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 runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and doing both jobs in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Iowa, most of our customers book this bundle in spring and fall to keep up with the season.
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 the two jobs separately. Window washing on its own is quoted the same way, and professional window cleaning on a bundled visit costs less than two separate trips. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and the window count, or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote from that.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. On multi-story buildings, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder. Oversized panes and a high window count add time at the glass. Clogged gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Water damage from a gutter that has overflowed for years is a separate repair, and we flag it rather than clean over it. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue, because no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
We do not quote a Fort Dodge job here, so the quickest route to a firm number is to call or text (866) 435-6328 with the stories, the window count, and a photo of the front of your house. Ask for a written estimate before you book, and we will send it.
| 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 customers book both gutters and exterior windows twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Here is what we find at each visit. The pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutters in the spring. In the fall, the leaf load builds up, and wind and storm seasons can move those dates around.
Homes under heavy tree cover need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between regular cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, so those houses are on a shorter schedule too. A house near a busy road or construction takes on extra dust between visits, and picture windows on that side show it first. Our residential window work is built around a schedule service that fits the house, not a fixed plan.
Clean windows make haze easy to spot, so watch for two signs. Haze on the glass that you only notice when the sun is low means every window in the house needs a cleaning. Water sheeting over the gutter edge in rain means the gutters need one. If you see either, call us or send a photo of the roofline.
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 gutters and exterior windows across Fort Dodge, and the crew has worked on houses in several parts of the city. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text: call (866) 435-6328 or send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We call before we come, so you know when the crew is on the way. Gutters that back up send runoff down the siding and across the glass below, so they are the first thing on the list.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, in spring and in fall, when the spring build-up and the leaves are heaviest. If you want a slot in those months, book early. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works outside and does not come inside, and it sends photos of the finished work.
We handle residential and commercial jobs, including washing services for commercial buildings, and the same crew cleans gutters and downspouts for residential properties. Condos and multi-story buildings are quoted by stories and window count, the same as a house. Our window cleaning services cover the glass and the sills, and we remove dirt and grime from the frames as part of the visit.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes.
We do not give a figure here because it depends on the stories and the size of the house. Text us the stories and a photo of the front, and we will send a number by text or phone.
Usually the outside carries more of the dirt. Grit, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the glass between cleanings, and interior and exterior glass pick up different grime, so the outside is the part we do on this visit. Clean glass also helps curb appeal from the street.
Our customers here book in spring and fall. Spring is when the seed paste and film build up, and fall is when the leaves come down. Book before those months fill up.
No, if the crew works gutters first and glass last. Leaves, grit and black water come down the wall and across any window below, so the gutters must be cleared before the glass is touched.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside. Cleaning solutions go only on the glass that needs them. None of these are billed as extras.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, so windows inside are not part of the job, and we do not do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, 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.
