Yes, the same two people handle window and gutter cleaning 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 two separate trips. Across Texas, our crews book this bundle most in spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Our crew sets the quote from those inputs before anyone climbs a ladder.
On the day, the crew finds what moves the number: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized panes, gutters not cleaned in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The glass is done with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing extra goes on the bill for it.
For Iowa Colony, the most useful thing you can send us is a photo of the front of the house by text, plus your story count and a rough window count. Our crew can usually tell from that whether the job is a standard visit or one that needs a longer ladder setup. Tell us if your sprinklers hit the glass, because the spots they leave are a separate treatment and we quote that after we see them. Gutters that have never been opened tend to take longer than the photo suggests, so mention any years you think they have gone uncleaned. Our crew would rather flag it on the phone than surprise you with it on the invoice.
Across Texas, the houses we clean with the most window-cleaning questions usually have a mix of single panes and picture windows, and a fixed number is only useful once someone has seen the house. If the property is a residential and commercial mix, say so on the call so the crew can tell you whether the quote fits. Send the photo and the count, and get a written number back before you book. For a rough sense of where your house sits, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and the crew will confirm the real figure before a single ladder goes up.
| 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 customers across Texas book regular cleanings twice a year, in spring and fall, and one crew in one visit makes sense for both. Those windows run late March to April for spring and late November to December for fall, which lines up with the tree drop and the leaf drop.
On our jobs, the spring visit is when the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and the yellow paste packs into the gutters. The fall visit catches the leaf load and the wet mat it leaves behind, and a professional window cleaning visit in fall keeps that leaf film off the glass. Across Texas, storm season, including Gulf hurricanes and tropical storms, can push the dates, and after a big blow we are often back on the roof sooner than planned.
Some houses need a third visit. We see it most with heavy tree cover over the roof, where needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, and with sprinkler lines hitting the glass, where the spots come back a day after cleaning. A run of clogged gutters can spill water over the edge and cause water damage at the fascia. A house near a busy road or a construction site also tends to need more frequent glass work. Multi-story buildings can follow the same pattern, though the schedule depends on access and height.
A common reason people book sooner than planned is haze on the windows that only shows up when the sun is low. Clean glass also keeps curb appeal up between visits. Gutters tell you the same way: when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout, it is time for a visit. If you are seeing either one, text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which visit your house needs.
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 cleaning services for residential properties across the Iowa Colony area, and the crew handles each house the same way from the first call to the final photo. Gutters and downspouts come first, then every residential window on the house from the same setup. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo, and the crew will send back a number. Lead time varies with the season, and we will tell you the next open slot when you call rather than promise one you cannot keep.
The two busy windows of the year, the spring tree drop and the fall leaf drop, fill the calendar faster than the rest of the year, so an early call helps. If you want a particular week, ask for it at the estimate and we will hold a slot where we can.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, so a window-and-gutter visit is done when you are not there. Tell us about any gate or pet that needs attention and we will plan around it. If the house is one of several condos in a complex, say so when you book so the crew can check access first. Schedule service with us for the bundle so one crew handles every window and every run in one trip.
Yes, the same crew provides both washing services, gutters and glass, on one visit. We start on the roof and the gutters, then do the glass, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean windows.
We do not give a figure in writing without seeing the house. Our window cleaning services are quoted from your stories and window count, and you can get the figure by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text with a photo of the front of the house.
Often yes, because the outside collects grime, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up on glass here. Those are on the outside of the pane, so cleaning the inside does not remove dirt from it.
Across Texas, most customers book the spring visit in late March to April or the fall visit in late November to December, when the tree drop and leaf load are heaviest.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the runoff from the leaves and grit comes down the wall, so we rinse the siding before any window is touched.
Screens are taken down, rinsed and put back, and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the standard clean, so there is no separate add-on line on the invoice.
We do not clean the inside of windows or do pressure washing on this visit. The windows inside the house are not part of this service, and we do not sell interior and exterior packages. This is an exterior window and gutter service, and any work outside that scope is something we will say so about before the crew arrives.
No, 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 while 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.
