Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and glass goes last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. Across Iowa our crew has worked this bundle through spring and fall, and most Pleasant Hill customers book it that way too.
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, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Booking window cleaners and gutter cleaners on different days means two trips and two sets of ladders. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are the same ones every time. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Window count matters, and picture windows take longer than standard panes since oversized glass is slower to reach and wipe. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with a regular cleaning, and we say so before we start.
On our Pleasant Hill jobs the quote usually comes down to stories, window count and what the gutters look like when we open them. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text and tell us the number of stories, and we can give you an exact number before we come out. Window washing services and professional window cleaning are both part of the same visit, and the crew handles both from one set of ladders and poles. Curb appeal depends on clean glass and clear runs, and the bundle covers both. We clear clogged gutters and downspouts before the glass so nothing runs back down on the windows we just cleaned. The same order applies to residential and commercial buildings, and on multi-story buildings a runoff path left blocked can lead to water damage at the fascia. The price includes all of that. Windows inside are not part of this visit, so interior and exterior glass are two different jobs.
| 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 we book both jobs as two cleanings a year, in spring and in fall, and one crew in one visit is the simplest way to cover them. On our Pleasant Hill jobs most customers book the spring visit in the late spring and the fall visit in late October or November.
At the spring visit we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste in the gutters. At the fall visit we find the leaf load and the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, and we adjust the booking when that happens.
Some houses need regular cleanings between the two main visits. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or construction collects more residential window grime and more runoff. For those houses we plan the schedule around the trees, the sprinklers and the traffic, and we will tell you which one applies after the first visit.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only see when the sun is low, a film that smears when you wipe the sill. Gutters tell you when they need it too, usually as water sheeting over the edge in the rain. If you see either, it is time to schedule service. A visit is how we remove dirt that has built up between cleanings.
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.
On our Pleasant Hill jobs we clean gutters and windows on the residential properties in town, condos included, and we keep the calendar open for both. Our window cleaning services and gutter work come from one crew on one visit, which is the simplest way to book our cleaning services in town. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text: give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we work out the estimate from those two things. Lead time depends on the season, and it is a programmatic field we show when you book. The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen drop and the fall leaf drop, when the calendar fills fastest, so book early for those.
We clean every window on the outside of the house that we can reach safely. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside and calls before we come. The clean windows and the cleared gutters come with photos sent to your phone before the crew leaves. For residential window cleaning and gutter cleaning the job runs the same, and it stays on the outside of the house.
Yes. The same two people do both on one visit, gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from stories and window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we give you the number before we come out.
Yes, because the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits, and those are on the glass whether the inside is clean or not. We rinse with purified water and add cleaning solutions only where a pane needs it.
Our customers here book in late spring and again in late October or November, which is the same spring and fall schedule we run across Iowa.
No. Gutters go first and glass goes last, because the leaves, grit and black water coming off a run will run down the wall and across any window below it.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit and are not billed separately.
Exterior only on this visit. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and we do not clean interior glass or do pressure washing here; ask us for a written estimate if you need either handled separately.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
