The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price both jobs by the number of stories, and one visit costs less than booking the two separately. On our Wood River jobs most customers book it for spring and fall, when pollen and leaves build up fastest.
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 residential properties by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing window washing and gutter work in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Our window cleaning services cover the exterior only, so interior and exterior glass are priced as two different jobs.
Here is what moves the quote on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder. Window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows that need a bigger setup. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take more time to clear, and clogged gutters take longer still when grime has set into the downspout. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Washing will remove dirt from the glass, but hard-water spotting from sprinklers is one thing none of our washing services removes, so we tell you about it before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Wood River jobs the biggest swings come from stories and how much the gutters have built up. The most useful thing you can do is send a photo of the front of the house by text along with your story count and a rough window count, and we will give you the exact number before the crew is booked. A residential window quote covers the gutters and downspouts in the same visit, so one number includes both. If you book regular cleanings, the first count sets the price for the cleanings after it. Nothing is added after the fact, and every window the crew cleans is counted in that 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 Wood River customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on the calendar. The dates here are for houses, and for residential and commercial buildings we set the schedule when you call.
In spring the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the gutter elbows are the main things we find, and April, May and July are our wettest months, so that pollen gets washed down the wall during the rainy stretch. That runoff leaves streaks on the lower panes if the glass is cleaned first. In fall, which we book for November to early December, the wet leaf load is what matters, and on houses that skipped that visit clogged gutters sag under the weight by late winter. Snow here usually falls from December through March, about 10.8 inches a year. Across Illinois, summer derechos and severe thunderstorms can move those dates, so we schedule around the weather when we can.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof fills the gutters faster. A gutter left full into a freeze can split and let water damage the fascia, and when the gutters and downspouts back up, water runs down the wall instead of away from the house. Multi-story buildings need the ladder moved more often, which adds time. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or construction collects more grit on the glass too. We will tell you which of these applies to your house after the first visit.
You will know the windows need attention when you notice a haze only when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspouts. Interior haze is a different problem, since windows inside are not part of this visit.
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 River, and most of the houses we visit are on the same few streets from one season to the next. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text, where we take your story count and a photo of the front of the house. From there we give you the price and put you on the calendar.
The two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, are when our calendar fills fastest, so booking early in those months gets you the slot you want. Outside those windows there is usually room to schedule service with a few days notice. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not come inside. We clean condos as well, but building access comes first, so check with the building before the crew is booked.
We are window cleaners who also do the gutters, and our cleaning services are built around the outside of the house. We use professional window cleaning equipment, and we know how much curb appeal a clean front of the house adds. On the outside, every window gets the same attention, including the sill under each one. Frames and sills get cleaning solutions only where water alone will not lift the film, and the crew uses purified water to lift dirt from the glass.
Yes. The same crew does the gutters and downspouts and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by the run.
The number comes from stories and window count, the same way for every house. Send your story count and a photo of the front of the house by text or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the exact figure. Our work on this page is for residential properties, so ask us about commercial jobs when you call.
On a residential window in Wood River, the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots, and the grime that rain leaves on the lower panes is what makes the glass look dull from the street, even when the inside is clean. Cleaning the outside helps you remove dirt the inside never shows.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall. Ask for a date and we will check the calendar with you.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When we clear a run the grit and water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the wall is dry.
Screens and sills are part of the exterior job. Tracks are wiped where they are reachable from outside. Nothing on the outside is billed as an extra.
No. Interior glass is not part of this visit, and we do not pressure wash siding on it. The jobs differ, and this visit covers the outside only.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. If you live in condos, check with your building before the crew arrives.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
