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 together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Minnesota, most of our customers book this combined visit in the spring and again in the fall.
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 the window washing and gutter work by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing the gutters and the outside glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder, and the same holds for multi-story buildings. A large window count, oversized picture windows and sill-to-sill glass add hours to the glass side. Built-up grime on the sills and frames adds time too. Gutters that have not been cleared in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to empty. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are part of the count too. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate issue: cleaning will not remove it, so we flag it on the visit rather than promise a result we cannot give.
Clearing the gutters and downspouts is part of the same visit, so downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are not billed as extras. Our washing services do not add a fee for them afterward. A quote for interior and exterior glass is a separate job, so the number here covers the outside only.
To get an exact number, send us a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. If you already know roughly how many windows you have, include that too. We will come back with a price before anything is scheduled, and the crew will not change it on the day unless we agree with you first.
Across Minnesota, the houses that take the longest are usually the ones with heavy tree cover over the roof and the ones that have gone the longest without any gutter work. Those are the jobs where a photo up front saves the most time on both sides.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will send a written estimate the same day we see it.
| 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 Owatonna customers book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for this city. Regular cleanings on that schedule keep the buildup small between visits.
In spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are the first things we notice. The window and gutter work usually clears what built up over winter, so the glass is clean before the summer sun shows every streak. A film like that usually needs no more than a rinse, and cleaning solutions are only used where water alone will not remove dirt. In fall, the leaf load is heavier, and the wet leaf mat is what sags a run under ice if it is left through winter.
Some properties need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof leaves clogged gutters between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a separate look. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects more grit on the glass than a quiet street does. The same timing applies to residential and commercial buildings, since the seasonal leaf cycle does not depend on the owner.
Windows need attention when you can see haze only in low sun. Haze you only notice on windows inside the house is a separate job, since this visit covers the outside glass. Gutters need attention when runoff sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout, since that overflow is how water damage can reach the fascia.
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 windows on residential properties across Owatonna, and our calendar fills faster in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, when leaves and grime are heaviest. Booking our window cleaning services is simple: text or call us with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a price and a date.
Our crew needs about the lead time in our booking calendar, which we will confirm when you call. We will phone before we arrive, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not come inside.
We offer professional window cleaning and gutter cleaning services together, so you have one set of window cleaners on the property instead of two. Every window on the outside gets the same treatment, including the sill and frame, and each residential window is handled the same way. Houses, townhomes and condos follow the same order of work. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and that is the point of doing both at once. If you need a date that falls into a busy stretch, call early and we will hold a slot.
Schedule service by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the roofline, and ask for a written estimate with the date included.
The same crew cleans your gutters and downspouts and the outside of your windows in one visit. We work gutters first and glass last so that debris from the gutters does not run back onto clean panes.
The cost depends on your stories and approximate window count, and we give you the exact number by phone or text after we see the house front. The price covers the whole job, so there is nothing added afterward for downspouts, screens or sills.
Yes, on most Owatonna houses the outside glass carries rain dust and sprinkler spots, which the inside cleaning never touches. Outside cleaning is the part that makes the glass look right from the street, and it is the only place where we can remove dirt that rain leaves behind.
Most of our Owatonna customers book in spring and fall, after the seasonal load has built up on the glass and in the gutters. Timing the window and gutter work around those two seasons keeps the glass clear between visits.
Gutters first and glass last is the reason. Gutter debris runs down the wall and across windows below, so we clear the gutters, flush every downspout, and only then touch the glass.
Yes, we clean screens and sills as part of the exterior job. Tracks are wiped where they can be reached from outside.
We clean the outside only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house or do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Your residential properties and condos are handled the same way, with the crew sending photos of every run before it leaves.
Call (866) 435-6328 with your questions, or text a photo of the house and ask for a written estimate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
