Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing falls onto clean panes. We price both jobs by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and one visit costs less than booking the two separately. Across Wisconsin, most of our customers book these in spring and fall, and that is the rhythm our crew keeps.
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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Window washing done in the same visit as the gutters costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate before the crew is scheduled.
Several things move the quote, and our crew sees them on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder. A high window count or oversized panes add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more passes before the water runs clear. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a Janesville house, our washing services start with the stories and the window count, then a photo of the front of the house by text. The exact number comes from those, and the price for the job is set before the crew arrives. If the house has a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up, or a window cluster that the pole cannot reach, we say so on the estimate call, not on the ladder. Most grime on our jobs sits in the gutters and downspouts and in the runoff from the roof, and it is worth clearing both before anyone touches the glass. Our crew wants to remove dirt from the places it builds up, which is why the order matters. Condos and multi-unit buildings follow the same process, with the number quoted per building, not per unit, so you know the total before the truck pulls in.
| 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.
Across Wisconsin, most residential window customers book both jobs twice a year, in spring and in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Here is what we find at each visit. In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass, and it shows first on the picture windows facing the street. The pollen paste packs into the downspout elbows. In fall, the leaf load comes off the trees and sits wet in the gutters. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates, so we call before we come.
Some residential properties need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the gutters between cleanings. 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 more grime on the glass. For these houses, our customers are often on regular cleanings every three to four months, because the window and gutter work does not hold for a full year.
You will know windows need cleaning 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 a rain instead of running down the downspout. Our crew checks both at every visit and tells you what it sees, including what we would leave alone, and the cleaning solutions for the frames are chosen by the material. We do not do interior and exterior windows on the same visit; this visit covers the outside.
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 work across the city and in the surrounding area, and our booking calendar fills during the two busy windows of the year, the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop. If you call early in either season, you will have an easier time getting the slot you want. To schedule service, start with a phone or text estimate using the stories and a photo of the house front, and the lead time is set by the current calendar. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
Our crew works with professional window cleaning tools: a water-fed pole for the upper stories and purified water for the glass, so the panes dry clean. We have worked on multi-story buildings and older homes alike, and the pole reaches every window on the upper floors without a ladder. Many of our customers also ask us to clear clogged gutters at the same time, since water backed up in a gutter is the fastest route to water damage on the fascia and the wall beneath. Our window cleaning services are the same for a single-story ranch and for a three-story house.
Cleaning services protect curb appeal, and clean windows make a house look cared for from the street. Our window cleaners clean the glass only on this visit, not the windows inside. We are happy to talk through which part of the job matters most for your house before the crew is sent out.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters first and the glass last, in one visit, so you book one appointment and get one invoice.
The estimate starts the same way for residential and commercial properties: the stories and the size of the house set the number, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 with the stories and window count, and we will send a written estimate before the crew is scheduled.
On a Janesville house the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those are the things the inside does not see. Cleaning the outside of the glass is the part that changes how the house looks from the street.
Our customers here book in spring and in fall, and the calendar fills during those two windows, so an early call gets the easiest slot.
No, because we clear the gutters first and the glass last. If the glass is washed first, someone has to wash it again once the gutters are done, and that is why we keep the order.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, and we will tell you on the estimate call if a track needs more time.
We clean the outside of the windows only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this job.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Our crew sends photos of every run to your phone before the truck leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
