Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. Across Michigan, most of our customers book the work in spring and fall, when the seed, dust and leaf drop pile up fastest.
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 gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Quotes from window cleaners vary a lot, which is why we give one number for both jobs. What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that has to be worked from a boom or scissor lift, a window count with oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned 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. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Crews here see the same pattern each spring. A window and gutter cleaning booked after the spring rush tends to cost more in labor than one booked before it, because the gutters hold the pollen paste and the glass carries the film. Our crew allows for it when it quotes, so the number holds. For homeowners who want a fixed picture before the crew arrives, the simplest route is to send a photo of the front of the house by text along with your stories and approximate window count.
Residential and commercial properties are quoted on the same basis, by building size and access. Gutters and downspouts are priced with the glass in the same visit, and the crew brings purified water and cleaning solutions for the film where it is needed. Picture windows, oversized panes and regular cleanings booked on a schedule are priced on the day we see them, and the quote you approve is the one we bill. The interior and exterior of a house are quoted as separate jobs, and this price covers the exterior only.
| 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 Allendale customers book both services twice a year, once in late spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on this calendar. On our jobs the spring visit catches the pollen film on south-facing glass and the gutters packed with seed and needles, and the fall visit catches the leaf load before the first hard freeze. Clean glass and clear runs also protect the curb appeal of the house through both seasons. Storm and wind seasons can move either date by a few weeks, so we book against the weather rather than the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves spots that return a day later, or a house near a busy road or construction all bring in more grime and runoff than a typical lot, and our cleaning services get scheduled to match. If you are comparing window cleaners, ask each one which visit they would book for a house with your tree cover. We clean the outside of the glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are between visits. Multi-story buildings with the same exposure get professional window cleaning on a fixed schedule so the upper glass and the runs above it are done in the same pass.
Two signs tell you it is time. Windows that look hazy only when the sun is low are carrying a film that needs cleaning. Gutters that send water over the edge in rain have clogged gutters, and left alone that becomes water damage at the fascia. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will say which visit your house needs.
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.
We schedule gutter and window cleaning across Allendale by the estimate call, and the booking starts with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will take the stories and window count on the phone. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf drop, so the earlier you call, the easier it is to get the date you want. We also book condos on the same basis, by building size and access. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
We clean every window on the outside of the house that a pole or a boom or scissor lift can reach, including the sill and the frame, and we tell you in advance about any pane we cannot reach safely. Clean windows come off every job with the sill wiped under each one, and the frame wiped too. Residential properties and the residential window cleaning we do here follow the same order as the commercial work: gutters first, glass last. For a window and gutter cleaning on a residential property, the single visit is the usual choice, and you can schedule service for a date that suits you.
Yes. Our window cleaning services and gutter cleaning are one visit by the same crew, gutters first and glass last, so the runs are cleared before anyone touches the windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text once we have those.
On our jobs the outside carries the grime, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees, which is why the crew's first job on the outside is to remove dirt from the glass and frame.
Across Michigan most customers book in spring and fall, and condos follow the same calendar. We can tell you the right window for your house or condo on the estimate call.
No, gutters first and glass last is the order we keep, so runoff from the roof reaches the wall before the glass is touched, and never panes we have already done. Gutters and downspouts are cleared first for that reason.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit, and none of it is billed as an extra.
Our washing services on this visit cover the exterior glass only. We do not clean the windows inside or do pressure washing, and the interior and exterior of a house are quoted as separate jobs.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
