The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Michigan, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, which is when the pollen, leaves and grit build up fastest. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote on your residential window and gutter job, and expect clean windows and clear gutters when the crew leaves.
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.
Our window cleaning services are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
Stories and steep roofs take the most time on the ladder. A third story or a roof you cannot walk means longer setup, and oversized panes take more care on every pass. Window washing on a house with many small panes goes faster per window than the same count of large picture windows, which is why we count both. On condos, the stories and the window count set the price the same way. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and have more to haul away. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time on each run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate question, because no cleaning removes it.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Our crew runs water through each downspout until it flows clear, so the runoff leaves the house and not the wall. Our washing services also remove dirt from the frames and sills, and we bag the debris and take it away, so you are not left with grime in the driveway.
On a Coldwater house, the fastest way to get an exact number is to send us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house by text. We will tell you on the phone what it comes to, and if the gutters or glass turn out to be different once we are up there, we tell you before any work starts.
| 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 twice a year, in spring and in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across Michigan, the spring visit comes late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop, and the fall visit runs October to early November, after the last leaves come down. Regular cleanings on that schedule keep the glass and gutters from building up between seasons.
In spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutter elbows. Our cleaning solutions lift that film, and we rinse them off so no residue is left on the pane. The fall visit is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped it we see gutter runs sagging under ice by late winter. Coldwater carries real freeze risk, so a sagging run is the thing to watch by late winter. Coldwater gets about 39 inches of precipitation a year, with May, July and August the wettest months, and about 43 inches of snow a year, with snow falling from January through April and in November and December. Across Michigan, severe thunderstorms and wind seasons can move these dates.
Some houses need a third visit even on regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or construction collects a film that builds up quickly on the glass.
Residential and commercial buildings show the same haze and the same wet leaf mat, so the same two visits suit both. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and this visit covers the exterior only. You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze only in low sun. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in the rain.
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.
Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the next open date. Lead time varies with the season. The spring and fall windows are our busiest, so book early if you want a particular week.
We are a crew that works with the same tools and the same routine on every job, which keeps the results steady. Our cleaning services cover exterior glass and gutters, and we are not one of those window cleaners who also do the windows inside on this visit. For a professional window cleaning on the outside of your home, one visit covers both the glass and the gutters, so the gutters get cleared before the glass is touched. Clear gutters and clean glass do the most for curb appeal, and the two jobs are done together.
Clogged gutters are the usual reason for water damage at the fascia, and cleaning them on schedule keeps that from starting. We work on multi-story buildings and single-story homes the same way, with the lift or ladder matched to the height. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
Yes, the same crew does both, and they work gutters first and glass last so the wall does not get re-soiled after the windows are done.
The cost for a two-story house depends on its size and the number of windows, so we give you the exact number by phone or text once we know those. We do not quote a figure without knowing the house.
Often yes. On residential properties, pollen and rain dust settle on every window, and a pane can look clear from inside while the outside carries a film in the spring. Sprinkler spots on the glass are outside too.
Spring and fall are when our customers in Coldwater book, since that is when pollen and leaves build up. Book early and we will schedule service for the week you want.
Gutters come first and the glass comes last, so the runoff from the gutters has already drained before anyone cleans the windows. The order keeps the clean glass from getting dirty again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks and sills are included in the visit and are not billed as extras.
We clean the outside only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows, and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Before we arrive, turn off the sprinklers, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
