Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do gutters first and glass last, so nothing that falls off the roof ends up on clean glass. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. On our Fort Madison jobs, most customers book this in spring and fall, which is when tree dust and leaves build up on the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a number.
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 stories and approximate window count on each residential window job, both jobs in one visit costs less than booking the two separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. The figure comes from those inputs, quoted by phone or text before we book anything.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Window washing on this kind of job is mostly about getting the pole and the water to every pane, not about the glass itself, so a house with many windows takes longer than the count suggests. The crew hauls the debris away from the gutters and downspouts, checks each one until it runs clear, and we remove dirt from the gutter line before the glass gets touched, since most of the runoff problems start there. Text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, and we can give you a number that stays the same when we arrive. Cleaning services priced this way keep the estimate honest, and washing services for a condos complex or a larger building get their own walk-through first. Window cleaning services on a house like this start at the roofline, where the grime comes down. Every house is different, so the exact figure comes from your own roofline and what the crew sees on the first look.
| 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 Fort Madison customers book both twice a year, once in the spring month and once in the fall month, and one crew in one visit is what makes sense for that schedule. The schedule works the same for residential and commercial buildings, but most of our Fort Madison calls are houses. The spring visit catches the pollen film on south-facing glass and the sticky residue packed into the elbows. The fall visit clears the leaf load before the first hard freeze. Where a frame needs more than water, the crew uses mild cleaning solutions on it.
Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road adds a third visit. The sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day after cleaning, so we look at the sprinkler heads on the first visit. A picture window with a sprinkler spot on it takes longer than the rest of the glass, so we plan the time for it.
Windows need another clean when you notice a haze only when the sun is low. Gutters need one when water sheets over the edge during rain. Our crew works the window and gutter run in the same visit, which keeps the schedule simple. We cover interior and exterior glass as separate scopes, so this visit is the outside only. Cleanings are scheduled around the season, and regular cleanings keep the downspouts from packing up between visits.
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 cleaning services cover Fort Madison, and our window cleaners work the whole city from one scheduling line. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text for a phone estimate that asks for the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work.
The two busy windows are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills during those weeks. If you book early, you get a fixed date. Professional window cleaning on a regular schedule keeps curb appeal steady through the year, and we bring the boom or scissor lift for the taller runs.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay out of scope. Gutter jobs on multi-story buildings and houses with clogged gutters get the same crew and the same order of work. Water damage from a backed-up gutter often starts at the fascia, and that is worth checking on the first visit.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. Doing both together is why the bundle costs less than two trips.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and the residential window count, and we give it by phone or text before we book. We do not quote a figure without seeing the roofline.
On our jobs, the outside carries the tree dust, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, which are the things that dull the glass. Clean windows on the outside make a visible difference from the street. The inside is a separate job we do not do on this visit.
Most of our residential properties in Fort Madison are booked in the spring bloom season and again in the fall leaf drop. Those are the months when the glass and the gutters both need the work. Book early and we schedule service for the week you pick, if the calendar allows.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. When the glass is washed first, the debris from the gutters runs down the wall and across it, so someone has to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and every window gets its tracks wiped during the visit with no extra charge.
Exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing, and we will tell you if something on the outside needs another service.
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.
