Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Iowa, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, so the crew is already on the same schedule for the gutters and the glass.
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.
Professional window cleaning is priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing the gutters and the windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. When you compare window cleaners, ask whether the quote covers the gutters too. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge for the window washing and the gutters, windows inside excluded, and the saving for the combined visit is shown on your estimate.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings take longer, since a third story or a steep roof means more time on the boom or scissor lift. The window count matters, and so do oversized panes, which take longer to reach from the ground. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run underneath. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue, and so is water damage around a frame, because cleaning alone does not remove either one.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and they add to the curb appeal of the house without a separate line on the bill. If the crew finds something on the roof that needs repair, it photographs the problem and reports it to you, and we do not sell repair work on this visit.
On a recent Sioux City job, the quote moved because of the number of stories, the window count and the gutters, which had not been opened in several years. The crew cleared the runs, flushed every downspout and cleaned the exterior glass in one visit, and the customer got the photos before the crew left. You can get the same number for your house by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting us a photo of the front of the house, along with the number of stories.
| 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 of our residential properties book these cleaning services twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the gutters and the glass. In Sioux City, our customers usually book the spring visit in late May to June and the fall visit in October to early November, after the seasonal debris has dropped.
What we find at each visit depends on the season. In spring, the pollen film sits on the sill and on south-facing glass, where a residential window shows it first, and the pollen paste packs into the gutters. In fall, the leaf load fills the runs and the downspout elbows. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we check every window and the roof before we schedule service for the next visit.
Some homes need a third visit. We see it most often where there is heavy tree cover over the roof, where a sprinkler line hits the glass and leaves spots that come back a day later, or where the house sits near a busy road or construction. In those cases the crew keeps the next date on the calendar, so the schedule stays steady for the gutters and the glass.
Clean windows stay clear longer after a visit, but you can tell they are due when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You can tell the gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the 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.
Our crew cleans gutters and the exterior of windows across Sioux City, and the same window cleaning services and washing services are booked on one calendar, which fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year. Booking starts with an estimate: call (866) 435-6328 or text us, and tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Lead time depends on the season and the calendar, so ask us for the next open date when you call. The grime and runoff that build up on glass and gutters need regular attention, and we can clear the gutters and downspouts and remove dirt from the glass on one schedule. We also clean condos and other multi-unit buildings, so the same booking process applies there.
Yes, our crew does both for residential and commercial jobs. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last.
The price comes from the number of stories and the size of the house. We give the number by phone or text, and it is the number you will be charged.
On our jobs, the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside does not. Regular cleanings keep the outside glass clear even when the inside looks fine.
Most of our Sioux City customers book two cleanings a year, in late spring and again in the fall, once the seasonal debris has dropped. We set the dates by the stories and the tree cover over the roof.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, because the debris and black water from the gutters run down the wall and across any window below. Doing the glass first means washing it twice.
Screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Tracks are included as part of the exterior glass cleaning, and picture windows are cleaned from the outside in the same visit, with oversized panes noted in the quote because they take longer to reach. Ask us about the cleaning solutions we use if pets or kids spend time near the glass.
No. This visit covers the exterior glass only, and we do not clean interior glass or do pressure washing. If you want the interior and exterior of the house quoted together, ask us when you call.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
