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 both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Our Scio customers mostly book it in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 to book, or text us the number of stories.
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.
The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We price window washing by stories and by the approximate window count, and when both jobs go in one visit the bundle costs less than two separate visits. Our washing services are quoted per house, so one visit covers the gutters too. Stories and steep roofs take longer on the ladder, so they move the quote first. A condo gets the same stories-and-windows quote as a single house. Window count matters, and so do picture windows that need the boom or scissor lift. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate case, because no cleaning removes it.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We clear the gutters and downspouts until the water runs clear, rinse the screens we take down, and wipe the sills as we go, so none of that shows up on your invoice as a line item.
What we see drive quotes on our Scio jobs is mostly the same pattern: the house height, the glass, and how long the gutters have gone without anyone opening them. Those three things decide the number. The fastest way to get the exact figure is to send us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house by text. With that we can tell you what the job will cost before anyone climbs a ladder.
The gutter and window company that handles the job is the one that will be on the ladder, so the estimate you get is from the people who do the work. Runoff from the roof and the glass washes down onto the walkway, which is why we flush the downspouts and rinse the lower sills before we leave. When the crew is done, the grime is gone from the glass and the gutters carry water away from the walls.
We also clean up after every visit. The glass gets dried, the frames get wiped, and the bags of debris go back on the truck. When a job is done well, you should not have to remove dirt from the house yourself afterward.
| 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 Scio jobs, most customers settle into two cleanings a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and booking window and gutter service together is the simplest way to do it. In the spring the pollen film builds on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutters. In the fall the leaf load comes down and the wet leaf mat is what the crew clears.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, and a house close to a busy road or construction all bring the dirt back faster. On residential and commercial buildings alike, the same causes apply. Regular cleanings keep the film from setting between seasons. The sprinkler spots are the ones that return a day after cleaning, so we flag them on the first visit. We use purified water on the glass, not cleaning solutions, so nothing is left behind to dry as a film.
You can see when the windows need it: the haze shows up on picture windows when the sun is low and hits the glass from the side. Gutters tell you when they need it too, with water sheeting over the edge in a rain. If you see either, it is time to book.
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 exterior windows and gutters across the neighborhoods of Scio, and we work with the same professional window cleaning standard on every house. Many window cleaners stop at the glass, but our window cleaning services take in the gutters too, so one crew handles both. Residential properties in Scio get the same exterior glass and gutter work, and our crew does not clean windows inside, so the job stays on the outside of the glass.
Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. We give you an estimate from that, and we call before we come. Multi-story buildings are quoted by stories, the same way as a two-story house. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, so you can keep your schedule.
Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop. Clogged gutters are the thing to watch in the fall, because an overflowing run can send water toward the foundation, and that is how water damage starts. Clean glass does a lot for curb appeal, and we rinse every window we can reach from the ground or the pole. If you want a slot in those months, book early. Between those windows we usually have room sooner.
Yes, window and gutter cleaning happens in one visit from the same two-person crew, gutters first and glass last, so the dirty gutter water does not run down onto the clean glass.
The price comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give you the exact number by phone or text. Both jobs are quoted together, so the total is what you pay.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up here. A clean inside does not remove any of that from the glass.
Our customers here mostly book in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest. Across Michigan the spring and fall visits are the standard times for this work.
No. We clean the gutters first and wash the glass last, so nothing from the roof runs down onto a window we have already done. Clean windows only stay that way if the gutters above them are clear too.
The screens we take down get rinsed, and the sills of every window we do get wiped as part of the job, so you do not pay extra for them.
No. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs for us, and this visit covers the exterior glass only. We do not do pressure washing either.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
