Our cleaning services cover the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, with the same two people doing both, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across South Dakota, most of our customers book it for the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves build up.
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.
Window washing and gutter work are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing professional window cleaning together with the gutters in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Ask for the quote by phone or text at (866) 435-6328, and give us the stories and a rough window count to start.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a large number of oversized panes such as picture windows, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with needles and leaves, clogged gutters that need a second pass, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Cleaning solutions for hard-water spots are the one add-on, and we quote them before we use them.
To get an exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and about how many windows face the street. That is enough for us to quote the job, and it keeps the first visit from being a surprise. Multi-story buildings are quoted the same way, by stories and window count. Every window gets checked for spotting before we quote, because the front of the house is what your curb appeal depends on. A gutter that overflows in heavy rain can also lead to water damage at the foundation, so we flag it on the visit. If something on the roof needs attention, the crew photographs it and reports it, and nothing gets added to the job without you hearing about it first.
| 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 Spearfish customers book two cleanings a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, covering both gutters and exterior windows, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. In the spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and paste packed into the gutters. In the fall the leaf load and wet leaf mats are what we clear before the freeze. Regular cleanings keep the gutters and each residential window on schedule.
Windows and gutters run on the same calendar here because the same weather drives both. Across South Dakota, storm season brings supercells with large hail and straight-line winds, and those can move the dates, so we schedule service around the sky rather than a fixed day on the calendar. Clean windows stay clean longer when the gutters above them are kept clear.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than the average lot. When we see any of those, we tell you and suggest the extra visit rather than waiting for the next scheduled one.
You will know it is time to clean every window when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running through the downspouts.
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 offer window cleaning services and gutter work across Spearfish, covering residential properties, houses and the condos in town. The spring and fall visits fill first, so book early to keep your slot. Booking starts with a quote by phone or text at (866) 435-6328, and then you schedule service for the day that works, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our washing services stay outside, our crew does not come inside, and we call before we come so you know the arrival time. We clean the gutters and downspouts, rinse the screens, and wipe the sills and frames, and our crew will remove dirt from the frames and sills as part of that wipe. Water runoff from the roof is handled as part of the job, so nothing ends up pooling against the foundation. We leave the walkways and driveway as we found them.
We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing on this visit. Our work is exterior glass and gutters only, and we say so up front so the scope is clear before anyone climbs a ladder.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Gutters go first and glass goes last, so the dirty water from the roof does not end up on clean glass.
We do not quote a figure from the web. The number depends on stories and window count, so text us the stories and a photo of the house front and we will give you the price before we book.
On our jobs in Spearfish the outside carries the rain dust, the grime and the sprinkler spots, which are often what you see when the sun is low. Cleaning the inside does not remove any of that.
Across South Dakota the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit in October to early November, before the freeze. Booking early keeps your slot in either window.
No. We clean the gutters and flush every downspout first, then give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping before we touch the glass. Doing it the other way round means the glass gets washed twice.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are wiped with the sill. None of it is billed as an extra.
Not on this visit. We clean exterior glass and gutters only, so windows inside the house are not part of the job. We do not do pressure washing either.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. For a building that is part residential and part commercial, tell us on the phone at (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm whether the crew can take it before booking.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
