Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and glass goes last, so the dirty water never lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Minnesota, most homeowners book this in spring and fall, once the pollen and the leaves have come down.
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 by stories and approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our window washing and gutter work share one quote, so the same two people handle both washing services in one visit. The number we give you by phone or text is the number on the invoice. On every quote we clear the gutters and downspouts, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Five things move the quote on our jobs. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. A house with a lot of large or oversized picture windows takes longer than the same count of standard panes. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles, grit, grime and leaves, need more flushing before the runoff runs clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinkler lines hitting the glass is a separate issue, because a standard wash will remove dirt and film but not the mineral etch.
The quickest way to get an exact number is a photo of the front of the house sent by text, plus your story count and a rough window count. Across Minnesota, the homes we see most often have a mix of standard and large panes, so a count from each side of the house gives us what we need. Window cleaning services for condos or townhomes follow the same method, with the gutter runs we can reach counted too. Remove the guesswork before we arrive, and the crew shows up with the right setup for your roofline.
| 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 homeowners book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, so one crew and one visit can cover the gutters and the glass together. Across Minnesota, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, after the seed drop and the tree bloom have settled. The fall visit falls late September to October, after most leaves are down and before the first hard freeze.
What we find at each visit follows the calendar. Pollen forms a yellow film on south-facing glass and turns into a paste in the gutters, which is why the spring run is often the heaviest. The crew changes cleaning solutions for tree film and for mineral spots, since one mix does not lift both. The leaf load in fall packs the downspouts and sits on the glass as a wet grime that dries into streaks. Storm seasons with severe weather and straight-line winds across Minnesota can push the dates, so we look at the roofline first and adjust the schedule to what is actually on the house.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction tends to build up faster. Those are the places where spots return a day after cleaning or where the gutters fill again before the next scheduled date. Regular cleanings on those homes keep the windows clear and the gutters draining. The same pattern holds for residential and commercial buildings with the same exposure, though this page is written for homes. Cleaning the interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, so the schedule above covers the outside only. The sign that windows need attention is a haze you only see when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge during a rain.
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 offer cleaning services for North Branch homes, and the fastest way to book a slot is a short call or text with your story count and a photo of the house front. Our window cleaners work from the ground with a water-fed pole where possible, and use a boom or scissor lift on taller homes. Professional window cleaning on multi-story buildings and tall houses is safer and faster from the right setup, so we confirm the access before we quote. The windows inside stay as they are on this visit, since the crew works from the outside only. Clean glass and clear gutters do more for curb appeal than most people expect, because the front of the house is the first thing anyone sees.
To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 with the number of stories, a rough window count and any spots where the gutters have overflowed before. In the two busy windows of the year, late spring and fall, our calendar fills faster, so an early call keeps the date you want. We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but a clear side gate and a note about any pets keeps the visit moving.
Clogged gutters can cause water damage to fascia and siding, and a standing overflow in fall can lead to ice on the walkway, so we treat a backed-up run as a priority when we find one. We will tell you what we see, and if a slope or hanger problem is behind the overflow, we will say so rather than booking a second cleaning.
Yes. Window and gutter cleaning is done by the same two people in one visit. We go gutters first and glass last, so the runoff never reaches the clean windows.
The number comes from your stories, the approximate window count and what the gutters look like, since a residential window on the second floor takes more setup than one at ground level. Send us a photo of the front of the house by text or call (866) 435-6328, and we give you the figure before we book.
Usually the outside takes the most. Tree film, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the exterior of every window, and the sill collects the same film. That haze is what you see when the sun is low.
Most homeowners here book in spring and fall. Across Minnesota, the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late September to October, though storms can move the dates. To schedule service, text a photo of the house front to the crew.
Not if we do it in the right order. Gutters first, glass last, so the leaves and grit that come down the wall are rinsed away before anyone touches a pane.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job. They are not billed as extras.
Exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean interior glass or pressure wash siding, decks or driveways. Everything on this page is written for residential properties, so the pricing and timing here are for houses.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Photos of every run go to your phone before the crew leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
