Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job 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 our crew handles this combined work every spring and fall, so the order of work and the photos you get back are the same on every 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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing gutters and exterior windows in one visit costs less than booking the two separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Many window cleaners quote per pane, but we count the whole house, including every residential window on the outside. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will work from those details.
On our jobs, most of what moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings and roofs steep enough that we work from a boom or scissor lift change the setup. A large number of oversized panes adds time. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated are part of the time estimate. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate condition that cleaning does not remove, and we will tell you about it before we quote it.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We use purified water instead of cleaning solutions on the glass, so nothing is left behind to streak. The windows inside the house are not part of this visit. Our crew also keeps a record of the stories and window count on each visit so that the next quote for the same house starts from the same facts.
On our Long Lake jobs, one recent house with a steep two-story roof, a large number of picture windows and heavy leaf load in the gutters took longer than the owner expected, and the crew said so before the first ladder went up. The number they quoted by phone was the number on the invoice. Because every house is different, the most useful thing you can send us is the number of stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house, so the estimate reflects your property rather than a general figure. Our crew cleans residential and commercial buildings, and the same method of checking the number before we start applies to both, since interior and exterior work are quoted separately and we only do exterior glass on this visit.
| 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 Long Lake jobs, most of our customers book both gutter and exterior window cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. Across Michigan the pattern is the same, so the spring and fall dates set the calendar for most houses we clean. These regular cleanings line up with the spring visit in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November.
In spring, what we find on the glass is pollen film on the south-facing windows and pollen paste packed into the gutter elbows, and we have to remove dirt from the frames as well. In fall it is the leaf load that matters, along with the wet mat that forms in the runs after heavy rain. If that mat is left in place, it can lead to water damage at the fascia. Storms and wind seasons can move the dates a little in either direction, and when they do we call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit leave clogged gutters between visits, and houses under those trees are on a three- to four-month schedule with our crew. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need the extra visit as well. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass and more runoff in the gutters, and it tends to be on the same faster schedule. Commercial owners on a similar pattern get the same visit logic, and we do not discuss price here.
Our Long Lake experience on this schedule is consistent. One house with no trees around it was on twice a year and never needed more. A house under a mature canopy with sprinkler spotting was on three visits a year after the first season, because the downspouts clogged between each one. Your house will tell us which of those patterns it follows after the first visit.
You will know windows need cleaning when haze shows up only when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running into the downspout. Either sign is worth a call to us at (866) 435-6328, or a text with a photo of the roofline.
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 works across Long Lake and the neighborhoods of the city where residential properties are on a regular cleaning schedule. Single-family homes and condos both fit that schedule. We take the estimate by phone or by text, and the first step is the number of stories plus a photo of the house front. Our washing services and professional window cleaning are booked the same way on every property. From there we can usually give you a date, and the lead time we quote on the call is the one you will get. Our crew does not promise same-day or next-day service unless the schedule actually shows an open slot.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen period and the fall leaf drop, and in those weeks the calendar fills faster. If you want a slot in those windows, it helps to ask early. Outside those weeks, a booking is usually easier to fit in. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come, so you know when to expect the truck.
Our goal with every window and gutter cleaning in Long Lake is to clean the glass and clear the gutters and downspouts in one visit so there is no second trip and no second setup. Keeping clean windows and clear runs also helps curb appeal, since the street sees the front of the house first. Ask for a written estimate, book a date, or call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service on your house.
Yes, the same two-person crew handles both in one visit. Our washing services for gutters and glass are booked as one job, and we do gutters first and glass last so that the runoff from the gutters does not land on clean windows.
The number depends on the stories and the size of the house, and multi-story buildings take longer than single-story ones. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the figure by phone.
On our jobs the outside carries pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees, so exterior glass usually needs its own cleaning even when the inside is fine.
Most of our Long Lake customers book in late May or June for spring and late October or November for fall. Across Michigan the pattern is the same, so those are the months we plan the calendar around.
No, gutters first and glass last prevents that. When we clear the gutters and downspouts, the leaves and grit come down the wall, so the glass waits until the runs are finished.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the exterior window job, and they are not billed as extras. The purified water we use helps remove dirt from the frames without leaving streaks.
On this visit we clean the exterior of the glass only, and the windows inside the house are not part of the job. We do not do pressure washing as part of this visit either.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move 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.
