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 in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. On our Huron jobs most customers book it for the spring and 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.
The quote method is the same for residential and commercial buildings: we price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Doing gutters and exterior glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and that difference is shown on your quote.
On the day, the crew looks at a few things that change the time on the ladder: a third story or a roof steep enough that we work from a boom or scissor lift, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleared in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning will remove. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras. A dry wipe does not remove dirt from a sill, so the crew brings its own water and cleaning solutions and rinses every frame.
When a sprinkler line runs into the south windows, the spotting and the film of grime that comes with it add time to the job, and the quote goes up for the treatment. We flag that on the phone before the crew comes out. Pollen paste in the gutters does the same thing in spring.
To get the exact number, text us the front of the house or call (866) 435-6328, tell us how many stories it is, and roughly how many windows face the street. Ask about interior and exterior glass at the same time, since this visit covers the exterior and gutters only. That is enough for us to quote the job before the crew is scheduled.
| 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.
Most of our Huron customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once from mid to late June and once from October to early November, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the outside of a house. The spring visit clears the pollen film off south-facing glass and the pollen paste out of the gutters, and the fall visit clears the leaf load before the first hard freeze. Storm season across South Dakota, with supercells, large hail and straight-line winds, can move both dates, so we book off the calendar we see on the ground rather than a fixed date.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means clogged gutters within months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and a sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site also picks up more grime on the frame and the sills. Multi-story buildings take longer on the lift, so they need more of the calendar. On those, we suggest a third visit and tell you what we found on the last one. Clogged gutters that hold ice through a freeze are how water damage starts at the fascia, so that is the main reason to keep the fall visit on the calendar.
The sign that your clean windows have gone dull is the haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in rain, which is runoff that missed the downspout. If you see either between visits, send us a photo and we will tell you whether it can wait for the next scheduled run.
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 crew has cleaned residential properties across Huron, and the residential window jobs fill the calendar in spring and fall. We book window and gutter cleaning on a first-come basis. Start with an estimate by phone or text at (866) 435-6328, with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm the slot from there. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Windows inside are not part of this visit. The busy stretches are mid to late June and October to early November, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest and professional window cleaning slots fill, so booking early keeps the slot you want. Clean glass is a big part of curb appeal, and the front of the house is what a neighbor sees first.
Once the estimate is set, we schedule service and confirm the arrival window the day before. The crew cleans every window on the outside of the house that can be reached safely from the ground, the boom or scissor lift, or a pole, and photographs anything it cannot reach so you know why. Each sill and frame is wiped on the same pass, not added afterward. Plenty of window cleaners skip the sill, and the grime left there runs back onto the glass in the next rain. Condos and townhomes are quoted the same way, by stories and window count.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people, and they clear the gutters and downspouts first and do the glass last so the runoff does not end up on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us the front of the house or call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number before anyone is scheduled.
Here the outside carries the pollen film in spring, the grime that rain leaves behind, and the sprinkler spots, and none of that comes off when you clean the inside. Clean glass on the outside is what you see when the sun is low.
Most of our customers here book from mid to late June or in October to early November, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest. Condos are booked on the same schedule.
No, we do the gutters first and the glass last. When a run is cleared, the grit and the black water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the wall has stopped dripping. Flushing the downspouts is how we remove dirt from the run before the glass gets its pass.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit. They are not billed as separate extras.
Our washing services on this visit cover exterior glass and gutters only, so windows inside are not cleaned and there is no pressure washing.
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, and leave the side gate unlocked. Text a photo of the roofline if you want a second opinion on the gutters before we come.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
