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 both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Marion jobs most customers book this in the spring and fall, which is when leaves and tree debris hit hardest.
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, the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. The same two inputs set the quote for a residential and commercial building, so the method does not change with the property.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, window count and oversized picture windows, 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 channel, 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. We rinse the glass with purified water instead of cleaning solutions, so there is no soap film to streak.
Getting your exact number is simple: tell us how many stories the house has and roughly how many windows, and text a photo of the front of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 with those two numbers and we can usually give you the figure in a single call.
Ask for the number in writing before we schedule, so the interior and exterior work is clear and you know what the visit covers. Regular cleanings keep the job quick, since a run cleared every spring and fall has less to haul off than one left alone for years.
| 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.
On our Marion jobs most customers book both cleaning services twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across Iowa, the spring visit runs late May to June, and our fall visit runs October to early November.
At the spring visit we find the pollen film on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the gutters. Professional window cleaning at that visit lifts the film off the glass. In the fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that builds in the runs, and clogged gutters are the first thing we clear. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, so we confirm the day before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof is the usual reason, and so is a sprinkler line that hits the glass, which leaves the spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or construction also collects more grime and needs checking sooner, and clean glass keeps the curb appeal up between visits. Multi-story buildings with several roof lines tend to need more visits than a single-level home. Clogged gutters left through a wet May, June or July are how water damage starts, since the overflow runs down the siding toward the foundation.
Here is the sign that windows need cleaning: a haze you only notice when the sun is low. Here is the sign that gutters need it: water sheeting over the edge in a rain, and runoff running down the siding instead of into the downspout.
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 have cleaned residential properties across Marion, and the crew works the whole city, so you can schedule service without waiting on a route. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text at (866) 435-6328: give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. Our window cleaning services start with that photo, which lets us see every window and every run before we set a date.
Spring and fall are the two busy windows, when leaves and rain push the calendar full. Book early in those months to get a slot. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Whether it is a single residential window job or a full window and gutter cleaning, we handle the sill, the frame and the glass on the outside so clean windows are what you see from inside the house. The crew does not do windows inside the house on this visit, and we say so up front. To remove dirt from the frame, the crew wipes it down before the glass is rinsed.
If you live in a condo on a shared roof, confirm which runs and windows are yours before you book, so the quote matches what the crew can reach.
Yes. The same two people do both on one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the dirty water from the runs never lands on clean glass. You get one appointment and one invoice.
Our washing services are quoted from the stories and the window count, by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
On our Marion jobs the outside carries most of the grime: dust, rain spotting and sprinkler spots that collect on the exterior glass. Inside glass can be clean while the outside still looks hazy in low sun, so removing dirt from the outside is usually where the difference shows.
Our spring visit runs late May to June, and the fall visit runs October to early November, before the first hard freeze. Booking in those two windows keeps the runs clear.
No. We clear the gutters and downspouts first and do the glass last, so whatever comes off the runs is already down the wall before anyone touches the windows. If the glass were washed first, it would need a second pass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and we say so before the visit. Tracks are included in the standard exterior visit, so there is no separate line item for them.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing as part of a window and gutter cleaning.
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. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
