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 dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Michigan, our crews have been doing this work every spring and fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
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.
Price follows stories and window count, and the number we give you by phone or text is the number on the invoice. Doing gutters and exterior windows in one visit costs less than booking the two separately, because one setup covers both. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We quote residential and commercial buildings the same way, from the stories and window count. The quote covers the exterior of the house, and we do not bundle interior and exterior glass into one price.
What the crew finds on the day moves the quote most. Multi-story buildings, or a third story, or a steep roof, take longer to reach safely. A window count that includes oversized panes, picture windows or a long row of sills adds time. Clogged gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before any water can run. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line hitting the glass will not come off with cleaning solutions alone, and we tell you that before the work starts.
Across Michigan, the fastest way to get the exact number is to text us a photo of the front of the house with a count of stories and an estimate of windows. We use that to quote the job, and the crew confirms it on arrival. Most of our customers call once, get the quote, and book a date. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of your house for a written estimate.
| 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 customers book both jobs as regular cleanings, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on a set schedule. Across Michigan, the spring visit lands in late May to June. On our jobs the fall visit lands in late October to November, which is when the calendar fills with window cleaning services requests from homeowners.
At the spring visit we find pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters. At the fall visit the leaf load is the main thing we clear, and wind and the severe thunderstorms across Michigan often move the dates. Gutters left full through a wet spring can lead to water damage at the fascia and soffit. Houses under heavy tree cover, with a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or near a busy road or construction, often need a third visit. Spots that come back a day after cleaning are usually a sprinkler line, and that is the case where a third cleaning earns its keep.
You will know windows need cleaning when the haze shows only at low sun, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and the spring visit is the one most people notice. Our crew checks both on every visit and sends photos before we leave.
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 residential window and gutter cleaning in Bay City and works the neighborhoods that have booked with us, and we keep a short list of the streets where we have done the most work. Booking is simple. You call or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, we give a written estimate, and then we schedule service for a date that suits you. Call (866) 435-6328 to get started. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, so the crew can do residential properties during the day without interrupting your schedule.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, when pollen and leaves hit at once and the calendar fills. Booking ahead in those months keeps your slot from slipping. Outside those windows there is usually room, and we will tell you the lead time when you call. Once the job is on the calendar, the crew arrives with the equipment to reach every window, clean windows from the outside, and remove dirt without leaving a streak, and checks the sill and frame on each one.
Yes. Professional window cleaning and gutter cleaning are done by the same two people in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the gutter runoff off the clean panes.
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 the window count and we will quote it before we book.
On the outside, pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting leave grime on the glass, and that is what cuts the light through the windows. Cleaning the inside alone leaves that layer in place, so the windows still look hazy at low sun.
Across Michigan, spring visits usually land in late May or June. Our fall visits here run late October or November. Booking in those months keeps your slot from filling up.
Not if we do it in the right order. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass. Doing it the other way round means someone has to wash the windows again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of our washing services. Tracks are wiped on the visit when they are reachable from outside. None of those are billed as separate extras.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing as part of gutter and window cleaning.
No, 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 unlock the side gate. If you live in one of the condos, check with the building first, since gutters and outside glass are often shared.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
