Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass does not get dirty twice. We price the bundle by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Traverse City customers book it in spring and fall, when the pollen and the leaf drop have built up enough to show 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.
We price the window washing and the gutter work by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we count every window on the house before we quote. Bundled into one visit, the two cost less than booking separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones you can see from the driveway: multi-story buildings and steep roofs, where the crew works from a boom or scissor lift; a window count that runs high or oversized panes that take more time; clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves; gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated; and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a typical two-story residential window job here, the quote moves with the count of picture windows and the grime that has built up on the lower panes, and the tracks and sills are in the visit, not extra work. The first pass is there to remove dirt from the sills before the glass gets wet. Gutters and downspouts are cleared first, the runoff from the roof is stopped from splashing the glass, and then the crew works from the bottom up. Condos with shared gutter runs need a look at the building before we quote. If you text us a photo of the front of your house and tell us the stories, we can get you an exact number before we are out there. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will call back before we come.
| 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 Traverse City customers book their window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit is the simplest way to keep both on the same calendar.
Across Michigan, the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the pollen is what we find on the glass. South-facing windows carry a yellow film, and the gutters hold pollen paste in the elbows that the downspouts have not been able to clear. Streaks often come from cleaning solutions left on the pane, so the crew rinses each one before it dries, and that is what keeps clean windows streak-free until the next rain. The fall visit runs late October to November and is about the leaf load, the wet mat that sits in the runs and starts to sag once the first freeze hits. Storm and wind seasons across Michigan can move either date by a week or two, so we look at the weather before we set the day.
Some houses need a third visit, and some are better served by regular cleanings than by one visit a year. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more dust on the lower panes, and we see that on the first visit. When we are on the job we will tell you which of those your house is, and the cleanings can be scheduled to match.
The sign that windows need it is haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a hard rain. Both show up before most people think to call.
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 Traverse City and the surrounding area, and we can usually tell you the lead time when you call. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will confirm the window count from it. The two busy stretches of the year are spring and fall, so the sooner you book, the sooner you get a slot.
Our professional window cleaning and gutter work come from a crew that is on the job, not from a call center. Our window cleaners work the glass from the ground with a water-fed pole where they can reach it and from a lift where they cannot, and the gutter crew works the runs from the same position so the house is only set up once per side. Curb appeal is part of what the glass and gutters show, but the job itself is about getting the grime off the glass and the debris out of the runs before it causes water damage.
Clogged gutters are the ones that cause water damage, so the runs get cleared first on every visit. Our washing services and cleaning services work the same way on residential and commercial exteriors, and windows inside are not part of this visit.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we will tell you if a slot opens up sooner than the date you booked.
Yes, the same crew does both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last so that the dirty water from the runs does not run down onto the windows we have just washed.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it to you by phone or text before the visit.
On a Traverse City house the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, which the inside never sees, so the outside is where most of the grime is. Most residential properties here see the same mix.
Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall, once the pollen and the leaf drop have built up. Booking early gets you a slot before the calendar fills.
No, gutters first and glass last is how we do every job, and that order is the reason the glass stays clean after the visit.
Screens are rinsed, every window sill is wiped and the tracks are done as part of the visit, and none of it is billed separately.
Only the exterior. Any job on the glass that needs both interior and exterior cleaning is quoted as a separate job, and this visit does not include pressure washing.
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.
