Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your 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 in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Across Michigan our crews book this bundle with homeowners in the spring and fall, which is when pollen and leaves are heaviest on the glass and in the gutters.
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.
Window washing and gutter work are priced together by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our crew is the same team of window cleaners who clear the gutters, so nobody books two companies. 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 we cannot walk, window count and oversized panes that take longer to reach, gutters not cleaned in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted before we can reach the run, gutters that froze and held ice over the winter, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. The quote covers the outside glass only, and windows inside are not part of this visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our crews run into the same things on most houses. A neighborhood's trees and the number of windows on the back of a house can change the time on the ladder more than the square footage does. To get your exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the stories and window count, and we will set the figure before we book. Professional window cleaning is priced the same way on every house. Clogged gutters that have sat for a season can mean water damage has started at the fascia, so we photograph it and show you before we leave. Clear gutters and clean glass also do a lot for curb appeal, and that is the part neighbors notice first.
| 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 customers book both cleaning services twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across Michigan the spring visit falls in late May to June, and here in Thomas the fall visit lands in late October to November.
At the spring visit the glass usually carries a pollen film on the south and west faces, and the gutters hold pollen paste that packs the downspout elbows. Rain falls heaviest in May, June and August here, and it leaves a dust film on every window. At the fall visit it is the wet leaf load that matters. Across Michigan severe thunderstorms can move the dates, and snow in Thomas averages about 49 inches a year, with snow months running from November through April and a freeze that can hold ice in the gutters. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house close to a busy road usually means a third visit, because the spots and debris return between cleanings.
Most of our customers on the fall schedule keep the same cadence year after year, and regular cleanings keep the work fast and the cost predictable. We keep notes on each house so the next visit starts where the last one ended. If you want to set up a recurring plan, ask us to schedule service for the same two weeks each year.
A residential window needs cleaning when the haze only shows when the sun is low. Clean windows show the difference right away. Gutters need a cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain.
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 works across Thomas, and our washing services and window cleaning services reach the houses in town as well as the condos and small multi-story buildings in the area. Residential properties in town get the same crew and the same order of work, gutters first and glass last. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, where we ask for the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Our lead time is shown on your estimate. To book a date, call (866) 435-6328, and we will tell you the first date we can reach you.
The two busy windows of the year are the late-spring pollen season and the late-fall leaf season. When those open up, our calendar fills faster, so we suggest booking as soon as you have the estimate. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. Our crew uses water and gear to remove dirt and grime from the glass, and clears runoff from the gutters and downspouts before anything else.
Yes. The same two people do both jobs in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the gutters runs back down onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us a photo of the front and tell us the number of stories, and we will give you the exact figure before we book.
On our Thomas jobs the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the glass usually looks hazy from outdoors even when the inside is clean.
Our customers here usually book in late May or June for the spring visit and in late October or November for the fall visit.
No. We do gutters first, glass last, so the run is cleared and flushed before anyone touches a window. We rinse with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so no film is left to dry on the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, and we confirm them on the estimate. Large picture windows are cleaned from the outside with the same setup as the rest of the glass.
No, this visit covers exterior glass only. We clean residential and commercial exteriors, but interior and exterior glass are not part of the same visit, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
