Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the roof lands on clean glass. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Montana, most homeowners who book us do it in the spring and the fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
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.
Here is the direct answer: we price gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, a bundle booked in one visit costs less than two separate visits, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
On a typical house, the things that move the quote are the same ones you would expect to see on the roof. A third story or a steep roof takes longer and needs a boom or scissor lift. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes, which take more time to reach and rinse. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take more time to clear. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning alone will not remove, and we tell you about it before we start. Gutters and downspouts, screens and sills are all included in the quote, so nothing shows up later as a surprise line on the invoice.
To get your number, text us the stories, a rough window count, and a photo of the front of the house. For a window and gutter cleaning on a home with heavy spring buildup, the price moves with how much grime sits in the gutters and on the glass, so we look before we give the final figure. Washing services are priced by stories and window count, the same way on every house. Clogged gutters that overflow can also cause water damage at the fascia, and we point that out before we start. Our crew has seen the same pattern across Montana: the cleanings that cost more are the ones where the gutters were skipped for a long time, and the windows show it. If you want to talk through picture windows, cleaning solutions, or whether residential and commercial properties need the same approach, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you a written estimate. We do regular cleanings on a schedule, and the interior and exterior glass question comes up often: we clean the exterior only on this visit, and we do not do interior glass or pressure washing.
| 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 customers here book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for each season.
In the spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are what we see most. In the fall, the leaf load is what we find, and wind or storm seasons can push the dates around. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that return a day after cleaning), or a house near a busy road or construction often needs a third visit. Our window cleaning services are scheduled around those cases, and window cleaners in general will tell you the same: the glass gets dirtier faster when the house sits in the path of runoff and grime. Multi-story buildings with a long roof run need the gutters checked on every visit.
A customer with no trees on the lot is usually fine with one visit a year, once the first visit clears the gutters. A customer with trees over the roof is on three or four visits, because needles and grit pack the downspouts and leave clogged gutters between visits, and the professional window cleaning schedule has to follow the glass. Look for two signs. For windows, it is haze you only see when the sun is low, and that haze wears down curb appeal before anyone notices the gutters. For gutters, it is water sheeting over the edge in the 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 book residential window and gutter cleaning by phone or text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you a date. Lead time depends on the season, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf season, so the earlier you ask, the more choice you have. We serve residential properties, condos, and the occasional commercial building, and the crew is the same either way. The aim is to clean windows and gutters in one visit so you do not have to book two separate trips, and every window on the house gets the same attention, including the sill and the frame, where dirt collects, so we remove dirt there too. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm a date.
Yes, the same two-person crew does both in one visit. Our washing services cover the gutters and the outside glass, and we do the gutters first and the glass last, so grime from the roof does not land on clean windows.
We do not quote from a general figure. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and multi-story buildings are quoted the same way. We give it by phone or text once we know those.
Usually yes, because the outside carries the spring film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those are what you see through the glass. Cleaning the outside alone changes the curb appeal of the house from the street.
Across Montana, the spring visit runs late June to July, after the April through June rains have loaded the gutters, and the fall visit runs October to early November. Booking the spring visit clears any clogged gutters left from those rains.
No, that is the reason we do gutters first and glass last, since roof runoff carries grime down the wall. When the gutters and downspouts are cleared and flushed, the wall has time to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows. A gutter that overflows can also cause water damage, which is why the runs get checked before we leave.
Screen rinsing and sill wiping are included in our window cleaning services, and both help remove dirt that would otherwise wash back onto the glass. Tracks are included in the exterior glass work.
No, this visit is exterior only. We do not clean the windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing, so the inside stays as it is.
You do not need to be home, and that holds for condos too, since the crew works from the outside. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, 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.
