Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do gutters first and glass last, so nothing that falls off the roof lands on clean panes. We price the bundle by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately. Across Iowa, most of our customers book spring and fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
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. Booking gutters and exterior windows together in one visit costs less than two separate trips, and the number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a written estimate.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards we have to lift and reseat, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Clearing gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Iowa, the first step is to get the exact number. Tell us the stories, the window count, and send a photo of the house front. Ask for a written estimate before anyone books a date. Multi-story buildings are priced per building; residential is priced by the house. The cleaning solutions we use are purified water and mild detergent on the glass, and we rinse the frames before we leave. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same order of work, and the regular cleanings we schedule for condos are priced the same way. Picture windows take longer on a ladder, and that shows up in the quote. Ask for interior and exterior pricing separately if you want the windows inside done too; this visit covers the outside only.
| 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 of our customers book gutter and window cleaning twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense on the calendar. The spring visit clears the seed and pollen that packs the downspouts; the fall visit clears the wet leaf mat before freezing weather. Our cleaning services follow that calendar.
What we find at each visit is consistent. Film builds on south-facing glass and seed paste settles into the gutters. Leaves pack the runs in fall, and storms and wind move the dates when the load arrives. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. Sprinkler lines that hit the glass leave spots that come back a day after cleaning, and houses near a busy road or active construction collect grime faster.
Most of our window cleaners are working the same route each season, so the professional window cleaning on your house is consistent from visit to visit. Keeping the gutters clear protects the fascia and the curb appeal of the house, and clogged gutters are the main cause of water damage we see at the eaves. The sign windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge during rain.
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 exterior glass and gutters for residential properties in Grimes and the surrounding area, including every residential window we can reach from the ground or a pole. Our window and gutter cleaning is done in one visit by the same crew, and we use a water-fed pole for upper stories so the work is safe and the glass dries clean. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the story count, and we will book a date.
Booking is by phone or text. Give us the number of stories, the approximate window count, and whether the gutters have been cleaned recently. Lead time depends on the season, and the busy windows in spring and fall fill first. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not come inside. If a window is hard to reach, we tell you before the visit so you know what to expect. Once the crew finishes, the clean windows are done on the outside, sill and frame included.
Yes. Our window cleaning services and gutter work are done by the same two-person crew in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the runoff from the roof off the clean panes.
We do not quote a figure on the web. The number for our washing services comes from the stories, the window count and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before any date is booked. Call (866) 435-6328 with those details and we will confirm it in writing.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots. Those build up between cleanings and show even when the inside is clean. Cleaning the inside does not remove dirt from the outside glass, and that is the part we handle on this visit.
Across Iowa, most of our customers book in spring and in fall. The spring visit comes after the seed drop, and the fall visit comes after the last leaves drop.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. Anything that falls from the gutters lands before the glass is washed, so the panes stay clean through the visit.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job. Tracks are included when they are on the outside of the house. Nothing in that list is billed as an extra.
No. This visit is exterior only, so we do not clean the inside of the glass or do pressure washing. Ask us for those separately if you need them.
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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
