Yes, 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 roughly how many windows you have, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Spring and fall are when pollen and leaves are heaviest on the house, so call (866) 435-6328 to book one of those visits.
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.
The number depends on stories and approximate window count. Give us those two things by phone or text, and the quote we give is the number we charge for window washing and gutter work. Bundling our washing services for the gutters and exterior glass into one visit costs less than two separate jobs, and we tell you the exact difference on the phone before you decide.
On our jobs, a third story, a roof too steep to walk, or a run of picture windows that pushes the window count above what the front of the house suggests are what move the quote. Gutters nobody has opened in years, packed with grime, add time, and so do gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run beneath them. Sprinkler spotting that no cleaning removes is quoted separately once the crew sees the glass. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Regular cleanings keep the number predictable, since the crew is not working through years of buildup.
Here is an example of the kind of job that moves a quote. One Des Moines house had a window count and tree cover we only saw once the crew was on the ladder, so the number changed after the photos came in, and the customer got the same photos and the same invoice. For your house, the fastest way to a firm number is a photo of the front of the house sent by text, plus your stories and a rough window count. We do the rest from there. We quote exterior only, so if you also want interior and exterior glass handled, say so on the call and we will point you to who does the inside.
| 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 Des Moines customers book both cleanings twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Spring is when a yellow film settles on south-facing glass and tree dust packs the gutters. Fall is when the leaf load comes down and wet leaves sit in the runs over winter. Storms and wind seasons can move the dates, so we look at the house first and set the visit around what is actually on it.
At each visit we find the same things. Pollen on the glass shows up as a yellow haze that a quick rinse does not remove, so the crew works it off with purified water instead of cleaning solutions. Leaves and grit in the gutters turn into a wet mat, and clogged gutters back water up behind the fascia. Packed grit in the elbows slows the flow, and runoff spills over the edge long before anything overflows. Those are the points where a visit does the most good.
Some houses need a third visit. We see it on homes with heavy tree cover over the roof, where needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. We also see it where a sprinkler line hits the glass, and the spots come back a day after cleaning, and on multi-story buildings near a busy road or active construction, where dust settles on the frames faster than normal. Our crew flags these on the first visit so the schedule fits the house.
Two signs tell you windows need a cleaning sooner than planned: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, which usually means film that needs more than a rinse to remove dirt, and a film that streaks the moment rain hits the glass. For gutters, the sign is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout, and left alone that runs into water damage behind the fascia. If you see either, text a photo and we will tell you what it is.
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 work across Des Moines on residential properties, and the crew can see the neighborhood the house is in on the first call. If the building is residential and commercial, mention it on the call so we can say whether the crew takes it. Booking starts with an estimate for our cleaning services by phone or text. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328, tell us your number of stories, and send a photo of the front of the house. Our calendar moves fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf season, so the earlier you call, the more choice you have on dates.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and we call before we come so you know when to expect the truck. For a house that needs a sprinkler shut off or a side gate left open, we tell you that on the call, so there is nothing to find out on the day. Professional window cleaning means the same two people do both jobs and see the whole house, from the roof blow-off down to the sill, including every residential window on the outside.
Window cleaners and gutter crews often run separate schedules, which is why homeowners end up with two visits and two invoices. We keep both on one calendar so the glass is never washed before the gutters and downspouts are cleared. That keeps every window clean the first time and protects your curb appeal without a second trip.
Yes, on our Des Moines jobs the same two people handle our window cleaning services and the gutters, and they do the gutters before the glass. Doing both in one visit means nothing is washed twice and the invoice is one number.
We give the number by phone or text after we know your stories and approximate window count. A photo of the front of the house helps us confirm it before the crew comes out.
Yes, because the outside carries the tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that the inside never sees. Clean inside glass does not help once the outside is hazy, so the exterior is where the visit matters most.
Most of our Des Moines customers book in the spring and in the fall. Booking early gives you more choice on dates, since the calendar fills in those windows. If your home is one of several condos in a building, call first so we can confirm gutter access before we pick a date.
No, we clean the gutters first and the glass last. When a run is cleared, leaves and black water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the downspouts are flushed and the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens, sills and frames are part of the exterior visit, and we rinse the screens and wipe the sills as we go to remove dirt before it dries. Tracks are included in the same visit unless they are packed with grit, which we point out before we start.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing either. If you want inside glass done, tell us on the call and we will point you to who does it.
No, 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 leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
