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 jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Spring and fall are the two visit windows for exterior work across Minnesota.
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 quote window washing and gutter work by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and when both are done in one visit the bundle costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our window cleaning services and washing services are priced on that same basis, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. We confirm it from a photo of the front of the house, and the crew counts every window from the ground before the visit is scheduled.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are predictable. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Oversized picture windows and panes set high on the wall take longer on the glass. Gutters and downspouts that have not been opened in years come out packed with grit, and a run that has been clogged for a season often needs the most time at the downspouts. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared, and hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is left on the glass by any cleaning, so we tell you about it on the visit rather than after.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The crew uses water and a soft brush to remove dirt and grime from the frames before the glass is rinsed, and runoff from the gutters is cleared first so it does not hit the windows. We do not clean the inside of windows on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing.
Here is how a typical quote plays out. A two-story house with a long run of gutters on the back side can be quoted higher than the same house with the run on the front, because the back run is hard to reach from the ground and wet leaf mat at the downspout elbows takes time to clear before the glass. For a number on your own house, tell us the stories and the window count, and send a photo of the front of the house by text.
| 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.
Regular cleanings fit two visits a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Minnesota the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in October to early November. When we are on the roof in June we find the pollen film on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the gutters and downspout elbows, and the fall visit is the wet leaf load that sits in the gutters once the trees are bare.
Heavy tree cover over the roof changes the schedule. Those houses need a third visit in most years, because needles and grit keep packing the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after we clean, and those houses also get a third visit so we can check the mineral build-up. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass, and it is on the same schedule. Houses on a regular cleanings schedule get the same two visits, and the cleaning solutions are chosen for the season.
Windows tell you when they need it when the haze only shows up with the sun low in the sky, and gutters tell you when the water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, the schedule has come due and it is time to book.
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 cleaning services cover gutters and exterior windows across Golden Valley, and booking starts with a quote over the phone or by text. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front along with the number of stories, so we can confirm the window count before we set a date. Lead time depends on the season, and the busy weeks in June and in fall fill first, so it is worth calling early in those windows. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; we call before we come.
We serve residential and commercial properties, and our residential properties work and our commercial work follow the same process. The crew does a townhouse the same way as a single-family home. We look at cleaning solutions and the water on each job, not just the glass, and we clear clogged gutters first so runoff does not hit the windows. For professional window cleaning on condos and multi-story buildings we bill by the building or the site, and the same crew handles the exterior glass and the gutters so curb appeal stays consistent between cleanings. A roof that has been neglected can cause water damage, and when we see that we photograph it and report it rather than guessing.
Yes. Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and the same two people do both. We do the gutters first and the glass last so dirty water does not run back onto clean windows.
For a residential window and gutter job on a two-story house, the number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house front, so send a photo and we will confirm.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up in Golden Valley. Those are the marks that make a window look dull from the street even when the glass inside is clean. We check every window from the ground before the quote, so the price reflects the whole house.
Across Minnesota the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in October to early November. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, since the calendar fills in those windows.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and black water come down the wall, so the glass is washed only after the downspouts are flushed and the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job, and tracks are included on the same visit. None of it is billed as a separate extra.
We clean the exterior glass only, so the windows inside the house are not part of this visit. We do not offer interior and exterior window work as one job, and we do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home for exterior work. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328. Turn off the sprinklers 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.
