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 done together in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November, which is when the build-up and the leaves get heavy enough to matter. Our crew does the work itself, from the first ladder to the last pane.
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 and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than two separate jobs; the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will work the figure out from there.
On the day, our professional window cleaning crew finds a handful of things that move a quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes how we set up. Window count matters, and so do picture windows and other oversized panes that take two people to handle. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more time at the elbows. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time as well. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem, since no cleaning removes it, and we say so before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and a job that includes interior and exterior glass is quoted separately.
Clogged gutters are the usual reason a house takes longer than the photo suggested, and the crew flushes each downspout until the water runs clear before calling a run done. Left alone, those clogs turn into water damage behind the fascia, which is one reason we would rather clear them on the scheduled visit than on the emergency call. A house with several stories and a lot of glass on the back side is quoted as the larger job it is, not as a per-window guess; the front of the house is where clean glass and clear runs do most of the curb appeal. Multi-story buildings in Wilmette follow the same logic: stories first, then glass, then what the gutters hold.
When a house has two stories, a full row of windows across the back and gutters that have gone several seasons without a cleaning, the quote moves once the crew sees the film on the south-facing glass and the packed elbows at the back run. Every window that gets cleaned is counted in that quote, and both jobs can be booked for one visit. For a number that fits your own house, send the stories, the window count and a photo of the front to our crew by text, and the estimate comes back as a written figure.
| 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 residential properties book cleaning services twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on this calendar. In the spring we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and the sticky paste packed into the gutter elbows, and in the fall we find the wet leaf load that sits on the roof and sags the runs. Storm and wind seasons can move either date, so we look at the house rather than the calendar when we set it. Our crew gets to know each house on the first visit, and the schedule follows from that.
Some houses need a third visit, and we say so after the first look. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the gutters and downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need more frequent attention than the rest of the house. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster on the lower panes and the sill. Each of these shows up quickly on the first visit, even on clean windows that look fine from the street.
Only supplied cases are used here. Where a Wilmette customer has an example on file, it is named by neighborhood and what we found on the day, with its link. Two residential window jobs on this calendar can look quite different once the first ladder is up, which is why we set the schedule per house. Keep the schedule with one crew so the same people see every window each visit.
There are two signs that tell you it is time. The first is a haze on the glass that you only notice when the sun is low, which means the film has built up across the pane. The second is water sheeting over the edge of the gutter in a rain, which means the run is full, not just dirty. Regular cleanings catch both early, so if you see either one, schedule service and our crew will look at it on the next available date.
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 Wilmette, and the neighborhoods we have cleaned are named on the job records where a customer has agreed to it. Booking for window cleaning services starts with an estimate by phone or text: send the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we come back with a written figure. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the next open date when you call. The busy windows are the spring and fall leaf seasons, when our calendar fills first.
We call before we come, and we arrive in the window we confirmed. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not come inside the house. Our crew sets up, cleans the gutters and runs the water, then does the glass and the sill and rinses the screens. Gutters go first so the crew can remove dirt from the roofline before it reaches the glass, and nobody in the house has to move a thing.
We provide washing services for residential and commercial buildings on the same calendar, and the commercial work is booked per building. Condos, offices and small multi-unit properties get the same visit order, gutters first and glass last. Runoff from a clogged run is the usual reason a building needs a faster visit, and we handle those as they come up.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and they do the gutters first and the glass last. We do not hand either job to a subcontractor.
We do not quote a figure without seeing the house. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it over the phone or by text. Once you send those, the quote is the number we charge.
On our Wilmette jobs, the outside carries most of what builds up here: pollen in the spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots on the lower panes. Clean inside glass does not stop any of that from sitting on the outside.
Across Illinois, the spring visit falls in late May to June, once the spring build-up has settled, and the fall visit in late October to November, after the leaves drop. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will hold the nearest open date for you.
No, that is the reason for the order we use in all of our cleanings. Gutters first, glass last, so the water from the gutters is gone before we touch the windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, picture windows get the same care, and the frames are done as part of the visit. They are not billed as extras, and the number on the phone includes them.
Not on this visit. The price covers exterior glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are, and we do not pressure wash the house on the same visit. Ask us about the cleaning solutions we use on the glass when you call.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Text a photo of the roofline if you want us to look at it before the visit.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
