Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass never gets dirty water on it twice. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done in one visit cost less than two separate trips. Across Iowa, most of the homes we visit book this pairing in spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on the ladder from the first run to the last pane.
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 the two washing services done in one visit cost less than booking them separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we confirm it from a photo of the front of the house before the crew is scheduled.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the same ones you would expect. A third story or a roof steep enough that the crew works from a boom or scissor lift takes longer. A large residential window count, or oversized panes that need more handling, adds time. Grime that has built up for years takes more passes than a light film. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or clogged gutters packed with needles, seeds and wet leaves, need more passes too. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are part of the quote. Condos are quoted the same way, by stories and window count. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is another line: cleaning removes the film, but the mineral etch on the glass stays, and we tell you that on the visit rather than after.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The quote covers exterior work only, so interior and exterior glass never share one line on the invoice. The gutter runs are hauled away, not blown into the yard, and you get photos of each run before we leave.
For a typical example, picture a two-story house where the gutters have gone several seasons without a clean and a row of tall windows runs along the back. The gutters are packed, the runoff has started to cause water damage at the sill beneath a downspout outlet, and the glass carries a film of grime from the spring. We clear the runs first, flush every downspout, and then do the glass, which is the order that keeps the remove dirt step from happening twice. Ask us for the same kind of breakdown on your house by text with a photo of the front.
To get the exact number on your house, send us the number of stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text. We will come back with a figure you can plan around, and it is the figure we invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 if you would rather talk it through on the phone, and we will take the same details.
| 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, our customers book gutters and windows together twice a year, in spring and fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on most calendars. The window and gutter schedule is set by what we find each time, not by a fixed date on a wall.
In spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass is the first thing we see, and pollen paste packs into the gutter elbows. Picture windows on a south face show that film first, and we rinse them with purified water rather than cleaning solutions so nothing is left behind to streak. Fall brings the leaf load, and wet leaves in the runs are the usual cause of water sheeting over the edge in the first rain. Clogged runs that back up can also lead to water damage at the siding. Storm and wind seasons can move both visits earlier, and we would rather come after a bad storm than wait for the next scheduled slot.
Some houses need a third visit, and we say so after the first one. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and only regular cleanings keep those from building up. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects grit on the glass faster than a quiet street does.
Two typical patterns show the range. One house is on twice a year with no trees over the roof, and the gutters and glass stay clean between the two visits. The other is on three or four visits a year because of the trees and a sprinkler line on the south side, and the glass needs the extra cleaning to keep the spotting from setting. Neither one needed a different crew or a different order of work.
You can tell when the windows need attention because the haze shows only when the sun is low. When that haze shows on every window at once, the whole house is due, not just one side. You can tell the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain, instead of running into the downspout. Either sign is enough to call.
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 crew works on residential properties across Muscatine, and the booking process is the same wherever the house is. You can start with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm the estimate before a date is set. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text the same details. If a job is residential and commercial, mention it when you call, and we will say what the crew can take on. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but we do call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way. The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visit periods, and our calendar fills faster in those weeks. Booking early in those weeks keeps you in the schedule you want. The crew works outside only, so windows inside are never on the ladder.
Our crew uses a boom or scissor lift on multi-story buildings and whenever the house calls for it, and we keep the work ordered gutters first and glass last so the wall below each run is never wet with dirty water. Most of the window cleaning services we provide on residential houses follow this same pattern, and it is the reason we do not split the two jobs across separate visits. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and the order of work is what keeps that result.
The window cleaners on our crew are the same people who clear the runs, so you are not handed off partway through. Our work is professional window cleaning from start to finish, with the same crew on the ladder, and the photos at the end show every window and every run before we leave.
Yes, window and gutter cleaning is done by the same two people in one visit on our jobs. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof never lands on clean windows below.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm the figure before anything is scheduled.
For a residential window in Muscatine, the outside carries most of the grime: spring haze, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. Clean windows inside will still look hazy if the outside is dirty.
Most of our Muscatine customers book in spring and fall, which fits the spring haze and leaf seasons. A visit covers every window on the exterior, so the schedule is set once for the whole house. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328, and if storms or wind have hit the area, we would rather come sooner than wait for the scheduled slot.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. When the runs are cleared and flushed first, the water and debris have stopped before any pane is touched, which keeps the glass from being soiled twice.
Screens are rinsed and each sill is wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included in the exterior work where they can be reached from outside.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this service.
You do not need to be home, because the crew works outside and does not come inside. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the 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.
