Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the 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 jobs in one visit costs less than booking them separately. On our Pontiac jobs, most customers book in the spring and fall, which is when the gutters and the glass need 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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a window count with oversized panes, gutters not cleaned in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Exterior glass is what we clean on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing here. We price the interior and exterior glass differently, and this visit covers the exterior only.
On our Pontiac jobs, the quotes that move most are the ones where the glass has gone years without a proper cleaning, and the grime needs more than one pass to lift. The window washing and the gutters go together so the crew only sets up once per side of the house. If you are not sure how many windows you have, text a photo of the front of the house and we will count them with you. Our estimate covers the washing services, the window cleaning services, the gutter clearing and the haul-off in one number, so there are no surprises on the invoice. Houses on regular cleanings usually need one pass. Picture windows and multi-level glass take the most time, and we quote them that way.
| 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 usual visits fall in late May to June and again in late October to November, and most of our Pontiac customers book both, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. The same schedule works for residential and commercial buildings. In the spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds, and the pollen film sits on the south-facing glass and turns to paste in the gutters. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen the gutter sections sag under the weight of ice by winter.
Heavy tree cover over the roof means more visits, because needles and grit pack the downspouts and leave clogged gutters between cleanings. Multi-story buildings take longer to reach from the pole, so those visits run longer. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the frames. Those are the cases that need a third visit as we see them.
You will see the sign on the windows when a haze shows up only when the sun is low, and the sign on the gutters is water sheeting over the edge during rain. Either one is a reason to book, not a reason to wait for the next scheduled visit. Clogged gutters that overflow for a season can lead to water damage at the fascia and the wall below, and in a freeze that water turns to ice in the runs. Water alone will not lift the film once it has dried, so the crew uses mild cleaning solutions on the frames and sills where it has built up. A haze on the windows inside is a separate matter, and this visit does not cover it.
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 schedule service by phone or text, and you can call (866) 435-6328 to start. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you the estimate and the next open date. We call before we come, so nobody has to wait on a driveway. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside.
In the busy windows of the year, when the spring season and the leaf drop overlap with our calendar, slots fill quicker. Booking early keeps the date you want. Our window cleaners work from a water-fed pole for the upper floors and a ladder for the lower glass, and every window on the list gets done, including the sill and the frame.
Our professional window cleaning and gutter work sit under one schedule, so the cleaning services happen in one visit. Pontiac homeowners who want the outside of the house done properly tend to find that one crew handling both jobs keeps the curb appeal consistent from the roof down to the sill.
Yes. On residential properties in Pontiac, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We do it that way so the gutter runoff does not land on glass we have already cleaned.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Condos are quoted the same way. The quote is the number on the invoice.
On a residential window job in Pontiac, the outside carries dust, rain spots and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Clean glass outside is what gives the house its curb appeal in the morning light.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall, after the seed and pollen drop and after the leaves come down. Book the spring visit once the film builds up on the glass.
No. We clear the gutters and downspouts, let the wall drip, and only then touch the glass, so nothing runs down onto the panes we have finished.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and that step is how we remove dirt from the frames before the glass is done. Tracks are included in the visit, so there is nothing billed separately.
Exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean the inside of the windows and we do not do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, 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.
