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 runs back down onto 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. On our Brookings jobs, most customers book it in the spring and again in the fall, and the crew works the same way across South Dakota. Use the estimator above or call (866) 435-6328 to get started.
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 quote gutter and window cleaning by stories and approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. The starting price is the figure we quote, and we do not change it after the crew arrives.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are predictable. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. More windows and oversized panes add time on the glass. Gutters nobody has opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more passes before the water runs clear, and a run packed that long can back water into the siding and cause water damage. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate problem: cleaning will not remove it, and we tell you so before any work starts. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
To get the closest number before the visit, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has. Window count is an estimate at this stage, and the crew confirms it on the first visit. Customers who have us out for window and gutter cleaning on a home with heavy tree cover or a sprinkler system usually see the largest differences from the starting price, so mention those when you call. Our crew counts the picture windows and the upper-story glass on the day, and we walk you through the count before the work starts. Cleaning solutions are only water, purified and filtered, and we do not add anything to the glass.
Residential and commercial properties follow the same method, with the building size and access setting the number. Professional window cleaning on multi-story buildings is quoted the same way, by floor count and window count. If your home is one of the condos in a building, or a multi-level house, let us know which windows are on which floor. Regular cleanings get a lower rate per visit than a one-time job, and we will explain the difference when you ask.
We do not do interior and exterior glass on this visit; the scope here is the outside only.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $230 |
| Two stories | from $185 | from $200 | from $310 |
| Three stories | from $240 | from $270 | from $410 |
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 South Dakota, most people book gutters and windows twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall. On our Brookings jobs, the same pattern holds, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for both.
In spring, the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters. In fall, the leaf load comes down and the wet mat in the runs can freeze and sag before winter. Across South Dakota, supercells with large hail and straight-line winds can throw debris into gutters and downspouts, so we schedule around the weather rather than the calendar. Clean glass and clear gutters also keep curb appeal up between visits. Our crew has worked with homeowners through many seasons, and the cycle is the same whether the house is old or new.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into gutters and downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, and those need the mineral treatment, not just a rinse. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more dust and road grime on the frames. If one of those describes your place, plan on three or four visits a year instead of two.
Gutters and windows also tell you when they need attention. Haze on the glass that you only notice when the sun is low usually means the pollen or road film has built up. Rain alone does not remove dirt from glass, so the outside needs a rinse on a schedule. Runoff that hits the walkway instead of the downspout is usually the first sign of clogged gutters. Water sheeting over the edge of the gutter during a rain usually means clogged gutters or a slope that is off, and the crew will tell you which.
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 windows on residential properties across the city, and we book the work by phone or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will reply with an estimate and a date. Lead time depends on the season, and our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you can. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our window and gutter cleaning services cover the residential window and the gutters on the same house, so one appointment handles both. The crew cleans clean windows from the outside, every window that can be reached from the ground or with a boom or scissor lift, and we clean the sill under each one as well. If a sill is out of reach, the crew tells you before the visit so the number stays the same.
To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and the stories count. We will confirm the date and the time window in writing before the crew is on the way.
Yes. Our washing services cover both jobs: the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we come. We do not quote a range here; the figure you hear on the phone is the one on the invoice.
Usually yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the road dust and the sprinkler spotting. Those build up on the glass between cleanings, and inside cleaning does not reach them.
Most of our Brookings customers book in the spring and again in the fall. Booking early in those two windows keeps your preferred date open.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. Once the runs are cleared and flushed, the wall has time to drip, and only then does the crew touch the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are cleaned where they can be reached from the outside.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. 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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
