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 together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Michigan, most of our customers book this in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest on the glass and in the gutters. Text a photo of the front of your house or call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you the number before we come out.
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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing the window and gutter cleaning together in one visit costs less than booking the two separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. What moves that number on the day is the same set of things every time: a third story or a roof too steep to walk safely, oversized panes and picture windows that take more time per pane, gutters nobody has opened in years, and gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate question, because no cleaning solutions lift it, and we will tell you on the visit if that is what we are seeing on the glass.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Our quote covers the exterior glass and gutters only, so interior and exterior cleaning are never mixed into the same number. Once the crew has cleared a run and flushed the downspouts, the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping and then the glass is done in the same visit, so you are not paying for a second setup. If you want a firm figure before anyone climbs a ladder, send us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with a written estimate by text or email. If the building is anything other than a house, say so when you call, because we will tell you whether we can quote residential and commercial work at all.
On a recent Lincoln Park job the quote came in higher than the owner expected, and the reason was the layout rather than the size of the house: a two-story home with a large back run, a set of picture windows on the second floor, and gutters packed with grit that had built up behind the guards. Once the crew had counted the panes and seen the run, the number on the phone matched the invoice. The same holds for regular cleanings, where the second visit is usually quicker because the gutters are already clear. Ask for a written estimate and we will break down how the work is scheduled so you can see where the time goes.
| 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 here book both jobs twice a year, once in late May or June and again in late October or November. Some window cleaners skip the gutters entirely, so we do both in one visit at each of those times. In the spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and pollen paste, and professional window cleaning in late May or June clears the film of pollen off the south-facing glass. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and on the houses that skipped the autumn visit we see clogged gutters by the next spring, with runs that have sagged under the weight of ice and standing water, a setup that invites water damage at the eaves.
Some houses need a third visit, especially multi-story buildings with a lot of glass. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and 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 gets a film of grime that settles on the frames and sills faster than the glass itself. Dust on the windows inside is a different job, so it stays out of these visits. Our crew checks these things on the first visit and tells you whether your lot needs more than two cleanings a year.
The sign that windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon, and a rinse alone will not always remove dirt that has built up since the last visit. The sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in the middle of a rain instead of running into the downspout. Clean glass and clear gutters also help curb appeal, which is worth a look before the spring visit. If either one shows up between visits, text us a photo and we will tell you which it is.
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 cleaning services in Lincoln Park cover window and gutter jobs for residential properties, and we have worked on a range of houses from small single-story homes to multi-story homes with a lot of glass. Each residential window gets the same outside wash, and the gutter run above it is cleared first. Booking is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with a rough count of stories and windows, and we will send you an estimate. If you live in a condo, tell us which gutter runs and windows are yours before booking, because shared runs are a different question. Once the estimate is accepted we will schedule service for the next open slot on our calendar, and we call before we come so you know the crew is on the way.
The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, which follow the pollen and leaf seasons in late spring and late fall. If you want a particular date during those weeks, book early. Outside those windows there is usually more room, so ask us what is open when you call. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. We will keep the work to the outside of every window and the gutter runs, and you will see the clean windows from the street once we are off the ladder, with each sill wiped.
Yes, and it is the same crew. Our window cleaning services and gutter work happen in one visit, so the gutters are cleared before the glass is touched, which keeps runoff off the windows we have just cleaned.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and the window count, and we give it to you by phone or text before we come out. We do not quote a range because the house decides the price, not a list.
Often yes, because the outside collects grime, pollen and sprinkler spotting between visits. Cleaning the windows inside does not stop that film from building up on the exterior.
Late May or June and late October or November are the two times most of our Lincoln Park customers book, which lines up with the spring pollen and the fall leaf drop.
No, we always do gutters and downspouts first and glass last. On the jobs we see, the leaves, grit and black water from the gutters come down the wall and across the glass below, so clearing the runs first keeps the clean windows clean.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, so you will not see them billed as extras. Tracks with heavy grime may take more time to remove dirt from, and we will say so on the estimate if that applies.
Our washing services stop at the outside of the windows, so the glass inside is not part of this visit. We do not clean the windows inside and we do not do pressure washing, so if you need either one, call us and we will tell you who to ask.
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 unlock the side gate if the crew needs access to the back.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
