The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. On our South Moline jobs most customers book in the spring and fall, when the seed, pollen and leaf load are heaviest. The spring and fall visits are the two times a year we see the most buildup, so the calendar fills early.
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. Booking gutters and professional window cleaning together in one visit costs less than two separate jobs, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Five things move the quote on our jobs. Multi-story buildings take longer on the ladder, and steep roofs add time too. Window count and oversized picture windows change the time on the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more time at each downspout, and a run left clogged can lead to water damage at the fascia. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers needs a separate treatment that no cleaning removes, so we flag it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
We see the same thing across a lot of houses: window washing done alone leaves the gutter runoff to strike the clean glass again, and curb appeal drops within a week of the next storm. On one South Moline house, the quote moved because of the number of stories, the window count and clogged gutters over the back porch, as recorded in the job notes. To get your exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the front of the house and tell us the stories and approximate window count. The windows inside are quoted separately if you want them. We will come back with a written estimate before we book a date.
| 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 South Moline customers book both twice a year, in late May or June and again in late October or November. That is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
In the spring visit we find pollen on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the gutters. In the fall visit we find the leaf load that has come down since summer. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we book from what the roof looks like that week.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction all bring more grime and runoff, and clean windows do not stay clean long on those houses. Customers who want regular cleanings usually book on a three- or four-visit schedule, so the cleanings keep up with the build-up on every window and sill.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze on each residential window that you only see when the sun is low. Gutters tell you when they need it: water sheeting over the edge in 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.
Our washing services cover residential and commercial buildings, and our crew has worked across South Moline on residential properties and a number of condos. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, along with the number of stories. We give you a written estimate by phone or text, and then we set a date.
Lead time depends on the season, and the two busiest windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, when our window cleaning services fill our calendar first. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew stays outside and sends photos of the finished work before the truck leaves.
We cover the gutters and downspouts, the glass, the sills and the runoff from the roof in one pass, so nothing is left to remove dirt from later. If there is a second building on the lot, we quote it on the same visit.
Yes, the same two people do both, gutters first and glass last, in one visit. It is the same crew from start to finish, so there is no handoff between a gutter company and a window company.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure in writing until we have the stories and a photo of the front.
On our South Moline jobs the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots, so the glass looks hazy even when the inside is clean. Cleaning the outside alone is a normal job for us.
Most of our customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November. Those two windows fill first, so call early.
Not if the order is right. Gutters first, glass last, because the leaves and grit that come down a wall would land on any window below it if the glass was washed first.
Screens are rinsed by hand with purified water and no cleaning solutions left behind, sills are wiped, and the tracks are included in the visit without a separate line on the invoice.
Exterior only on this visit. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and we do not pressure wash, so the crew stays outside and works on the outside of the glass and gutters.
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. The crew sends photos of every run before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
