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 doing both together costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Birmingham jobs, most customers book in the spring and fall, which is when the pollen and leaf load build up enough to show on the glass and in the downspouts.
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. A window and gutter cleaning booked as one visit costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Quotes for residential and commercial glass start from the same count, and our washing services follow the same pricing. Text us a photo of the front of the house with the stories and window count and we will come back with a written estimate.
Four things move the quote on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, picture windows that need more handling, gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles or leaves, and gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before anything underneath can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is also a separate step, because no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping, the steps that remove dirt from the frame and the gutter line, are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
The glass is done with a water-fed pole and purified water, so no cleaning solutions are left to dry on the frame. The pollen film from spring is part of the same visit and is not billed as a separate line. Most homes we see book two cleanings a year, and the count does not change between them unless the house has changed. Booked on the same schedule each year, regular cleanings keep the second quote close to the first.
Our quote covers the outside of the glass only. If you ask about the interior and exterior of the same window, we will split the two on the estimate so nothing shows up on the invoice you did not agree to. Send the stories, the photo and the window count, and we will book a date from there.
| 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 Birmingham customers book both twice a year, in late spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. The cleaning services follow the same dates. Across Michigan, spring visits usually fall in late May to June, and in Birmingham the fall visit usually lands in late October to November. Spring is when the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste sits in the elbows of the downspouts. Fall is when the leaf load comes down and turns into a wet mat in clogged gutters. Booking professional window cleaning and gutter work on the same date keeps the calendar simple. Across Michigan, severe thunderstorms can move those dates by a few weeks in either direction.
Birmingham gets 33.9 inches of precipitation a year, and its wettest months are May, June and August. That is when clogged gutters are most likely to push roof runoff toward the siding and foundation, the usual route to water damage. Freeze risk is real here as well. Birmingham sees 36 inches of snow in a year, mostly from November through March, and a gutter still full of leaves at that point holds meltwater against the eaves and freezes there.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof is the usual reason, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line hitting the glass is another, and those are the spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or active construction picks up dust faster. Taller multi-story buildings take longer, because every upper window is reached from a lift or the pole. Our window cleaners will tell you on the first visit which of those applies to your lot, and what to plan around.
Grime from road dust and rain settles first on the lower panes. You will notice the glass needs it when a haze shows up only when the sun is low, which is curb appeal lost before anyone says so. You will notice the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running into the downspout. Between visits, that is the signal to call. If you want the windows inside done, that is a separate visit and a separate quote.
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 window and gutter cleaning runs across the city, and the window cleaning services in it are booked the same way on every house: a quick estimate by phone or text with the number of stories and a photo of the front, then a date on the calendar. The lead time moves with the season, and we will give you the actual window when you call. The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, and that is when our calendar fills first, so the earlier you call, the more choice you have. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior window and gutter cleaning. The crew works outside, does not come into the house, and calls before they arrive. We ask for an unlocked side gate and that cars are moved off the driveway if windows face it. The crew cleans every window on the outside of the house, including the upper floors, and wipes every sill as part of the visit. Each residential window gets the same treatment, whatever the floor. Our crews handle residential properties, condos included, with complicated layouts, so tell us when you schedule service and we will plan the ladder and lift work before we arrive. Clean windows and clear gutters and downspouts come out of the same visit, so there is one setup and one bill.
In Birmingham the outside carries most of the grime: pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that sit on the glass between visits.
Spring and fall, when the calendar is busiest. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the exact week that fits your house.
No. We do the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so the debris and runoff from them is gone before any window is touched.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt, sills are wiped and tracks are included in the visit; none of it is a separate line on the invoice.
Yes, condos are priced by stories and window count like any house. If the roof line belongs to the association, check that before you book.
On this visit we clean the exterior of the glass only, and our washing services do not include interior glass or pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while 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.
