot clear from the ladder is photographed and reported. We remove dirt and grime from the glass and the frames in the same visit, so the job is done once and the windows stay clean longer.
Yes. On our jobs the same two people do both, in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing from the roof lands on clean windows.
The number comes from stories and window count. Send a photo of the front of the house and your count by text, and we give you the exact number before we book. A picture window counts as one pane, but a large one takes more time to reach from outside.
Usually the outside is where the tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up here. The inside can look fine while the glass outside is still hazy in low sun.
Most of our West Chicago customers book in the spring after the seed drop and again in the fall after the leaves come down. Regular cleanings twice a year cover most residential and commercial properties, and across Illinois the pattern is the same.
No, if the order is right. Gutters first, glass last, so the debris comes down before anyone washes the panes beneath the run.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and tracks are cleaned where they are reachable from the outside. Our crew uses purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so none of it is billed as an extra.
Exterior only. We do not clean the glass on the inside of the house, so interior and exterior work is not offered on this visit. We do not do pressure washing either.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the 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.
