Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit here. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. Across Colorado, most of our customers book this service in the spring and the 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 in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and it covers downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping, none of which are billed as extras. Every window on the outside gets counted, and a residential window job is quoted from that count. Give us the stories and a rough window count, and we will tell you what the visit costs before a date is set. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to book a date.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are the same ones you would expect. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift. Oversized panes and large picture windows take more time per pane. Heavy grime on the lower panes, the kind that builds up along a busy road, takes an extra pass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear than a run cleaned last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers on the glass is a separate problem, and no cleaning removes it.
Here is the part people ask about most. Window washing and washing services are priced the same way for a single-family house as for a building with several units. Window cleaning services on a home are quoted from the stories and the glass, not the square footage alone. Gutters and downspouts are checked for blockage on every run, and the runoff from a clogged downspout is what we usually find pooled under the eave. We clear the debris, flush each outlet and haul it away, so nothing is left to remove dirt from later.
Condos get quoted differently from detached houses, because the gutter runs and the shared walls change how we set up. If your building has a shared roof, tell us that when you call so we can plan the lift position before the visit.
| 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 Golden customers book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Those regular cleanings line up with the seasons, so a house is not left for a year. On our jobs the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in October to early November. Across Colorado the calendar is the same for most houses, though a storm or a wind season can move the dates a week either way.
What we find at each visit depends on the season. In the spring the pollen film on south-facing glass is thick enough to see, and the pollen paste sits in the gutters and the elbows of the downspouts. By the fall it is the leaf load, which packs the runs and holds water against the fascia. Hail season along the Front Range dents gutters and washes shingle grit into the runs, so a storm year often means the spring visit comes earlier than planned.
Some houses need a third visit. We see it most under heavy tree cover over the roof, where needles and grit build up between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those spots need cleaning solutions a plain rinse will not lift. Those houses are on a shorter cycle too. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust faster than a quiet street, and the window cleaning schedule should follow that.
Between cleanings, you can usually tell when windows need attention. Look at them at the end of the day, when the sun is low: a film or haze shows up that is invisible at midday. You can tell gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of falling into the downspout. If either of those is happening, call us and we will come out and look.
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 clean residential properties across Golden and send the crew out on the same calendar for the whole city. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo, and we will show you the next open day. Lead time depends on how full the calendar is that week, and the two busy windows, the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, are when the calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months if you want a fixed date.
When we have a slot we confirm it with a call before the crew comes, and the call includes the arrival window. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not come inside. For residential and commercial jobs alike, we want to know about any special access rules before the visit, such as a gated lot or a tenant who needs notice. Multi-story buildings get the same setup, with the lift in place before the first pane is cleaned, and windows inside are not part of this visit.
Our crew has cleaning services experience with window cleaners and gutter teams across the Front Range, and that professional window cleaning experience goes into every Golden house. Clean glass and clear runs do most of the work for curb appeal, which is why the two are booked together. A roof that shows clogged gutters on the first look is usually one we can clear in a single visit. Water damage around the fascia is something the crew photographs and reports, since fixing it is outside what we do.
Yes, and it is the same crew. Our two people do the roof blow-off, the gutter clearing and the downspout flush, then the exterior glass, so you book one visit and get one invoice.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before the date is set. We do not quote a figure without those details.
On a Golden house the outside takes the most: pollen, dust from the road and sprinkler spots collect on the glass before you notice it on the inside. Clean windows from the outside keep the view sharp, whether or not the inside is kept up. Every window on the outside is part of the visit, so a residential window job covers the whole house.
Across Colorado, the spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in October to early November. Most Golden customers take one of those two windows. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the next open date.
No. We do gutters first and glass last, so the runs are cleared and flushed before anyone touches a pane. The wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping, then the glass is done.
Screens are taken down, rinsed and put back, and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the same visit, so you do not pay separately for them.
Our visit covers the exterior only, so windows inside are not cleaned, and we do not do pressure washing. Interior and exterior glass are not done in one visit.
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 leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
