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 doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Iowa, most of the houses we clean get the service in spring and fall, and that is the rhythm we plan around.
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 each residential window job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing the gutters and the glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our washing services follow the same rule. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Window cleaning services here are quoted before the crew books a date.
On the day, the crew sees what moves the quote: a third story or a steep roof that needs extra setup, oversized panes and high picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles, leaves and grime, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Gutters and downspouts are flushed, screens are rinsed, and the sill under every window is wiped as part of the job, not extras we bill later. Runoff from a clogged run is cleared before the glass is touched, and we remove dirt from the frames on the same pass.
Across Iowa, the first thing we ask for is the stories, the approximate window count and a photo of the front of the house by text. That is enough for an exact number, and we confirm it before the crew books a date. If the home is a condo or one of several condos in the same building, mention it on the call so we can plan access first. Call (866) 435-6328 today to get your number. Nothing about the job changes once the quote is given.
| 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.
Across Iowa, most homeowners book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Guides often split residential and commercial schedules, but this page covers houses only. Each visit finds something different on the glass and in the gutters.
In spring, the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and turns to paste in the gutters, and the downspout elbows pack with seed. In fall, the leaf load is the main job, and the wet mat sits in the gutters until the first hard freeze. Storms and wind seasons can move the dates, so we watch the weather and call before we come. In Altoona, May, June and August are the wettest months, so rain carries pollen and dust down the glass in those weeks.
Some homes need more cleanings than that. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a film faster than most. Our crew tells you which of those applies on the first visit.
You will know it is time to clean windows when you see a haze only in low sun, and you will know gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain. Regular cleanings catch both early, since a cleaning solutions list will not fix either one. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and this visit covers the outside, where the glass and the runs need the crew.
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 cleaners work across Altoona on residential properties, and the cleaning services we schedule here run the same way every visit. To schedule service, give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we return a number and a date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The two busy stretches of the year are the spring pollen window and the fall leaf window, and our calendar fills in both. If you want a slot in those weeks, book early. Outside those windows, lead time is shorter; the exact figure is confirmed when you call. Clean glass and clear runs do a lot for curb appeal in the weeks after a visit.
Windows inside the house are not part of this visit, so our professional window cleaning stays on the outside, and we do not climb onto multi-story buildings we have not surveyed. Clogged gutters that also show water damage on the fascia get photographed and reported.
Yes. Our crew cleans the gutters and each residential window in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the runs lands on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text a photo of the front of the house and we send an exact figure.
Yes, because the outside of every window carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots on Altoona homes, and none of that is touched by an inside cleaning.
Most of our Altoona customers book in spring and fall, which is when the pollen and the leaves come off the houses.
No, that is why we clean gutters first and glass last. Running it the other way means cleaning the glass twice.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and every window gets its tracks cleaned on the same pass.
No. We clean windows from the outside only on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing.
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. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
