The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing runs back down the wall onto clean glass. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Most customers here book both in spring or fall. Call (866) 435-6328 or book online today.
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 the window and gutter job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the glass separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and that holds whether you book both or only one of them. Cleaning solutions are included in the price, so there is nothing to add on the day. This page prices houses only, so residential and commercial buildings fall outside the figure you see here.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones the crew sees from the driveway and the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk changes how we set up. A window count that includes oversized picture windows takes longer than standard double-hungs. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more time at each run. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the channel, and hard-water spotting from sprinkler lines is a separate problem that cleaning does not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior and exterior windows are different jobs, and this price covers the exterior only.
What we see here is the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed in the gutters each spring, and the wet leaf mat that settles in the fall. Those are the things that move a repeat visit. Regular cleanings keep the price in line, because a gutter cleared last season takes less time than one left for years. To get the exact number for your house, send us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text, and we will give you the figure before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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 Southfield customers book both gutters and windows twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Both jobs run on the same schedule because the leaf drop and the spring dust hit the gutters and the glass in the same weeks, and one booking covers both cleaning services.
In spring, what we find on the glass is a dust film on south-facing panes and damp grit packed in the gutters and downspout elbows. In fall, the leaf load comes down in a wet mat that packs the channels. Across Michigan, severe thunderstorms move the dates a little either way, so we book around them rather than on a fixed day. Southfield gets about 33 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and September are the wettest months, so those are the weeks the channels take the most water. Multi-story buildings take longer to set up, and a three-story house is booked as a longer visit. Houses under heavy tree cover usually need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts and leave clogged gutters between cleanings. A house near a busy road or a construction site also tends to need more frequent visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and that is a reason to come back sooner. Gutters that overflow for a whole season can also cause water damage at the fascia, so a run that sheets over the edge is a reason to book early.
The sign that windows need cleaning sooner is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. That haze sits on the outside of the glass, so windows inside stay out of this visit. The sign that gutters need cleaning sooner is water sheeting over the edge in rain, instead of running out the downspout. For many owners the curb appeal of the house is the reason the glass gets done in spring, and professional window cleaning on that schedule keeps it that way through the season.
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 the gutters and the exterior glass for residential window and gutter cleaning across Southfield, and the crew handles residential properties on every street the same way. You call or text (866) 435-6328 with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a quote from those. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year, when the spring dust and the leaf drop hit at once, our calendar fills faster, so booking early in those months gets you a slot you can plan around.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and the crew does not come inside. We can schedule service around your calendar, and the crew cleans every window on the exterior, including the sill and frame, so the job is finished in one visit. Whatever the season, the goal is the same: clean windows and clear gutters from one visit.
Yes, our crew cleans both the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit, so you do not have to book two companies. We do the gutters first and the glass last, because gutter debris runs down the wall onto any window below it.
The number depends on the stories and the size of the house. Our washing services for the gutters and outside glass are quoted by phone or text, so send us the number of stories and a rough window count and we will quote the full job before we schedule it.
In Southfield the outside takes the brunt of the spring dust, rain runoff and sprinkler spotting, so the exterior glass often looks dirtier than the inside. Cleaning the outside alone is a complete job and makes a visible difference.
Across Michigan, spring visits run late May to June, and in Southfield our fall visits run late October to November, after the leaves come down. Those are the two windows when our calendar fills.
Not if the order is right. Gutters first, glass last: when we clear the gutters and downspouts, the grit and the black water come down the wall, so the glass is cleaned after the gutters are finished and the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job, and we do not bill them as extras. Grime on the sill and dirt on the frame come off in the same pass, so the crew can remove dirt from the frame without a second visit. Tracks are included on the exterior side as well.
This visit covers the exterior glass only. We do not clean the inside of the windows or do pressure washing on this 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.
