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 from the roof runs down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two trips. Across Wisconsin, our crew handles this bundle every 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 gutter cleaning and window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Professional window cleaning is priced the same way, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings and steep roofs take longer to reach safely. Oversized panes and a high window count add time at the glass. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years need more passes. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with cleaning alone, and those spots take the curb appeal off a house fast. A clogged downspout that overflows can lead to water damage at the fascia, so it gets cleared before the glass. The windows inside the house are not part of this quote. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and roughly how many windows you have. Our crew uses that to set the quote before a truck rolls out. Our Salem Lakes jobs show that most of the price swing comes from access and window count, and that is the first thing we ask about.
| 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 customers book our cleaning services for both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. Across Wisconsin, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed drop, and the fall visit lands in late October to November, after the last leaves come down and before the first hard freeze.
What we find at each visit follows the calendar. In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and tree sap packs the gutters. A residential window on the south side picks up the most film, so every window gets checked at each visit. In fall, the leaf load is the problem, and wet leaves in the runs sag hangers before winter. With 43.4 inches of snow a year here, a clean gutter going into winter matters more than most. Storm and wind seasons can move either date by a few weeks.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up dust faster than most, so those windows get a closer look every visit. Regular cleanings twice a year cover most houses, and you can schedule service for a third visit once the first one shows the need. Our crew decides on the third visit from what is on the glass and in the runs.
You will see the sign windows need cleaning when a haze shows up only when the sun is low. Gutters need it when water sheets over the edge during rain.
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 window cleaning services and washing services cover gutters and exterior windows in neighborhoods across Salem Lakes, and we can give you an estimate by phone or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will tell you what the job takes and when a slot opens. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the schedule. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we text photos of every run when we finish.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, so book early if you want a particular week. Between those windows, slots open up more easily. We keep residential and commercial work on the same schedule and do not move your job for a larger account. Condos get the same order of work, gutters first and glass last. Multi-story buildings are quoted after a look at access.
We clean gutters and downspouts, exterior glass, frames, screens and sills, and we remove dirt and grime from the outside of every window we reach. Picture windows get the same care, and the glass is done from the pole rather than a ladder when it can be reached that way. A clean exterior is what gives a house its curb appeal. Runoff from the roof is what leaves the stains on the wall below, which is why the gutters come before the glass.
Yes. The same two people do both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the roof runoff does not land on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the figure before we book anything.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of the grime: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots. The inside is a separate job, and we do not do it on this visit.
Across Wisconsin, most visits land in late May to June and again in late October to November, which matches the pollen drop and the leaf fall. Slots fill fast in those two windows, so schedule service early if you have a week in mind.
Not if the order is right. We clear the gutters, flush the downspouts, let the wall drip off, and only then touch the glass.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and frames are cleaned as part of the visit. We do not bill them as extras.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We quote the interior and exterior glass as separate jobs, and our crew uses purified water on the outside glass rather than cleaning solutions. Pressure washing is not part of this service.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, 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.
