Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in a single visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Our crew has done this work across Minnesota, and on our Columbia Heights jobs most customers book it in spring and fall.
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 our window cleaning services by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the windows separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and a rough window count and we will confirm it.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones the crew sees from the ground and the ladder. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the setup. Window count and oversized picture windows change the time on the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that regular cleanings do not remove, so we flag it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Keep in mind that interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and this quote covers the exterior only.
Here is how a typical quote gets built for our washing services. Once we have the stories and the window count, a photo of the front of the house is usually enough for us to confirm the setup and tell you whether the glass is standard exterior work or needs a second pass. Some of our Columbia Heights customers have us do the exterior windows on a regular schedule, and that is the cheapest way to keep the window washing and the gutters on the same calendar. The number is always given before the crew is booked, so there are no surprises when the invoice arrives. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm your price and a date.
| 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 Columbia Heights customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, and that calendar is what makes one crew and one visit work. Spring is when the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters, and fall is when the leaf load finishes dropping. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates for residential and commercial properties alike, so we confirm the timing on the phone.
What we find at each visit tells us how often a house needs more. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, leaving clogged gutters, and those houses often need a third visit. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, which is the sign of mineral deposits and not dirt, and more cleaning solutions will not lift them. Multi-story buildings take the longest setup, because the upper-floor glass and the high runs need a lift or a pole before any cleaning starts. Clogged gutters that overflow in rain are the usual route to water damage on siding and fascia. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass and in the gutters between cleanings.
The sign that windows need attention is haze you only notice when the sun is low. Haze on the inside of the glass is a different problem, and windows inside the house are not part of an exterior visit. The sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge during rain. Either one means it is time to book, and we will tell you what we see when the crew is on site.
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 has worked across Columbia Heights, and we book the exterior window and gutter jobs by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you an estimate and a slot. Lead time depends on the season, and in the two busy windows of the year, when the spring and leaf loads peak, our calendar fills faster, so booking early helps.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and the crew works outside without coming inside your house. Our professional window cleaning covers every window on the outside of the house, and our cleaning services include the gutters on the same visit, so you do not have to coordinate two companies. Our window cleaners reach each residential window from a pole, a boom or a scissor lift, depending on the height, and we take the setup we need before any glass is touched. This keeps the curb appeal of the house consistent, and the schedule service means the next visit is on the calendar before we leave.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and downspouts and the outside of the windows in one visit, starting with the gutters and finishing with the glass. That is why the bundle costs less than two separate trips.
We price residential properties from the stories and the size of the house, and the number comes by phone or text before anything is booked. We do not quote a figure without those details.
On our Columbia Heights jobs, the outside carries the dust, the rain runoff and the sprinkler spots, so the glass looks dull from the street even when the inside is clean. Cleaning the outside is how we remove dirt from the glass the street sees.
Most of our customers here book in spring, after the spring tree bloom, and in fall, after the leaves finish falling. The two visits work the same for condos and single-family houses, since the gutters and glass are cleaned from outside.
No. We do gutters first and glass last, so the leaves, grit and black water from the runs never land on windows we have already cleaned. If the glass were washed first, someone would have to wash it again before the crew left the ladder.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job. Tracks are included in the same visit and are not billed separately.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
