Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price both by the number of stories, and booking the two together costs less than two separate trips. Across Illinois, most of the homes we service book this bundle in the spring and fall, when the leaf load and spring dust are heaviest.
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, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves it on our jobs is the stories and a steep roof, the window count and any oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Windows inside are not part of the price, and the exterior window count is what we quote.
On a recent job on one of our Woodside routes, the quote moved because the front ran three stories, the gutters had not been opened in several seasons, and the picture windows on the second floor needed the pole from the ground. The crew cleared the runs and flushed every downspout before touching the glass, and the photos went out before the truck left. To get your exact number, send us the stories and an approximate window count, plus a photo of the front of the house by text, or call (866) 435-6328. Professional window cleaning is quoted from those three things, and window washing on a house with several stories is quoted the same way as other multi-story buildings. Clogged gutters over a window are the usual cause of water damage we see when the two jobs are done in the wrong order, so we do them in ours.
| 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 of our 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. In the spring we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and packed needles and grit in the gutter elbows. In the fall the leaf load is what we clear first, and the wet leaf mat is what sags the runs under ice. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates by a few weeks, so we call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, where needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, is the most common reason. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house close to a busy road or active construction collects dust faster than the rest of the block. Our regular cleanings are scheduled to match the frequency that the house actually needs, and that schedule service is set after the first visit. Most people who book a residential window program want every window done on the same day, so the crew works each side of the house in one setup. Our residential properties get the same order of work as the rest, gutters first and glass last. Clean windows and clear runs are the two things that hold up through the season, and they do most of the curb appeal on a Woodside house.
You will see when the windows need it, as a haze that only shows when the sun sits low. You will see when the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge during a rain.
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.
Booking starts with a phone or text estimate that takes your number of stories and a photo of the house front. Call (866) 435-6328 to start, and we give you the actual slot when we confirm the estimate. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Our crew handles washing services for single-family homes and small multi-unit buildings, and our window cleaning services follow the same order of work on each. Even one neighbor's grime can carry onto your glass, so we clean the whole side of the street where the house is.
During the two busy windows of the year, the calendar fills fastest, so book early if you can. Runoff from a roof with clogged gutters runs down the wall and stains the sill, and we remove dirt from the sill and frame during the same visit. Condos and townhomes with shared gutters and downspouts get scheduled as one job so nobody's runs are missed.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first so the runoff does not land on clean glass.
The number comes from your stories and approximate window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you the number on the phone.
On our Woodside jobs the outside carries most of the rain dust and sprinkler spots. Those build up on the glass whether or not the inside is clean.
Across Illinois, most customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November. Those are the months when the pollen and leaf load are heaviest.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. Runoff from the gutters runs down the wall, so washing the glass first means washing it twice.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit. Ask about the cleaning solutions we use on frames and sills when you book. They are not billed as extras.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so interior and exterior glass are booked as separate jobs. We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing. Ask us whether a residential and commercial job fits the same schedule.
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.
