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 an approximate window count, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. On our Detroit Lakes jobs, most customers book it in the spring and again in the fall, when the glass and the gutters have collected the most of what the season leaves behind.
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 window and gutter work by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a bundled visit for both costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The price also covers the cleaning solutions for frames and sills, which the crew brings with it.
On the day, the crew looks at what moves a quote: a third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with pollen, needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. We would rather tell you about these before we start than add them halfway up the ladder. We price interior and exterior glass as separate jobs, since this quote covers the outside only. The same method works for residential and commercial buildings.
On one of our Detroit Lakes jobs, the quote moved because the house had a steep back roof, a large run of picture windows on the lake side, and gutters that had gone a long time without being opened. The crew photographed every run before and after, and the number on the phone matched the invoice. The fastest way to get your own exact number is to send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Regular cleanings on a set schedule are quicker than a first visit to a house that has gone years without service, because less has built up.
| 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 Minnesota we see most houses have their gutters and windows done twice a year, and on our Detroit Lakes jobs most customers book both in the spring and again in the fall. That is why booking cleaning services for both jobs in one visit makes sense: the same window cleaners and the same ladder setup cover both, and the calendar lines up with the seasons that leave the most on the glass.
In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass, and the pollen paste packs into the gutter elbows. In fall the leaf load builds up in the runs, and the wet mat turns into clogged gutters that stay against the fascia until they are cleared. The wettest months, May through July, also wash grime down onto the lower panes and sills. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates, so the crew checks the house before it sets the schedule rather than working from a fixed calendar.
Some houses, especially multi-story buildings, need a third visit. 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 later. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the glass as well. Clogged gutters that overflow can lead to water damage at the fascia and siding. Our professional window cleaning crew goes through these cases with you on the first visit and tells you which schedule your house actually needs.
You will notice the windows need attention when a haze shows up only in low sun. That film sits on the outside of the glass, and cleaning the windows inside does nothing to touch it. The haze also dulls curb appeal, the first thing anyone sees from the street. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspouts.
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 gutters and windows on residential properties across Detroit Lakes, from the older houses near the lake to newer homes on the edges of town. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories, and we will give you a written estimate before a date is set. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
Lead times depend on the season. The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when pollen and leaves are heaviest, and our calendar fills faster then. A request made early in either window usually lands the date you pick. Outside those windows there is usually more room in the schedule.
Our window and gutter cleaning covers every window on the outside of the house, including the sill and the frame, and we do the gutters and downspouts in the same visit. Whether it is a single residential window or a full run across the back of the house, we finish with clean windows on the outside and then move to the next one.
Yes, our window cleaning services and gutter work are done by the same two-person crew in one visit. We work gutters first and glass last, so nothing drips onto clean windows.
The number comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we give it to you by phone or text. Condos with shared gutters are quoted after we see which runs belong to your unit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us for your number, since the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass between seasons. Even with clean interior glass, that haze shows up when the sun is low.
On our Detroit Lakes jobs, most customers book in the spring and again in the fall. Across Minnesota the same two windows make the most sense for the glass and the gutters. Regular cleanings on that rhythm keep each visit quicker.
No, because we clear the gutters and flush every downspout before we touch the glass. Runoff from the gutters and downspouts carries grime down the wall, so the crew gives it a few minutes to stop dripping before cleaning the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and we do not bill them as extras. Rinsing screens helps remove dirt that would otherwise wash onto the clean glass. Tracks are included as well when they are reachable from the outside.
Not on this visit. We clean the outside glass only, so we do not clean windows inside the house, and pressure washing services are not part of this visit.
No, you do not need to be home for exterior work. 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.
