Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the roof lands on clean glass. 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 Wisconsin, most customers book both in late May to June and again in late October to November, when leaves and runoff build up fastest on our jobs.
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.
Our quote for professional window cleaning comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a bundled visit for both jobs costs less than booking them separately. Window washing on the outside is priced the same way. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we will confirm it in writing before the crew is booked.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that needs a boom or scissor lift, a high count of 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. Quotes cover exterior glass only, so the windows inside stay out of the price. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On one recent Middleton job, the price was set by a steep two-story roof, a large count of picture windows on the south side, and gutters with a leaf mat that had sat through a full season. The homeowner had put off cleaning for two years, and the crew found water damage behind the fascia on the back run. Clogged gutters that have been left for a season are the usual reason a quote moves up, and that is also why we photograph every run before we bill it. A clean roofline and clear glass also do a lot for curb appeal from the street. If you want the exact number, text us the front of the house and tell us how many stories it is, and we will come back with a figure you can plan around.
| 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 Middleton customers book gutters and windows twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar, and our cleaning services follow the same two windows. Across Wisconsin, most customers book in late May to June and again in late October to November. In spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and tree dust packed in the gutters. By fall the leaf load is what clogs the downspouts, and the first hard freeze is when runs that were not cleared start to sag.
Storm and wind seasons move these dates, and we adjust the schedule when a severe summer storm leaves debris in the runs. A few houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts faster, and a sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site also collects more residential properties dust on the frames and screens, and every residential window on those houses is better served by a third visit than a single fall cleaning. Ask us to schedule service that fits your lot.
On one Middleton house with no trees and a clear yard, the owner books once a year in late fall. On a second house under heavy tree cover with sprinkler spotting on the front glass, the owner books three or four visits a year. Both get every window and sill done on each visit, and the photos of each run go to the owner before the truck leaves. You can tell windows need cleaning when you see haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and you can tell gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 Middleton and call before we come. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front with the number of stories, and we will give you an estimate and the earliest slot on the calendar. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. Our calendar fills during the two busy windows of the year, so booking early in those months keeps your date.
Most of our residential properties and condos are in the same kind of mix: a few stories, a row of windows and gutters that collect more grime than they look like they do from the street. We handle the washing services and window cleaning services for single houses, and we also clean multi-story buildings where the glass and runoff are the same problem at larger scale. Grime that builds up under the eave and the runoff that follows it are what we are paid to remove dirt from, and gutters and downspouts get the same care on every house.
Yes, the same two people do both on one visit, and we serve residential and commercial properties the same way. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty runoff does not end up on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the front of the house for an exact figure.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that build up in Middleton. Interior and exterior cleaning are separate jobs, and we do exterior only on this visit.
Across Wisconsin, most customers book in late May to June and again in late October to November. Keeping up with regular cleanings keeps the glass and runs from building up, and those dates line up with the spring dust and leaf load we find on the glass and in the gutters.
Not on our jobs, because we clean gutters first and glass last. Clearing the roof and runs before the windows keeps the grit off the clean panes.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We rinse the screens, wipe the sills and clear the tracks on each visit.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We rinse the glass with purified water instead of cleaning solutions, and we do not do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, 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.
