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 the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs on separate days. On our jobs in Okemos most customers book it in the spring and the fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
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, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Ask for the figure by phone or text and you will have it before anyone climbs a ladder.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof steep enough that we need a boom or scissor lift adds time. Window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows, which take longer to wash and rinse, especially where grime has built up on the glass. Clogged gutters take longer to clear, especially ones packed with needles and leaves. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass and no cleaning removes it, so we tell you about that on the visit. Clearing gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Okemos jobs the quote comes down to how many regular cleanings a house needs and what the glass has been through since the last one. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text and tell us the number of stories, and we will tell you where the number lands and what we would look at first. Our crew handles the window washing services and the gutter work together, so you are not paying for two separate trips through the same yard.
| 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 in Okemos book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit makes sense for that schedule. In the spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters, and in the fall the leaf load and the wet leaf mat leave clogged gutters behind. Across Michigan the spring visit lands late May to June, and on our Okemos jobs the fall visit lands late October to November.
Some houses need a third visit. Multi-story buildings and tall houses under heavy tree cover, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves spots that come back a day later, or a house near a busy road or a construction site all tend to need more cleaning than the twice-a-year schedule gives. A window that looks clean in the morning can show haze only when the sun is low, and that is usually the sign it is due. Water sheeting over the edge of the gutter in rain is the sign the gutters need attention, because that is the route to water damage on the wall below.
We do not do the work yourself in this section; we just want you to know what we see at each visit. The cleaning solutions we use are the same ones we use on every house, and the frequency that fits your lot is the one we settle on after the first visit.
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 residential properties in Okemos and the surrounding area, and we serve residential and commercial clients on a regular schedule. We know the window and gutter conditions this part of Michigan produces. To schedule service, start with an estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we will confirm the price and the earliest slot. Lead time is listed on the booking page, so you know what to expect before you call.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop. Our calendar fills during those weeks, so if you want a spring or fall slot, call early. Outside of those windows, our window cleaners usually have room for cleaning services with less lead time. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come, so you know when the crew is on the way.
Our professional window cleaning uses purified water on every window and washes the sill and frame as well. We work on every residential window we are asked to do, and we check the sill on each one, since the sill is where dirt and runoff collect and where we remove dirt before the glass is rinsed. Our window cleaning services leave clean glass and a clean edge, which is part of the curb appeal of any house, and the crew will tell you what they find so there are no surprises.
Yes. The same two-person crew does the gutters and the outside of the windows on residential properties in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the dirty water from a run does not end up on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and condos are priced the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the figure before the crew comes out.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those are the things that dull glass from the outside in. Interior glass is not part of this visit.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, after the pollen drop, and in late fall, after the leaves come down. Those are the two windows when our schedule is busiest, so book early if you want a particular week.
Not with our crew. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, flush every downspout, give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping, and only then start on the glass, so nothing from the roof lands on a pane we have already cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, which helps remove dirt from the frame, and we do not bill them separately. Tracks that are heavily soiled are noted on the estimate so you know about it first.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house, and interior and exterior glass are quoted separately if you ask. We also do not do pressure washing on this visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Text the crew or call (866) 435-6328 if you have questions before we arrive.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
