Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing runs down clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs together in one visit cost less than booking them separately. Across Iowa, most of our homeowners book the work in spring and fall.
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 gutters and the glass as two separate trips. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that is slower to work, a high window count with oversized picture windows, clogged gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove.
Gutters and downspouts are part of the job, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are not billed as extras. Our crew does window washing on the exterior only, using purified water and cleaning solutions only where the glass needs them, and it sets the quote from the stories and the glass in front of it, so a regular window washing schedule is easy to plan around the house. Washing services that include the gutters are priced once for the whole visit, and the window cleaning services we include cover every reachable pane on the outside.
On a single-story house with a standard window count, the job is quick and the number stays low. Two stories with a lot of glass takes a full morning, and three stories or a roof that needs a boom or scissor lift takes longer and is priced that way. The grime on the glass after a wet spring and the buildup of leaves in the gutters in fall both add time, so tell us what you see when you call. If you want regular cleanings on a set schedule, we can set that up after the first visit.
To get an exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house with a rough count of stories and windows, and we will send a written estimate before any work is booked.
| 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 customers book the window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and one crew in one visit handles both on the same calendar. Spring is when the pollen film shows on south-facing glass and a damp seed mat sits in the gutters. Fall is when the leaf load comes down and packs the downspouts before the first hard freeze. Storm and wind seasons move those dates a little, so we book the visit when the house is ready rather than on a fixed day.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit keep packing the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the round white spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects dust on the frames faster than the rest. We see the same pattern across residential properties, and the third visit is the one that keeps those houses clean between seasons.
Windows need the work when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. Gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout, since that is how water damage starts on the fascia. For residential and commercial buildings, including condos and multi-story buildings, the schedule is the same logic, just repeated per unit. If you want to talk through your own house, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we think it needs after a short look at the photos.
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 West Des Moines, and we book a slot by phone or text once we have the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring tree bloom and the fall leaf drop, so booking early in those months gives you the choice of day. Outside those windows the lead time is shorter, and we will give you the date when we confirm the estimate.
We call before we come, and nobody has to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside. We bring our own water and power, and we will confirm the arrival window the day before. If you have an unusual access issue, such as a side gate that locks or a driveway with cars in it, tell us on the call so we can plan the visit around it.
Professional window cleaning is the only job our crew has, so we bring the same care to every window on the house, including the sill and the frame, and we remove dirt from the edges as well as the glass. Our work is built to protect curb appeal, and we will schedule service around your calendar. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline.
Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit. We work gutters first and glass last so the dirty water from the roof does not run across clean panes. There is one quote and one invoice.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house with a rough count of residential windows and we will send the figure before any work is booked.
In West Des Moines the outside carries most of the grime: pollen film in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. The inside can stay as it is, but the outside is what you see through and what weathers the frame. Exterior cleaning on its own is a common and sensible job.
Across Iowa, spring visits run late May to June and fall visits run late October to November. Our customers book the spring visit after the spring rains and the fall visit after the leaves come down and before the first hard freeze. Booking early in those months gives you the choice of day.
No, if the work is done gutters first and glass last. When we clear a run, the runoff carries grit and black water down the wall, so the glass is cleaned only after the gutters are flushed and the wall has had a few minutes to drip.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and the frames are done as part of the exterior job. Tracks are included on the exterior side. None of these are billed as separate extras.
Exterior only on this visit, so the job covers the outside glass and not interior and exterior work combined. We do not clean windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing on this job.
No, you do not need to be home. 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 unlock the side gate. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
