Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do gutters first and glass last, so the runoff from the roofline never reaches clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs done together in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Our crew has been doing this work across Wisconsin for years, and most of our Madison customers book it in the spring and 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 window washing and gutter work by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and multi-story buildings are quoted from the same count. Booking gutter cleaning services and exterior window washing together in one visit costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Our crew works from those inputs on every one of our washing services, so a quote by phone or text is a firm figure rather than an estimate that changes on the day.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are consistent. A third story or a steep roof that we cannot walk changes the setup. A high count of residential window panes, or oversized picture windows, adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles, leaves and grime, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are part of the price. Hard-water spotting from sprinkler lines is another factor, since no exterior cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
One Madison case shows how this works. A customer on the east side had a two-story house with a large number of windows and a run of gutters that had not been cleared in several seasons. The crew flushed the downspouts, cleared the gutters, and then did the glass, and the quote they received by phone was the invoice they paid. The case is here: Madison east side case.
To get the exact number, tell us how many stories the house has and roughly how many windows, and text a photo of the front of the house. We will come back with the figure before anyone climbs a ladder. The same count carries over to regular cleanings on that house.
| 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 of our Madison customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. In the spring, pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters. In the fall, leaves drop and form a wet mat that packs the downspouts. Our crew rinses with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing dries on the glass as residue. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates, so we schedule by what we find on the house rather than the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit between cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits, and clogged gutters overflow the next time it storms. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or active construction picks up more dust and runoff. On those houses we suggest a third visit, and we tell you why when we are on the roof.
The sign that the windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that the gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in a rain, rather than running into the downspouts. A gutter that keeps overflowing can cause water damage to the fascia and siding below it. Our crew checks both on every visit, and sends photos so you can see the same thing we see.
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 gutters and windows on residential properties across Madison, and we work with the same two-person team on each visit. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with your story count. Residential and commercial addresses both get that same text-a-photo quote. We give you the number before we set a date, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the outside work, so the visit fits around your day.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, which follow the pollen and leaf seasons. Calls made early in those windows open up more dates. We post the current wait on the booking page, and we name the next open day when you call. For professional window cleaning services that keep every window on the house on the same schedule, schedule service with us once and we keep the same route each time.
We clean every window on the exterior, including the sill, so nothing is left behind on the visit. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs for us, and this visit covers the exterior only. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal. Our window cleaners work from the same setup as the gutter crew, which is why the two jobs share one visit and one invoice.
Yes. The same two-person crew does the gutters first and then the exterior glass, in one visit. The gutters go first so that the runoff from the roofline never reaches clean windows. The same order applies to condos, with the gutters and downspouts cleared before any glass is touched.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a firm price before we book the visit.
Usually yes on our jobs, because the outside carries the pollen film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spotting that the inside never sees. Cleaning the inside alone does not remove dirt from the outside pane, so the film stays on the glass you look through from the street.
Most of our Madison customers book in the spring and in the fall, which are the two busy windows. Booking early in those windows gives you more date choices.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. Clogged gutters send debris and black water down the wall, so we clear the gutters and downspouts and let the wall drain before the glass gets cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed separately. We do not do tracks as a separate task on this visit.
On this visit we clean the exterior of the windows only. We do not clean windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this service.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
