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 onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Hamtramck jobs, most customers book this in spring and fall, when the tree seed and the leaves have built up on the house.
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 professional window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Our window cleaners work off the same ladder as the gutter run, so window washing and gutters booked together cost less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
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. A large window count, or oversized panes, takes longer on the glass. We check every window on the house before the number is set. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more work before the flush. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with cleaning alone. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Windows inside the house are a separate booking and are never part of this quote.
The houses that tend to need the most time on our jobs are the ones with clogged gutters that have sat through a few seasons, and the ones where water damage has already started to show on the trim below the eaves. Multi-story buildings and tall picture windows also add time, and we tell you that before we start. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal, and that is worth knowing before you choose a date. On the phone we ask how many stories, roughly how many windows, and whether you can text a photo of the front of the house. That gets you the exact number without a surprise on the invoice. Our crew works the same way whether it is a single window on the second floor or a full row of windows around the back, so the quote follows the work rather than the house next door.
| 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.
Across Michigan, the usual visit windows for gutter and window cleaning are late May to June and late October to November. Our cleaning services in Hamtramck follow those two windows, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for both jobs.
In late spring we find a yellow film on south-facing glass and a seed paste packed in the gutters, and the seed drop has already started to clog the downspout elbows. In late fall the leaf load is the main problem, a wet mat that sits in the gutters and runs over the edge in the first heavy rain. Across Michigan, severe thunderstorms can move both dates by a few weeks, so we book around the weather rather than the calendar. A storm can knock debris into gutters and downspouts, so we check both after a hard blow. Homes on regular cleanings usually see less build-up per visit, but homes with heavy tree cover over the roof still need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. Clearing the elbows is how we remove dirt that a quick scoop leaves behind. Sprinkler lines that hit the glass leave the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses are on the third-visit list too. A house near a busy road or a construction site also collects more grime on the outside glass and should be checked more often.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge during a rain instead of running down the downspouts.
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 clean gutters and windows across Hamtramck and handle the residential properties and the condos along the main streets. Our window cleaning services cover every residential window on the house, and our gutter washing services cover every run, so most calls book both on the same day. We handle residential and commercial work, and commercial buildings get the same treatment on a separate schedule, since the work is scheduled per building.
To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have. We will send a written estimate, and once you approve it we set a date. Lead time depends on the season, so we will tell you the first open slot when you call. The two busy windows of the year are late spring and late fall, when our calendar fills up fastest. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, and we call before we come, so you know when the crew is on the way.
Yes. The same two people do both jobs in one visit, and we do the gutters first and the glass last so the dirty runoff does not land on clean windows. That order is the reason we book them together.
The number depends on the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many windows there are, and we will quote the bundle before you commit.
Yes, because the outside takes the hard part here. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the glass from the weather, and the inside does not see any of that. Cleaning the outside is what clears the haze you see when the sun is low.
Our customers here book in late spring and late fall, after the pollen drop and again after the leaves come down. Booking earlier in those windows keeps you ahead of the busy weeks.
No, as long as the gutters are cleaned before the glass. When the runs are cleared, the leaves and grit come down the wall, so we wait a few minutes before touching the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks that need more than a wipe are quoted before we start, so you are never surprised by an add-on.
No, this visit covers exterior glass only. We handle interior and exterior glass as separate bookings, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit. If you want the inside done, that is a separate booking.
You do not need to be home. The crew brings its own water, power and cleaning solutions. 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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
