Yes, our washing services cover the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, done by the same two people. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff never reaches clean panes. Stories and window count set the price, and both jobs in one visit cost less than two trips. Most Pella customers book the spring and fall visits, when pollen and leaves peak. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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.
The price of window cleaning services and gutter cleaning comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we give you that number by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text before anyone climbs a ladder. The number we quote is the number on the invoice. Doing the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit costs less than booking two separate jobs, and the difference is shown on your quote. Our cleaning services and window washing follow that same pricing on every house.
On the day, the crew looks at a few things that change the job. On multi-story buildings, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. Oversized panes and picture windows take more care per pane, and a sill crusted with grime adds time. Badly clogged gutters, the ones not cleaned in years, take longer to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain that no cleaning removes, so we tell you about it up front. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The purified water helps remove dirt from the glass without leaving streaks. This quote covers the exterior glass only, so interior and exterior work on the same window is quoted separately.
Our crew has cleaned the glass and gutters on a range of Pella houses, and the quote usually comes down to one or two of these factors. Send a photo of the front of the house by text and tell us the stories, and we will tell you what the job looks like before we book it. Regular cleanings keep the bill lower over time, because the gutters do not pack up between visits.
| 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 customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, in spring and in fall, and that is the schedule we keep on most jobs. Spring visits across Iowa usually fall in late May to June, and in Pella the fall visit lands in late October to November, ahead of the freeze, since freeze risk is real here. In spring the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutter elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and it has to come out before the first hard freeze. Pella averages 36.3 inches of precipitation a year, with May, June and August the wettest months. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we confirm the visit a few days out.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits, and clogged gutters come back sooner. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a mineral treatment rather than stronger cleaning solutions. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up dust that settles on the frames and the gutter lip. On those houses, one more visit a year keeps the glass clear and the gutters flowing.
The sign that windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in rain. Gutters that overflow in heavy rain send water over the siding, and that is how water damage starts at the fascia. Windows inside the house are not part of this visit, so a hazy pane on the inside is a separate job. If you see either one, call us and we will come out and look.
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 window cleaners work on residential properties across Pella, cleaning gutters and downspouts and the outside of the glass for homeowners who want both done in one visit. Booking starts with an estimate: call (866) 435-6328 or text, and give us the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We confirm a time window and call before we come, so you know when to expect the crew. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the photos go to your phone before the truck leaves.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf season, and that is when our calendar fills. If you can book early in those months, you get a slot sooner. Our professional window cleaning and gutter work follows the same routine on every house, so the crew you see on the first visit is the crew that comes back. We also keep a regular schedule for customers who want their curb appeal kept up through the year.
Tell us the number of stories, the number of windows, and anything you want checked, and we will schedule service around your calendar. We will cover every window and every gutter run on the house, not just the ones visible from the street, and we will mark any sill or frame that needs a second look. This page is about houses, so for residential and commercial buildings, ask when you call and we will say whether the crew can take the job.
Yes, it is the same crew, and they clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last so the runoff never reaches clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the count of each residential window on the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before booking.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those are the things that cloud the glass from the outside in.
Most of our customers book in spring and in fall, and the exact months depend on the pollen and the leaves that season.
No, we clean the gutters first and the glass last, which keeps the runoff off the panes.
On residential properties, screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are done as part of the job, so none of it is billed as an extra.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do the windows inside or pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside and leave the side gate unlocked. If your house is one of the condos on a shared roof, tell us which gutter runs are yours before we book.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
