Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your residential windows in one visit. We always do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty runoff never lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book the work in spring and fall, and we run the same crew order on every house. Call (866) 435-6328 for a firm figure.
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 cleaning and window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done in one visit cost less than booking them separately. The window cleaning services we quote cover the gutters, the outside glass and the sills, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Those inputs are the whole basis of the quote, and nothing is added on the day for the work listed here.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the same every time. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Oversized picture windows and a high count of small panes add to the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles, leaves and grime, need more hand clearing than a run that was done last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting left by sprinkler lines is also quoted apart, because no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Customers who book regular cleanings on the same schedule usually get the same quote each visit, because the stories and window count stay the same.
Across Illinois, the fastest way to an exact number is to tell us the stories, the approximate window count and send a photo of the front of the house by text. For a Winnetka quote, that photo and the count are enough for us to give you a firm figure before we book the date. Quotes cover the exterior only, so if you ask about interior and exterior glass, we price that separately and say so on the phone.
| 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 book window and gutter work twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and both run on the same calendar. On our jobs, the spring visit is when the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and spring debris packs the gutters, and the fall visit clears the leaf load before it freezes into the runs. The film comes off with purified water, so we use no cleaning solutions on the glass. The same order applies to residential and commercial glass, though this page is about homes. Windows inside stay on your own schedule, since these visits cover the outside only. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we watch the weather and call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house close to a busy road usually gets a third pass, because the grit and spotting come back faster than the calendar. Multi-story buildings near a busy road take the same third pass, since the grime builds up faster there. A house with a plain roof and no trees often needs only the two visits. We tell you which of those your lot needs after the first clean.
Two signs tell you it is time without a calendar. Haze on the glass shows up when the sun is low, and that is the glass telling you it is time to remove dirt. Water sheeting over the edge of the gutter in rain means the run is blocked or pitched wrong, and the cleaning will not fix a slope problem. Clogged gutters that sit through a freeze are how water damage starts at the fascia, which is why we would rather see you a month early than a season late.
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.
We offer window cleaning services and gutter service on the same visit. Our window cleaners are the same two people who run the gutters, and they work through residential properties in Winnetka as a regular route. You get an estimate by phone or text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the date. Booking usually has a short lead time, and during the busy spring and fall weeks our calendar fills, so the earlier you call the better your slot. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come so you know the crew is on the way.
For a homeowner who wants the glass and the gutters done without two separate trips, one call covers both jobs. We clean every window on the outside you can reach, wipe the sill under each one, plus the gutters and downspouts, so the visit stays short and the crew stays focused. Professional window cleaning on one schedule protects the curb appeal of the front of the house and keeps the gutters from overflowing onto the glass below. Call (866) 435-6328 with the stories and the window count, and we will schedule service around the weather and the route.
Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff never lands on clean glass.
We give the number by phone or text from the stories and the approximate window count. Send a photo of the house front and we confirm the figure before we book.
Yes, because the outside takes the film, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that the windows inside never see. Rain mostly spreads that grime across a residential window instead of washing it off, so a wash is the way to remove dirt.
On our jobs here, most customers book in spring and fall, which lines up with the pollen and leaf seasons. Call early in those weeks because the calendar fills. Owners of condos and other residential properties follow the same calendar, but check with the association first, since it may handle the outside glass.
No, we do gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared above a window, the leaves and black water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the gutters and downspouts are flushed.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit when they are reachable from the outside.
No, this visit covers the exterior glass only. The windows inside the house are not part of it, and pressure washing is not part of it either, so the quote never includes either.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside 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.
