Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the gutters lands on clean glass. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Michigan, most of the homes we clean are booked for spring and fall, when the tree seed and leaves come down hardest and the glass shows it most.
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 window washing and gutter cleaning by stories and approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our washing services go on one invoice, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Oversized panes and picture windows take more care than a standard double-hung residential window. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with cleaning, and we say so on the visit rather than charging for a cleaning that will not remove it.
For a firm number, text us a photo of the front of the house with the story count and a rough window count, or call (866) 435-6328. We will reply with the figure for that house. This quote covers exterior glass only, so an interior and exterior job is a separate conversation. Our crew handles regular cleanings of the same house on a schedule that suits you, and the first visit sets the baseline for what each later visit needs. If a house has a lot of grime on the lower windows from splash and runoff, we note it on the quote so there are no surprises when the crew arrives.
| 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.
On our Grosse Pointe Woods jobs, most customers book both twice a year, in late spring and again in late fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the season. The spring visit lands after the seed drop, and the fall visit after the last leaves come down and before the first hard freeze.
At the spring visit, what we find on the glass is a pollen film on the south and west faces, and in the gutters a paste of seed and fine debris packed into the downspout elbows. At the fall visit it is the wet leaf mat in the gutters and a film of rain dust on the lower panes. Clogged gutters are the usual route to water damage, because water that sits in a packed run finds the fascia and the siding below it first. For that film we use plain rinsing, and cleaning solutions go on only where the glass needs them. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we confirm the day on the phone rather than by calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. 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 a construction site collects grime faster than the average lot. We see these on the first visit and tell you which schedule your house actually needs.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze only when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 has cleaned gutters and exterior glass across Grosse Pointe Woods, and we can give you a quote by phone or text once we have the story count and a photo of the house front. Our window cleaning services cover gutters and downspouts in the same visit, so there is one crew and one schedule. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the first open slot when we call back. The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, and the calendar fills faster then, so booking early gives you more choice of day.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our professional window cleaning is done from the ground, and on multi-story buildings the crew uses a boom or scissor lift where the house requires one. The crew does not come inside. Our window cleaners check each window before we move on, so every window gets the same care, including the sill and frame. Residential properties in Grosse Pointe Woods get the same order of work on every visit, and our cleaning services end with that check. For a home that wants steady curb appeal through the year, we can set up a schedule so the same crew does the same house each time, which makes it easier to spot any change in the glass or runs.
Yes. The same two-person crew does both jobs in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order is why we do not wash the windows first and then have them dirtied again.
The number comes from the stories, the window count and what the gutters need, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the figure for that house. This page covers residential jobs only, and residential and commercial work is scoped on a separate call.
The outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that build up between visits, and those do not come off with an inside cleaning. An inside cleaning will not remove dirt from the outside face of the pane, which is where the film sits. Glass that looks clean from the inside can still show a haze from the outside in low sun. Condos get the same exterior work and are quoted by stories and window count.
Most of our customers here book for late spring and late fall, after the seed drop and the leaves have come down. We confirm the exact day when you call, and booking early gives you more choice.
No. We clear the gutters and flush every downspout first, then give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping before we touch the glass. That order keeps the runoff off the panes.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and the frames are cleaned as part of the exterior job, and none of it is billed as an extra. Tracks are included on the exterior side.
This visit is exterior glass only. We do not clean windows inside on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, 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.
