Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, which is why our window and gutter work is booked as one job. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing runs down onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two trips. Across Iowa we see the most calls in spring and fall, when pollen and leaves build up, and that is the rhythm we work to.
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 done in one visit costs less than booking gutters and windows separately. Professional window cleaning is quoted from the same count as the gutter work, so there is one number for the whole house. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and it is set before the crew arrives. Stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized picture windows, multi-story buildings with long gutter runs, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted to reach the runs, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning will remove are what change a quote most. Cleaning solutions are part of the job, and so are flushing the gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills, so none of it is billed as an extra.
To get the exact number, text us the number of stories, a rough count of windows, and a photo of the front of the house. If you know the gutters have not been cleaned in a while, say so, because overflowing runs are what start rot in the fascia, and that changes the time on the ladder. Once we have those three things, the quote comes back by phone or text, and nothing gets added on the day unless we photograph it first and you agree. Call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo and we will give you the figure.
| 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 Clinton customers book cleanings twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across Iowa the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed drop finishes. Pollen forms a film on south-facing glass and a paste in the gutter elbows, and that is what we find on most houses by then. The fall visit runs late October to November, once the leaf load is down, and it clears the wet leaf mat that sags runs under ice.
Storm and wind seasons move these dates in some years, and when they do we call before we come. Some houses need a third visit, and the ones we see most often have heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass so the spots come back a day later, or a house close to a busy road or construction. Regular cleanings on those houses keep up, while two visits a year do not. Clogged gutters fill faster than that, and water damage follows when the runs back up. Haze on the glass that only shows when the sun is low is the sign windows need a cleaning, and it is the first thing that takes the curb appeal off a house. Water sheeting over the edge of a gutter in rain is the sign gutters need one.
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 Clinton, and the crew works the whole city rather than a single block, with the same estimate covering residential and commercial buildings. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. We call before we come, and the lead time for a slot is the one shown at booking. The busiest stretches come in the two seasons when leaves and grit are heaviest, so an early call in those months gets you a better date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside.
When you schedule service, you get one visit that covers the gutters and the outside of every window, the same crew doing both, and that is the window and gutter cleaning we book most often in Clinton. Clean windows are only half the job, so we work the glass down to the sill and the frame, not just the pane, and remove dirt from there before it can wash back down. Ask for every window on the house, including the upper floors, and the crew will confirm the residential window list before starting. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date, or text a photo of the house and we will reply with a written estimate.
Yes. Our window cleaning services and the gutter work are done by the same two people in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the runoff from the gutters off the clean glass below.
Our cleaning services are priced from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give the number by phone or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and the quote comes back before the crew is booked.
Yes, because the outside takes most of the damage here. Dust, rain grime and sprinkler spots build up on the outside of the glass, and that is what the rain and wind leave behind on the frame.
Most of our Clinton customers book in late spring and again in late fall. By spring the film from the season is on the glass and in the gutters, and by fall the leaves have built up, so those are the months that fill our calendar.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. When the gutters go second, the leaves, grit and black water run down the wall and across the windows below, and the glass has to be cleaned again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside.
No. Our visit covers the outside of the glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not offer pressure washing services, and the interior and exterior of the house are not part of this quote.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. If you live in a condo, check first whether the building owns the gutters, because that decides who approves the job.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
