Yes, the same two people clean the 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 an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Iowa, most homeowners we work with book this pairing in spring and fall, when the glass and the gutters both need it most.
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, both jobs done in one visit cost less than booking them separately, and 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 consistent. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and more setup. Window count matters, and so do picture windows and oversized panes that need more care. Clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves take longer to clear before the flow test. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinkler heads that hit the glass will not come off with a regular cleaning, and we tell you that before we start. Each of these shows up in the crew's notes from the visit, so you see what drove the number.
Our window washing services use a water-fed pole and purified water, so the glass dries without film, and we do not use cleaning solutions that leave residue on the frame. Grime that has built up on the sill and in the tracks comes off with the same visit. The crew clears gutters and downspouts and hauls away the debris rather than blowing it onto the lawn or the driveway. Runoff from the roof is checked after each run to confirm the water is flowing toward the downspouts and not over the edge. We remove dirt from the frame of every window on the same visit so it does not stay behind to streak the glass later.
For a clearer number, send us a photo of the front of the house by text and tell us the number of stories. That is enough for us to give you an estimate by phone. If you want a closer look before you commit, ask for a written estimate and we will put the scope in writing. The point is the same either way: you should know the number before the crew shows up. Condos and multi-unit buildings follow the same logic, and a residential window job is priced the same way, scoped by stories and glass count.
| 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 Urbandale customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across Iowa, the spring visit runs late May to June, after the seed drop is finished. Our fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves have come down.
At the spring visit we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters. The film is easy to miss from inside the house but shows clearly on the outside of the panes once the sun is low. The fall visit is about leaves: a wet mat that sits in the gutter and holds water against the fascia, which is where sagging and overflow start. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates, so we look at the house instead of the calendar when we confirm the slot.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, and houses like that need visits more often than the standard two. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the round white spots that come back a day after cleaning, which means a mineral treatment is needed and cleaning alone will not solve it. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up grit faster, so it also tends to need a third visit. Our crews see all of this in the field, and we note it so you know which of these your house falls into.
Clean glass and gutters protect curb appeal, and two signs tell you when each one is due. Windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running out the downspouts. If either of those is happening, call (866) 435-6328 and we will schedule service for the next visit.
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 across Urbandale. We handle residential and commercial buildings on the exterior side of the job, and our cleaning services cover the glass and the gutters together. The estimate starts with a phone call or a text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. We will confirm the scope and the lead time for your slot. Our lead time varies by season, and it stretches in the two busy windows of the year, when seed heads and leaves come down together and the calendar fills quickly. Book early in those windows, and call to schedule service with the crew. Our crew calls before we come, so you are not caught off guard.
We work on residential properties, from single-family houses to multi-story buildings with many windows. Commercial jobs run on a scheduled basis, and residential jobs are booked by the visit. Either way, the crew handles the exterior glass and the gutters together so you get one set of photos and one invoice. Our window cleaners use the same process whether the glass is on a ranch house or a multi-floor building, and window cleaning services are done with the pole and purified water from the ground. Professional window cleaning means the same process every time, and the same care for the frames and sills.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If your windows or gutters have shown signs of water damage, tell us when you book and the crew will look for the cause while they work. Clogged gutters push water behind the fascia and into the wall, and the crew will photograph any sign of that and report it. We do not sell repairs, and we will not push you to call anyone else, but we will tell you what we saw so you can decide what to do next.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people doing both. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and grit from the roof do not land on freshly cleaned windows.
The number depends on the stories, the approximate window count and what is in the gutters. We give that number by phone or text once we know those three things, and it is the number on the invoice.
On houses here, the outside takes the most hits from seed fluff, rain dust and sprinkler spotting, so the outside is usually where the haze comes from. Cleaning the outside alone is a real improvement on most houses, and clean windows show the difference most in low sun.
Across Iowa, the spring visit runs late May to June. Our fall visit runs late October to November. On our Urbandale jobs, the spring visit follows the seed drop and the fall visit follows the leaves.
Not on our jobs. Gutters go first, so the wash water and grit from the roof come down before the glass is cleaned, and any stray spray is wiped from every window on the same visit.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit, and none of that is billed as an extra line.
We clean exterior glass only, so windows inside are not part of the visit, and we do not combine interior and exterior work in one booking. Pressure washing is not part of it either.
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 leave the side gate unlocked. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service and confirm the time.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
