Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. Pricing is set by the number of stories, and both jobs booked together cost less than two separate trips. On our Racine jobs, most customers book this every spring and fall, and the crew that quotes the job is the crew that does it.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Booking the gutter cleaning and the window cleaning together in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number the window cleaners charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate before any date is set.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings take longer to walk and to set up for, and a third story or a steep roof adds to that time. Professional window cleaning of oversized panes and high picture windows takes more time per glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down heavier and take longer to clear. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before the run can be reached. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that our cleaning solutions do not remove, so we note it on the estimate rather than promise it away. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Windows inside the house are not part of this visit and are not priced here. Clean gutters and glass also do more for curb appeal than either job does alone, which is why we price them together.
On a recent Racine job, the number moved because the front of the house had three stories of window and the rear run had clogged gutters that had not been opened for several seasons. The owner sent a photo of the front, we counted the panes from the text, and the estimate matched the invoice. Water damage was already visible on the fascia at one corner, which we photographed and reported without quoting any repair. Racine houses with heavy tree cover tend to need more frequent visits, and we raise that on the phone before the quote is final. Ask for a written estimate and we will send it the same day.
| 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 Racine customers book two cleanings a year, in late May or June and again in late October or November, so one crew can clean the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit at each point. To schedule service, call or text with your address and the number of stories. The spring visit comes after the seed drop and the yellow dust settles on south-facing glass, and the fall visit comes after the leaves are down and before the first hard freeze.
What we find in spring is pollen on the glass and a paste of seed and grit in the gutter elbows. What we find in fall is a wet leaf mat that packs the downspouts and, on houses that skipped the fall visit, runs that sagged under ice by late winter. A storm or a strong wind season can move either date, and we book around that. On a residential window that faces south, the haze shows first.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters filling between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and every window the spray reaches needs checking for them. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up grime faster than a quiet street. On those cases we suggest a third visit and say so on the phone.
You will know it is time for clean windows when there is a haze you only notice with the sun low in the sky. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into 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.
Our crew cleans gutters and windows across Racine, and we book on a first-come basis during the two busy windows of the year, when the pollen and leaf months fill the calendar. Lead time is listed on the estimate. Booking starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and nobody on the crew comes inside. We do exterior glass only on this visit, and we clean the gutters and downspouts, the sills and the runoff path below them so the wall is dry before the glass goes back on. Residential properties and condos are both on our schedule. We will also remove dirt from the sill and frame on the same visit. Our washing services cover the glass, the frame and the sill, so the window cleaning services and the gutter work finish together.
Yes to the gutters. The same two people on our crew clean the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. Our Racine crew works on houses and condos, so if a commercial building is on your list, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you whether it fits.
The number comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a range without those details.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Clean inside glass does not stop any of that from reaching the frame.
Most of our Racine customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November, and we book around storm seasons when they shift. Twice a year is the usual pattern. Keeping up with regular cleanings keeps debris out of the runs, but they do not fix a sagging gutter or a slope problem.
No. Gutters first and glass last means the runoff is cleared before any pane is touched, so there is nothing left to wash back onto the window.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and the crew picks the products that suit each surface. Tracks are included in the same visit and are not billed as extras.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean interior glass and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Call (866) 435-6328 with any question before the day.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
