Yes, 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 both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Michigan, most of our customers book the work in the spring and fall, when the leaves are heaviest 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 our washing services by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a bundled visit costs less than booking the window cleaning services and the gutters as two separate jobs. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and the window count when you call at (866) 435-6328, or text a photo of the front of the house.
On the day, the crew sees what drives the quote: a third story or a steep roof, oversized picture windows, clogged gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping the sill are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We do not clean the windows inside the house on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing; the exterior is the scope, and interior and exterior work on the whole house is quoted separately.
Across Michigan, the houses that cost the most to clean are the ones with the most glass and the deepest buildup, not the most square footage. Ask for a written estimate before we book a date, and we will tell you which of those applies to your house.
For a single-story house with a modest number of windows, the bundle usually comes in well under two trips. For multi-story buildings, or a multi-story house with a lot of window washing ahead of us, the gutters often need the boom or scissor lift on the same visit, so we plan the two together from the start.
Companies that charge by the linear foot land in a similar range per run, and we measure every run on residential properties before we quote. Cleanings are scheduled to the house, not to a template, so the estimate reflects what is actually on the roof and the glass. Regular cleanings keep the job smaller, and we will tell you on the first visit how often your gutters and windows need it.
| 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 window and gutter cleaning season runs in the spring and again in the fall, and our Northview customers book both. In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the seed and needle mat packs the gutters and downspouts. In fall, the leaf mat and the wet grit do the damage, and clogged gutters are where most water damage starts.
On houses under heavy tree cover, the gutters and the glass both need a third visit between the spring and fall jobs, because the debris keeps coming. When a gutter is blocked, runoff spills over the lip and streaks the glass below it. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and that is a third visit too. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than one on a quiet street, so it goes on the schedule earlier.
Most houses with few or no trees need only the spring and fall visits, but the crew will tell you after the first visit which of those your lot needs. Gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain, and windows need it when a haze shows up that you only see when the sun is low. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal, especially after a long winter.
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 exterior windows across Northview, and the crew works the whole city on the same schedule. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and tell us the number of stories. We will give you a time window and call before we come. You get professional window cleaning and gutter work from the same crew.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fast in both. Book early in those months and you will get a slot sooner; to schedule service, call or text as soon as you know your dates. Our window cleaners work from a water-fed pole, so the crew cleans every window on the outside of the house from the ground, and the boom or scissor lift is used only where the gutters or upper panes require it.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew uses purified water, not cleaning solutions, to remove dirt from the glass. The crew does not come inside, and you will hear the lead time when you book, not when the truck arrives.
Yes, our crew does both. The same two people clean the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the debris from the roof does not run down onto clean windows.
We do not quote from a fixed figure. The number comes from the stories and the window count, and you can get it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text with a photo of the house front. Residential and commercial jobs are quoted on separate calls, so tell us what kind of building it is.
Yes, because the outside of a residential window carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. On our Northview jobs the exterior glass is where most of the film builds up between visits.
Across Michigan, the spring visit runs from late May to June and the fall visit from October to early November. Book as soon as you know your dates, since those are the busiest weeks.
No, we clean the gutters first and the glass last. The leaves, grit and black water come down the wall when a run is cleared, so the glass is done after the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and the frames are done as part of the job. They are not billed as extras, and screens go back in the window they came out of.
Neither on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing; if you need the inside of the windows, tell us when you call and we will let you know what we can schedule.
No, 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. If your unit is one of several condos under one roof, the shared gutter line is a question for the association, and we will tell you what we can clean on your side.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
