Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Elwood customers book it each spring and fall, when the leaves and grit build up.
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.
The price depends on how many stories the house has and roughly how many windows it carries. We give the number on the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number we charge. Doing the gutters and the windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the saving is shown on your quote.
Several things move the quote on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on a boom or scissor lift. A large window count, or oversized picture windows, adds time, because every window on the outside gets cleaned. Gutters nobody has opened in years often arrive packed with seeds, leaves and grime, and that takes longer to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning will not remove, and we say so before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are never billed as extras.
On a job where a family asked us to quote their house from a photo of the front, the window count and the lift height were the two numbers that moved the quote, not the square footage. Send us a photo of the front of your house and the number of stories, and we will tell you which of those applies to you. Our washing services cover window washing, gutters and downspouts in one visit, so you do not pay a second crew to come back for the glass. Runoff from the roof is the reason we clear the gutters first. We do not want to remove dirt from the glass only to have it splash back on the panes. The same quote method applies to condos, counted by stories and the windows we can reach from outside. Residential properties are quoted the same way, so tell us what kind of building it is when you call.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $170 | from $275 |
| Two stories | from $225 | from $240 | from $375 |
| Three stories | from $295 | from $330 | from $495 |
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 Elwood customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Spring is when the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the sticky seed mat packs into the gutter elbows. Fall is when the leaf load arrives and the wet leaf mat sits in the runs through the wettest part of the year.
On the windows, the spring film leaves a yellow haze that rain only smears. The fall visit clears the grit that built up over summer. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, or a sprinkler line that hits the glass, often need a third visit, because the spots that come back a day after cleaning are the sign that the water is the problem. A house on a busy road or near construction also tends to need more frequent cleanings, since the dust settles faster on the sill and frame.
Our Elwood jobs tell us a simple pattern. A customer with no trees over the roof usually does fine with the two visits a year. A customer with trees or sprinkler spotting is often on three or four visits. We set the schedule after the first visit, when we can see the actual buildup. Keep your clean windows on a regular cleanings schedule so the haze does not build up to the point where the glass needs more than a rinse. Where spotting needs more than water, we say so and quote any cleaning solutions separately. You will notice haze on the glass most when the sun is low. Water that sheets over the edge of the gutter in a rain is the sign the gutters need attention.
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 has cleaned houses across Elwood, and we bring the same process to every street. To schedule service, call or text us for an estimate with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you a time window. In the two busy windows of the year, when the leaves are heaviest and the grit is thickest, our calendar fills, so it helps to book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
We use professional window cleaning methods with a water-fed pole and purified water, which lets us reach most of the outside glass from the ground. Upper-story panes are reached from the same setup, without leaning a ladder against the siding. Our window cleaning services cover the outside of the house only on this visit, and we are upfront about what we leave for another day. We do not clean the windows inside on this visit.
Our window cleaners and crew work on clogged gutters every day, and a run that is packed with debris is the most common reason for water damage at the fascia. Many of the multi-story buildings and older homes in town have gutters that need the same attention as the glass, so we look at both together. Give us a call at (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule, or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm what the job needs.
Yes. Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, so you do not need two companies. We always do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water never runs back onto clean panes.
We do not give a number from a general guess. The price comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, for residential and commercial buildings alike, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us a photo of the house front and tell us how many stories it has to get your number.
Usually yes, because the outside carries the pollen film, the rain dust and any sprinkler spotting. Those build up on the glass between visits and are not touched by cleaning from the inside. Clean glass also helps curb appeal, and the outside is the side the street sees first.
Most of our Elwood customers book in the spring, once the winter grime is off the glass, and again in the fall, after the leaves come down. Those are the two visits that keep the glass and the gutters clear through the wettest months.
No, as long as the gutters are cleaned first. Leaves, grit and black water come down the wall and across any window below. Our crew clears the gutters, flushes every downspout, lets the wall dry, and only then touches the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are wiped on request during the same visit. None of those are billed as extras on your quote.
Not on this visit. We do exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit. Interior and exterior glass are always booked as two separate jobs, so a residential window cleaned on the inside needs its own appointment.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
