Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing that falls out of the gutters lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Our crew is the one that comes out, and we have done this work on houses across Michigan through every spring and fall season. Use the estimator above to start, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through the numbers.
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, the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Your quote comes from those details, not from a flat guess, and it covers our washing services for the glass and gutters.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to work safely. A high window count and oversized picture windows add time on the glass. Gutters that have not been cleared in years, packed with needles and leaves, take more hands and more buckets. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add a step. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning alone will not remove, and we tell you about it before we start. Our quote covers the exterior only, so interior and exterior glass are never priced on one line. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, and the cleaning solutions for the glass are included in the price.
On our Southgate jobs, the quotes that surprise homeowners most are the ones where the gutters were skipped for a long stretch. The job is still the same two steps, but the first run takes longer. To get an exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has and roughly how many windows face the outside. The same details price a residential window and gutter visit or a residential and commercial building, and you will have the figure before anyone climbs a ladder. Our customers in town who book regular cleanings tend to see a shorter first visit each time, because the pollen and grime have less time to build up in the gutters and on the glass.
| 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 Southgate customers book our cleaning services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
Across Michigan, the spring visit falls in late May to June, when the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the gutters are what we find first. In fall, which runs late October to November, it is the leaf load that matters, and severe thunderstorms across Michigan can move the dates by a few weeks. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a home close to a busy road or construction often need a third visit, because the spotting and the debris come back faster than the calendar suggests. Those are the cases where our regular cleanings are timed to the house, not the season.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only notice when the sun sits low in the afternoon. Clean windows inside will not hide that haze outside, so the visit works on the exterior glass. Gutters tell you too, when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout, and clogged gutters are one common cause. If you see either, it is time to book, and we will look at the cause on the visit. Professional window cleaning on that schedule protects the curb appeal of the house and keeps water damage off the wall below the gutters.
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 window and gutter cleaning crew works across Southgate, and our window cleaners can usually fit a booking on a regular schedule. Booking window cleaning services starts with a quick estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we confirm the date. Our typical lead time is set by the calendar, and we will give you the earliest slot we have before we hang up.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop. Those are when our calendar fills and when we ask people to book early. Outside those windows, a slot is usually easier to find. We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We clean the outside of residential properties, and clean windows are done from the outside only, which is the work this visit covers. Before any glass is touched, the crew clears the gutters and downspouts, so the runoff does not land on the panes. Every window on the outside of the house gets the same treatment, down to the sill. Our method is built to remove dirt from the glass and frame in one pass, and we schedule service around your weather rather than against it.
Yes, and yes. Our crew does both, one visit, with the same two people working gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before the visit. Condos and multi-story buildings are quoted from the same details. There is no guessed figure on our side.
Usually yes, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that build up between visits. Washing the inside will not remove dirt from the outside.
Most of our Southgate customers book in spring and in fall. Those are the two windows that matter here.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. When the glass is washed first, the runoff from the gutters spatters it again, which is why our order runs the other way.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are part of the visit, so none of those are billed as extras.
No. Our washing services cover the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers, move cars off the driveway, and keep pets inside while ladders are up. Call (866) 435-6328 if you want to book.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
