The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the bundle by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than two separate trips. Our crew works this way on the houses we clean across Illinois, and most of the windows we wash are cleaned in the spring and fall.
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 done 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 the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A steep roof or a third story takes longer on the ladder. A high window count adds time at the glass, and each residential window with an oversized pane takes longer than a standard one. Picture windows take longer on the glass. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years come down packed with leaves and grit, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before anything underneath can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate case, because no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our crew can usually tell the size of the job from a photo of the front of the house sent by text, along with the number of stories. Heavy grime on the glass or runoff from the roof takes more care to remove dirt cleanly, and we price for that. Condos and multi-unit buildings are quoted per building, and the window washing services for each unit are listed on the estimate. The window cleaning services and the gutter work are priced together on that estimate. Ask for the written estimate before you book so the number is clear before the truck arrives.
| 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 customers in Worth book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. In late spring the glass picks up a pollen film, and the gutters fill with pollen paste that washes down the downspouts with the first storms. In fall the leaves come down wet, and the window and gutter work is done before the first hard freeze.
Heavy tree cover over the roof means the gutters need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses also get a mid-season visit. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the frames, and it is on the schedule for the same reason.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze only when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in rain. Cleaning solutions for the glass are chosen for the surface, and we use purified water for the rinse. Our crew does residential and commercial work, with regular cleanings booked ahead, and the interior and exterior cleanings are booked separately.
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 have cleaned gutters and windows on residential properties across Worth for years, and the neighborhoods we visit most are listed when you call. Booking is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate the same day.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the late spring season and the fall leaf drop, so schedule service early if you want a specific week. Lead times are given on the phone for your address. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
Our window cleaners work with professional window cleaning equipment, and the crew reaches the upper floors from a boom or scissor lift on the taller multi-story buildings. We also check every window for signs of water damage around the sill and the fascia, and we report what we find. Curb appeal is the reason many customers book the glass, and clogged gutters are the reason they book the roof side. Our cleaning services cover both in one visit.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and then clean windows from the outside, all in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the dirty runoff off the clean glass.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and how many residential windows it has, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house.
On our Worth jobs the outside carries the seasonal film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those are the things the inside cleaning never reaches. Outside cleaning is where most of the haze comes from.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in fall. Those are the two windows when the spring film and the leaves do the most damage, so the calendar fills then. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar.
Not if the gutters go first. When we clear a run, the grit and the water come down the wall, so the glass is done after the gutters and the downspouts are flushed.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job. Tracks are included when they are reachable from outside.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside or do pressure washing, and we say so when you book.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, 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.
