Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We go gutters first and glass last, so the dirty runoff never lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count; call (866) 435-6328 with those, and booking both in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of our customers book this twice a year, in spring and in fall, and the crew that cleaned their gutters is the one that cleans their glass.
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, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On the day, the crew finds a few things that move a quote. A third story or a steep roof changes how we work the ladder. A large window count, oversized panes or picture windows add time on the glass. Gutters not cleaned in years and packed with needles and leaves take longer to clear, and gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue, since no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across our work, the fastest way to get the exact number is to tell us the stories and window count and text a photo of the front of the house. Window washing on a two-story house with a lot of glass takes more time than the same house with a small window count, and the quote reflects that. Professional window cleaning means the glass is done with a water-fed pole and purified water, so the work stays predictable. Curb appeal is the usual reason people ask for the bundle, and that is a fair reason. Windows inside are not part of this visit. Clogged gutters are the most common surprise on a first visit, and the photos we send show exactly what we found. A house with multi-story buildings nearby, or one with a history of water damage at the fascia, gets a closer look before the quote is final.
| 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 Wood Dale customers 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 calendar. Spring visits catch the film on south-facing glass and the paste packed into the gutters. Fall visits catch the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs once the trees are bare. Storm and wind seasons in summer can move the dates a little, so we confirm the window before the crew books the slot.
Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof usually need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses also get a third visit once we know the spray pattern. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more residential window grime than a quiet street, and we adjust the schedule for it. One customer on twice a year with no trees and no sprinklers is the simple case. A second customer on three or four visits under trees with sprinkler spotting is the other end of the same range. Each house gets a schedule service that follows what it needs, not a fixed plan. The aim of every visit is clean windows and clear runs.
Windows need a visit when you notice haze that only shows when the sun is low. Gutters need one when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, text us a photo and we tell you whether it is a cleaning or a separate problem. We look at every window and every run on the house, not just the ones that face the street.
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 Wood Dale, and the neighborhoods we have cleaned are the ones our customers call from. Booking starts with an estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a number from those. The lead time depends on our calendar at the time you call, and the crew calls you before they come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf season, and our calendar fills in those weeks first. Booking early in the off-season keeps the slot you want. We take residential and commercial jobs on the same crew schedule, so a residential booking fills the same days as a commercial one. Our rule is simple: the crew shows up on the day we confirmed and calls first if the day changes. Our washing services cover the outside glass of every window on the house, and the gutters and downspouts go in the same visit. Our residential window cleaning services are priced by stories and window count, the same as every other job.
Every job ends with photos sent to your phone. The residential properties we clean include single-family homes and townhouses, and the same method works on the condos we service nearby. The crew will remove dirt and runoff from the sill and frame as part of the glass, not as an extra. Ask us for the order of work and we describe it again on the phone.
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 runoff never reaches clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count. Tell us by phone or text, and send a photo of the front of the house, and we quote it on the spot.
On Wood Dale houses the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots, so the glass gets dirty from outside even when the inside looks fine. Cleaning the outside is the part that removes what the weather leaves.
Across Illinois, our customers book in spring and in fall. Regular cleanings across Illinois land in late May or June and again in late October or November, so the two visits follow the pollen and the leaves.
No. We clean gutters first and glass last. When the runs are cleared first, the grit and black water come down before the glass is touched, so nothing lands on panes we have already done.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, and none of it is billed as an extra line. If you have a preference for the cleaning solutions used on the frames, tell us before the visit.
On this visit we clean the outside only. Quoting the interior and exterior of the same house is a separate job, and we do not clean interior glass or do pressure washing here.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while 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.
