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 both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. Our crew handles this work every 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 window and gutter cleaning 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 you hear it before any work starts. Quotes for residential and commercial buildings use the same method, though this page covers homes.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a large window count or oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. The quote covers exterior glass only, and we do not bundle interior and exterior work into it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The glass gets purified water, not cleaning solutions, so nothing is left behind to dry as residue.
On a South Bend house, what usually decides the number is how much grime has built up since the last visit. Pollen is the usual culprit in spring, leaving a film on south-facing glass and a paste in the gutters. If the house has been on a regular schedule, the job is faster and the bill reflects that, since regular cleanings keep the buildup light. Each of the cleanings after the first tends to run quicker than the one before. To get your exact number, send us the number of stories, your approximate window count, and a photo of the front of the house by text. We will tell you the figure before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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.
On our South Bend jobs, most customers book our cleaning services twice a year, once in the spring after the pollen drops and once in the fall after the leaves come down, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense.
In spring we find a yellow tree film on south-facing glass and a paste packed into the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load, a wet mat that sits in the runs and backs up the downspouts. Clogged gutters are what usually sends water over the edge, and water damage at the fascia follows if it is left. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we look at the house rather than the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that come back a day later), and a house near a busy road or construction all tend to build up faster. Houses with steep roofs and multi-story buildings also need more time on the ladder, and gutters and downspouts on a tree-lined lot fill faster than the rest. Our crew reviews your property on the first visit and tells you which schedule fits.
Windows tell you they need cleaning when you see a haze only when the sun is low. Gutters tell you when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. Haze on the glass costs a house its curb appeal, and professional window cleaning in spring and fall keeps that from building up.
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 window and gutter cleaning is booked as one visit at residential properties across South Bend, and our crew works through the whole city rather than one district. Every residential window we can reach gets the same approach. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate by stories and window count.
The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when the tree dust and the leaves arrive, and our calendar fills quickly then. Book early in those months if you want a specific date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come so you know the crew is on the way.
We want every window and every gutter run to come out clean and dry, and that starts with booking the right slot. The goal on every visit is clean windows and clear gutters. The sill under every window gets wiped before the crew leaves. Our crew will schedule service at a time that works for your property.
Yes, our crew handles both, and these washing services are booked as one job. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Our window cleaning services are quoted by stories and window count, so text or call (866) 435-6328 with those details and we will give you the figure before the job is booked.
On our South Bend jobs, the outside carries tree film, rain dust and grime that the inside never sees. Even when the windows inside look fine, the outside can still be hazy, and those layers build up between visits and cut light through the glass.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall. Spring cleaning clears the tree film and fall cleaning clears the leaves.
No, we clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. When the gutters are cleared, grit and water come down the wall, so the windows wait until the runoff stops.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, so you will not see them billed separately.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, and the water-fed pole is what lets us remove dirt from the upper panes. We do not clean windows inside, interior and exterior work is not part of this booking, and we do not do pressure washing here.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. If you live in one of the condos, tell us when you book so the crew knows how access works.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
