Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. 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. Most of our Rochester customers book this in spring and fall, and the dates are set out below.
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 number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Our window washing covers the exterior glass only, and we never fold interior and exterior work into one number. Doing the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the bundle saving is shown on your estimate.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are stories and steep roofs, the window count and any oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and built-up grime plus hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning will remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our Rochester work is mostly two-story houses with a good number of windows, and the quotes that surprise people are the ones where the gutters were never opened. Before we quote a house we ask for the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house sent by text, which is enough for us to give you an exact figure. Our crew works from that number, so there are no surprise charges on the day, and the washing services we include are the same whether the glass is on the first floor or the third. Regular cleanings start from the same stories and window count you gave us the first time, and the window cleaning services are priced from those two numbers too.
| 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, most of our customers book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. On our Rochester jobs we see the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed in the gutters every spring, and the leaf load every fall. The usual spring visit falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November across Michigan. The grime that builds on residential and commercial glass follows the same calendar, so the timing applies to either.
Each visit has its own job. In spring we are clearing the seed and tree dust that builds up in the downspout elbows and the film that dries onto the glass, and the cleaning solutions go on the frames. In fall we are dealing with the wet leaf mat and the grit that sits in the gutter bottoms over winter, because clogged gutters hold that grit right through the freeze season. Severe thunderstorms across Michigan can move those dates, and we would rather call you and shift the slot than clean a run that is about to be knocked loose again.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, so our customers under those trees often go on a three or four month schedule. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and that calls for a separate visit. A house close to a busy road or a construction site collects more grit than the rest. Three-story houses and other multi-story buildings take more ladder and lift time, so they get a longer slot. After the first visit we tell you which of those your lot needs.
You will know the windows need it when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout, because that overflow is where water damage starts at the fascia. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the spring or fall date, or text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which visit your house needs first.
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 has cleaned gutters and windows across Rochester, and we book the city as one area rather than neighborhood by neighborhood. Booking runs on the estimate: you give us the number of stories, a rough count of the windows and a photo of the house front, and we confirm a slot. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and in the two busy windows of the year, when spring and fall debris peaks, our calendar fills first. Residential properties and condos are booked the same way, so send the stories and a window count for your unit. Book early in those months if you want a specific day.
Our cleaning services use purified water and a water-fed pole, so the work is done from the ground for most of the house and only the upper runs need a boom or scissor lift. Our professional window cleaning is set up that way on every job, and our window cleaners bring the lift, the poles and the water, so nothing needs to be set up on your side. We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners on their own schedule.
Nobody needs to be home for the outside work. We call before we come, and we send photos of every run and every pane before the crew leaves. A clean gutter and clean glass do more for curb appeal than most people expect, and our crew is set up to cover every window on the house in the one visit. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house.
Yes. We are the same two people on the ladder for the gutters and the outside of the glass, and we do the gutters first and the glass last on every house so the dirt from the gutters does not end up on clean windows.
We give the number on the phone or by text once we know the stories and the approximate window count, and that number covers the gutters and downspouts as well as the glass. Quotes on residential properties are not a fixed figure, because the size of the house and the state of the gutters set them. For condos we use the same two details, the stories and the window count.
On our Rochester jobs the outside carries the road grime, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those sit on the glass whatever the windows inside look like. Cleaning the outside is what makes the glass clear again, even when the inside is already clean.
Across Michigan the spring visit usually falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. Those windows line up with the spring film and the fall leaf load we see on Rochester houses.
No, because we clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. When the glass is washed first, the leaves, grit and runoff that come down the wall land on it again, so the order matters.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped to remove dirt as part of the job. Tracks are included in the exterior visit where they can be reached from outside.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior of residential window glass only, and we do not do pressure washing as part of the window and gutter visit.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
