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 the approximate window count, and doing both together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Iowa, most of our customers book spring and fall, and the same crew handles both jobs every time.
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 window washing and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone for our window cleaning services is the number we charge, so the quote you hear is the one on the invoice.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Oversized panes and a high window count add time on the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before the water can run. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that no cleaning removes, and we tell you about it before we start. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Marshalltown jobs, the houses that take the most time are the ones with heavy tree cover, where wind and grit collect in the gutters and wash across the glass on every rain. Water runoff from the roof that has been left for a season leaves more to haul away. We have seen grime build up on picture windows and sills that nobody had cleaned in years, and it takes longer to remove dirt that has sat that long. Condos and multi-unit buildings add their own count of windows and downspouts, so we walk the property before quoting. To get your exact number, text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with a written estimate.
| 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 Marshalltown customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Spring is when we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall, the leaf load comes off the trees and the wet mat in the gutters is what we clear first. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we confirm the booking when you call.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof sends needles and grit into the gutters between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than the average lot. We also keep regular cleanings on the calendar for these properties so the buildup does not reach the gutters.
Our crew cleans the outside of your windows and the gutters in one visit. Interior and exterior glass are two separate jobs for us, and this visit covers the exterior only. On a house with a lot of cleaning solutions to match, residential and commercial properties get the same careful work. Commercial buildings follow the same spring and fall rhythm, but they often need quarterly visits. The sign windows need it is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a 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.
Booking for our washing services is by phone or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a written estimate before we set a date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, so booking early keeps your slot. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service.
Our crew has worked across Marshalltown, and we can tell you which neighborhoods are on our route when you call. Our window cleaners work with professional window cleaning tools and clean the glass without leaving marks, which keeps curb appeal where it should be. We keep the work to the outside of the building, so windows inside stay as they are, and every window outside the house gets the same pass. On multi-story buildings the crew sets up the boom or scissor lift for the upper panes. Gutters that stay packed with debris are the usual cause of clogged gutters, and left alone they lead to water damage at the fascia and the wall below.
Cleaning services like these take less than a morning on most two-story houses, and we will tell you the expected time when you book. If your slot is not what you need, call us and we will look for another date.
Yes. Our crew does both jobs in one visit, so you book once and deal with one team. Gutters go first and the glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. Text a photo of the front of the house and we will send a written estimate.
Yes. On a residential window, the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Those come off the glass before they reach the inside and leave a haze when the sun is low.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall, timed to the pollen and the leaf drop. Across Iowa, that is the pattern we see on our own jobs.
No. We clean the gutters first, so nothing runs down the wall onto the clean windows after they are washed. That is the reason for the order we use on every house.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job. You do not get a separate line item for any of them.
Exterior only on this visit, for residential properties. We do not clean inside the glass and we do not pressure wash on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
