Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dripping from the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. Our crew works through spring and fall, and that is when most of our Faribault customers book.
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 cleaning services by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Booking our window washing together with the gutters costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
Here is what moves the quote on our jobs. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes that need two people to handle. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years hold grime, packed needles and leaves, and runoff spills over the edge in a rain. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the last item: no cleaning removes it, and we tell you on the visit if it is there. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our washing services, and gutters and downspouts are cleared in the same visit with nothing billed as an extra.
A house with a steep back roof, a full run of gutters packed with leaves, and a sprinkler line hitting the lower glass takes the longest to price, and the quote reflects each of those. On jobs like that, the crew flushes every downspout, works on the sprinkler-marked panes to remove dirt, and sends photos of each run before leaving. Condos are quoted the same way, by stories and window count. To get your own number, text us a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories and a rough window count. We will come back with a quote before anyone books 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 Faribault customers book both twice a year, once in the spring after the pollen drop and once in the fall after the leaves come down, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
In the spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and sticky tree residue packed into the gutters. Large picture windows on the south side pick up the most of it. In the fall the leaf load is the bigger problem, and the wet mat sits in the runs until the first hard weather. A film that water alone will not lift gets cleaning solutions, and we tell you before we use them. Storms and wind seasons can move the dates, so we call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the downspouts packing between regular cleanings, and a sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after we clean them. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up grime faster than most, and those are the ones we book on a shorter cycle. The same visit schedule covers residential and commercial exteriors.
The sign windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. We do not handle interior glass, so the interior and exterior of a house are never on the same visit.
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 provides cleaning services for gutters and windows across Faribault and works with homeowners who want the exterior done in one visit. We bring the same professional window cleaning and gutter work to every house, and the crew handles multi-story buildings with a boom or scissor lift when a ladder will not reach safely. We count every window on the outside of the house, so the estimate matches the job. Clear gutters and clean glass do more for curb appeal than most owners expect, and we clean the outside only, so the windows inside stay as they are. To schedule service, start with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, so call (866) 435-6328 as early as you can.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, so book early in those months. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew calls before we come. Clogged gutters that have been left through a wet season can lead to water damage on the fascia, and the sooner they are cleared the less we find on the wall below.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We do this on every residential window and gutter job we book.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, or call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, and we will give you the figure before you book.
On our Faribault jobs, the outside carries the spring film, rain dust, and the sprinkler spots that show up on the glass. Those build up on the outside first, so cleaning the outside alone still gives you clean windows.
Most of our customers here book in the spring once the trees have bloomed and again in the fall after the leaves come down. Book early, because those are the months our calendar fills.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, because the leaves, grit and black water from a run come down the wall and across any window below it. If the glass were washed first, someone would have to wash it again.
On residential properties, screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and the frames are done as part of the job. They are not billed as extras.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
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. The crew sends photos of every run before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
