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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips.
Across Michigan, most of the homes we visit are on a spring and fall schedule, and we run the same crew through both. On our Inkster jobs, the question we hear most is whether the glass is worth doing when the gutters already need it. Usually the answer is that one visit handles both, which saves you a second appointment.
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 stories and approximate window count. Booking both jobs in one visit costs less than two separate cleanings, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Most homeowners book their regular cleanings this way, gutters and glass together.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes more time on the ladder, and clogged gutters that have not been opened in years take longer to clear. A high window count, or oversized picture windows, adds glass to wash. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with cleaning at all. This quote covers the exterior only, since interior and exterior glass are different jobs. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a recent job, a two-story house with a fair number of windows was quoted from a phone call. We asked for the stories and a photo of the front of the house, and the number we gave held on the day. To get your exact number, send us the stories, the window count and a photo of the front of the house by text, or call (866) 435-6328.
| 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 Inkster jobs, most customers book both gutter cleaning and window cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense for this calendar. Across Michigan, spring visits fall in late May to June and fall visits in late October to November. That is when people start looking for cleaning services, and clean glass and clear gutters also help curb appeal, so the timing suits both.
In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds, and the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste sits in the gutters. In fall the leaf load is heavy, and the wet mat in the gutters holds water against the fascia, so clogged gutters are the first thing the crew checks. Across Michigan, severe thunderstorms can shift the dates, so we call before we come. Clogged gutters that overflow in a storm push water down the wall, and that is how water damage starts on siding and trim.
Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road often need a third visit. On multi-story buildings the ladder work takes longer, so a three-story house often needs a longer slot. Those spots on the glass that come back a day after cleaning are usually mineral marks from the sprinklers, and they tell us a third visit is needed. The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in 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.
We have cleaned gutters and windows across Inkster, and we book a slot by phone or text once we have the stories and a photo of the house front. Booking professional window cleaning works the same way as gutter work, one slot for both. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year our calendar fills, so the sooner you call, the earlier we can get to you. We call before we come.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and we send photos of each gutter run and the finished glass before we leave. For residential properties and homes with clean windows, the process is the same. Each residential window is done from the pole, and we schedule service for every window on the house, including the upper floors. We clean the sill on each window as part of the visit.
If you want a window and gutter cleaning booked for your Inkster house, send a text with your stories and a photo of the house front, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a date.
Yes. We offer washing services for the gutters and the glass in one visit, and it is the same crew, gutters first and glass last. Send us the stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we give the number by phone or text.
The cost comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give the number before the visit. Send us the stories and a photo of the front of the house, and the quote holds on the day.
Some window cleaners add cleaning solutions to the glass, but we use purified water, so nothing soapy is left behind to streak. Glass picks up pollen, rain dust, sprinkler spots and grime, and purified water rinses that film off without residue.
Gutters go first so the runoff from them hits the wall and not the clean glass. Once the gutters and downspouts are clear and the wall has stopped dripping, the crew cleans the windows below it.
Interior glass is not part of this visit, so the windows inside are quoted as a separate job if you want them done. The sills and tracks are included, and we remove dirt from them before the glass. The screens are rinsed too, and none of it is billed as an extra.
This page is about homes. If you need residential and commercial work, call us and we will tell you what we can do.
If you live in condos, check with the association first, since the gutters and exterior glass can belong to it rather than to you.
You do not need to be home. Turn your sprinklers off the night before, move your cars off the driveway, 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.
