Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing dripping from the roof lands on clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two trips.
Across Minnesota, most of our customers book this in the spring and again in the fall, and the crew that cleans the gutters is the one that cleans the glass. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what the visit involves.
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.
The price for window washing comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count. Window cleaning services, gutters, or both in one visit: the number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and bundling the two jobs costs less than two separate trips.
What moves it on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window counts with oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles, leaves and grime, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and we remove dirt from the frames before the crew leaves.
Across Minnesota, the way to get an exact number is the same: tell us the stories, the approximate window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. Our washing services for windows and gutters are scoped together, so the quote covers both. We also handle condos and multi-unit buildings, and the scope for those is set by the number of units and their gutters and downspouts, with runoff from the upper roofline checked at the grade drains.
| 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 most of our customers book regular cleanings twice a year, with both jobs in one visit. The spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit in October to early November.
At each visit we find different things. In June the pollen film sits on south-facing glass, and picture windows show it first, while the pollen paste packs the gutters. In the fall the leaf load is what we clear first. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road often needs a third visit, because the spotting and grit come back between cleanings. Storm and wind season moves the dates in some years, and we adjust the calendar rather than skipping a visit.
Two signs tell you it is time. Windows that look hazy only when the sun is low need the glass done. Water that sheets over the edge of the gutter in rain means the gutters need clearing. Cleaning solutions are used in the amounts the glass calls for, and residential and commercial jobs follow the same visit order. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and this visit covers the exterior only.
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 have cleaned gutters and exterior glass across Lake Elmo, and the calendar is the same for every neighborhood. Booking starts with a quick estimate by phone or text: stories, approximate window count, and a photo of the house front. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, so asking early keeps the date you want. Clean glass and clear gutters are the quickest curb appeal a house can get. Lead time is listed on your estimate. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to schedule service, and we will tell you the first open date.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Our crew uses water-fed poles for the upper glass and boom or scissor lifts where a ladder cannot reach safely. The same method applies to multi-story buildings, and we will tell you before a job if the access calls for one. We do the professional window cleaning ourselves, not through a referral, so the person who quoted you is the one who shows up.
Cleaning windows inside is not part of this visit. Clogged gutters are cleared before the glass, because water running down the wall from an overflowing gutter can cause water damage on the sill and frame if it is left.
Yes. The crew that cleans the gutters also cleans the outside of the windows, in the same visit, gutters first and glass last.
We quote residential properties by phone or text from the number of stories and the approximate window count. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the figure.
On a residential window job the outside carries most of the damage: pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots, so clean windows start outside. The inside is a separate matter and we do not clean it on this visit.
Across Minnesota our customers book in the spring and again in the fall, with the spring visit in mid to late June and the fall visit in October to early November.
Not on our jobs. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass.
Screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, and we wipe the sill on every window we clean. Tracks are included on the exterior side of the window.
No. This visit is exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing on it.
You do not need to be home. 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.
