Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing from the roofline ends up on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. Our crew works through spring and fall, and it is the same crew on the ladder from the first run to the last window.
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 the number of stories and the approximate window count. Booking gutters and windows together in one visit costs less than two separate jobs, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Every one of our cleanings starts from the story and window count we have on file. If you book regular cleanings on the same house, that count carries forward, so each quote starts from the last visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will work from that.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters nobody has opened in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards we have to lift and reseat, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Multi-story buildings are quoted by the story, so a third floor shows up as a line on the estimate, not a surprise on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs for us, and this visit covers the exterior only.
Our crew handles a window and gutter cleaning job the same way whatever the house is built like. The first thing we do on the phone is ask how many stories there are and roughly how many windows face the street, so the estimate is for the house you actually have. Hard-water spots and pollen film take a different kind of attention than dust, and we say so before the crew arrives. The cleaning solutions we use are chosen for the glass and the metal, not for speed. Residential and commercial jobs both start with the same question: what has been on this roofline and this glass since the last visit?
Here is how the work is usually described on our North Mankato jobs. Our crew did a two-story house with a pollen film on the south windows and packed elbows on the back downspouts; the front windows and the gutters were done the same morning and the customer had one invoice. That is the pattern we see most: one visit, two jobs, and a quote that matches the phone call. To get your exact number, count the stories, count the windows you want done, and send us 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.
Our cleaning services in North Mankato follow a calendar that most houses share. Most of our customers book gutter and window cleaning twice a year across Minnesota, once in mid to late June and once in October to early November, which is why one crew doing both jobs in one visit fits the calendar. The same two windows hold for most houses we see. We are not telling you a rule. These are the visits our crews make most, and the dates move when the weather does.
In spring the glass tells us the story. Spring tree dust sits on south-facing windows and seed paste packs the gutter elbows, and both are worse in a wet year. By fall the leaf load is the main job, and the wet mat hides the water that is already getting behind the fascia. Across Minnesota, severe storms and straight-line winds move the dates more than anything else, so if a storm has come through, we would rather look than wait.
Some houses need a third visit as we see it. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the gutters between visits, and clogged gutters are the usual result by the next visit. Those customers are on a shorter schedule. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a return look. A house close to a busy road or a construction site gets more grime on the glass, and it shows up sooner. Our crews do not clean windows inside on these visits, so a house with indoor haze needs a separate look. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal, and a neighbor sees that from the street before anyone else does. On our North Mankato jobs we set the schedule with the customer after the first visit, not before.
If you want professional window cleaning on a set schedule, tell us when you call and we set the dates from the first visit. Two signs tell you it is time without a calendar. The first is haze on the windows that you only see when the sun is low. The second is water sheeting over the gutter edge in a rain, which means the runs are full or a downspout is blocked, and left alone that leads to water damage on the fascia. Our crews clean both, and we send photos of each run before we leave so you can see what was there.
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 crews clean across North Mankato and book window and gutter cleaning for residential properties and the outside of the building for homes that have clean windows to keep. A residential window job here follows the same order as the gutter run. Every window on the house is done from the same setup, so the sill, the frame and the glass are finished before we leave. Booking is simple: call or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you the estimate on the spot. Lead time depends on the season and is set when we talk.
The busy weeks are the two stretches of heavy spring dust and heavy leaf fall, when most of our customers want the same week. If you call in those weeks, expect to hear the first open date rather than the date you asked for. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 and we will hold the slot while you check the calendar.
Our window cleaning services and gutter cleaning are one visit with the same two people on our jobs. Condos get the same order of work on each side of the building, gutters first and glass last.
We give that number by phone or text from the stories and the size of the house, so call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front.
On our North Mankato jobs the outside carries the spring dust, the rain film and the sprinkler spots, so the glass gets dirty from outside before the inside matters.
Across Minnesota the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in October to early November, and we confirm the dates for North Mankato when you call.
No. The gutters and downspouts are cleared first, and the runoff has stopped before any window is touched.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are done to remove dirt. Our washing services cover all of it in the visit, so none of it is billed as an add-on.
We clean the exterior only on this visit and do not do interior glass or pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside 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.
