Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. We have worked on Howard houses for many seasons, and most of our Howard customers book in the spring and the fall.
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 gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On the day, the things that move the quote are the same every time: a third story or a roof steep enough that the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, a high number of windows or oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Multi-story buildings are priced by story count for that reason. The glass is rinsed with purified water and no cleaning solutions are added, so there is nothing left on the pane to streak. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
One customer on our Howard list had a two-story house with a large picture windows wall on the south side and a sprinkler line that hit the glass every morning. The gutters were the usual load from the spring pollen, and the crew flushed every downspout before touching the glass. The quote moved up because of the sprinkler spotting and the number of panes, and the owner got a written breakdown by stories and window count before the crew came out. (See the job details on the case page.)
If you want the exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or send us the number of stories, a rough count of the windows, and a photo of the front of the house by text. We will tell you where it lands before anyone books a date. The cleanings that run on a regular cycle are cheaper per visit than a one-off, so tell us if you want regular cleanings and we will show you the difference. The window and gutter job is the same whether it is a first visit or a return visit, and the crew checks the roof edge, the fascia and the downspout outlets each time.
| 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.
On our Howard jobs most customers book cleaning services twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for both the gutters and the glass. Across Wisconsin the pattern is the same, but the dates shift with the weather.
In the spring the pollen film sits on south-facing glass, and sticky tree residue packs the gutters and the elbows of the downspouts, which is how clogged gutters start. In the fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs, and the runoff from the roof has nowhere to go. If the runs stay full, the water sits against the fascia, and that is how water damage starts. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates by a few weeks, so we book from what we see on the house, not from the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit as we see it. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits, and the same goes for a sprinkler line that hits the glass, which leaves the spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than a quiet street, and a crew that comes back every three or four months keeps curb appeal up on those houses. Most of our window cleaners on this route work the same way, scheduling by what they see at the glass, not by a fixed number of visits.
Two signs tell you it is time. Windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either one, book a date and send a photo.
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 do professional window cleaning and gutter cleaning on residential properties across Howard, and we have cleaned windows on most of the streets with older single-family houses. Our window and gutter cleaning is one visit, so you book one date and one crew handles both. Every residential window on the house gets the same treatment, including the sill and the frame, so the clean windows look even from the street. We flush the gutters and downspouts before the glass is touched. If the building is mixed residential and commercial, call (866) 435-6328 and we will say whether the crew can take it.
To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and the number of stories. We will send back a written estimate. Lead time depends on the season, and in the spring and the fall our calendar fills first, so book early if you want a particular week. We call before we come, and we confirm the arrival window the day before.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside. We ask for a side gate that is unlocked and for the pets to be kept in while the ladders are up, and that is all we need from you on the day.
Yes. Our window cleaning services and the gutter work are done by the same two people in one visit. We do the gutters first and the windows last, so the gutter water does not run back across clean glass.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house. Send us both by phone or text and we will quote the job before we come out. Multi-story buildings cost more when the crew has to work from a lift. If the home is a condo, send the story count and window count and we quote it the same way. Washing services for siding and decks are not part of this quote. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house.
Usually the outside is what needs it first. In Howard the tree film, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the outside of the glass, and grime from the street settles on the sills, while the inside stays clean on its own. The crew uses purified water to remove dirt from the glass, so a clean outside makes the house look cared for from the street.
Most of our Howard customers book in late spring and again in the fall, after the leaves come down. Those two stretches are when our calendar fills first.
Not if the gutters are done first. When a run is cleared, the leaves, grit and dark runoff come down the wall and across any window below. Our crew clears the gutters and downspouts, waits a few minutes, and only then cleans the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and tracks are included on the same visit. There is no separate charge for them, so the number we give you covers the whole window.
No. On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, so interior and exterior glass are not done together. We do not clean the windows inside, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers 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. The crew brings its own water and power.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
