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 from the roof lands on clean panes. Doing both together in a single visit costs less than booking two separate trips, and we price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count. On our Ames jobs, most customers book this in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest.
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 window cleaning services and gutter cleaning as two separate jobs. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, sill wiping and the cleaning solutions are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Our quote covers exterior glass only, and interior and exterior cleaning are not the same job.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a large number of windows or oversized picture windows, clogged gutters that have not been opened 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. Each of these adds time, and we say so before the work starts rather than on the way out the door.
On an Ames job the quote is built around the house in front of us. A two-story home with a moderate window count and clear gutters is a straightforward visit, while the same house under heavy cover with a month of seed and debris in the runs takes longer on both jobs. The easiest way to get your exact number is to text us a photo of the front of the house along with the stories and a rough window count. We will come back with the price, and it will match the invoice. Residential and commercial glass is quoted differently, and this page only prices houses.
Regular cleanings keep the job predictable. Once the gutters are clear and the glass is up to date, a return visit goes faster and the quote stays close to the first one. Ask us for a written estimate and we will put the scope, the stories and the window count in writing so there are no surprises on the day.
| 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 Ames customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and bundling these cleaning services into one visit makes sense. On our jobs the spring visit comes after the seed drop, and the fall visit comes after the leaves are down and before the first hard freeze. Those are the windows we plan the calendar around, and clean glass keeps curb appeal up between visits.
At each visit we see the same things. In spring a film sits on south-facing glass and seed paste packs into the gutter elbows. In fall the leaf load builds into clogged gutters, a wet mat that holds water against the fascia. Wind and storm seasons move the dates, so we confirm the visit a day or two ahead rather than working from a calendar alone. Professional window cleaning on a set schedule catches the haze before it builds up.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts faster, so those customers often book three or four times a year. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need the extra visit too. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects more grime between cleanings, so it is worth checking in more often. Multi-story buildings collect more wind-blown grit at the top runs, so those jobs are worth checking sooner.
You will know the windows need attention when you see haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. Left alone, that overflow can lead to water damage at the fascia and the sill. If you see either, call us and we will look at it on the next visit.
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 Ames, and our window cleaning services include residential window and gutter cleaning for homeowners who want both done in one visit. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text at (866) 435-6328: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house. That is enough for us to quote the job and to set a slot on the calendar.
Slots fill quickly during the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall visits, so book early if you want a particular date. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew never goes inside. We will confirm the time, the crew and the scope before the truck arrives.
We aim to clean windows and gutters thoroughly on every visit, and every window in the house gets the same check before we leave. We also send photos of each run and each pane so you can see the result. Gutters and downspouts are cleared first, so the first pass takes dirt off the roof before the glass is touched. Whether it is one house or a few on the same street, we schedule service around your availability and the weather, and we will tell you plainly when a date is open.
Yes, the same two people do both on the same visit. Our washing services run both jobs together because the order matters: gutters first, glass last.
We do not quote a fixed figure in writing. The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it to you by phone or text. The number we give is the number on the invoice.
Usually the outside takes the most dirt. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build on the exterior glass, so the inside alone leaves the most visible grime in place and does not remove dirt from the glass people see from the street.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and the fall. Those are the two busy windows, so call (866) 435-6328 early if you want a particular date. Condo owners should check with the association before booking, since it may control access to the gutters.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. When the gutters and downspouts are cleared, leaves and grit come down the wall, so the glass has to wait until the runoff is done.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, so you will not see them as an extra. Tracks are included in the visit as well.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so windows inside the house are not part of the job, and we do not do pressure washing either.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while 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.
