The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean glass. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Our crew has cleaned gutters and exterior glass in Stoughton through every spring and fall, and the number we quote on the phone is the number we charge.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, so window washing on a Stoughton house is quoted before anyone climbs a ladder. The bundle costs less in one visit than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means a boom or scissor lift and more time on the roofline. Oversized picture windows and a high window count add glass to wash. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear, and the runoff from them is the reason we clear them first. Heavy grime costs more time, because the crew has to remove dirt from the frame before the squeegee does its work. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with a cleaning, and we say so before the glass is wet. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. If the house is one of several condos sharing a roof, tell us so before we quote, because shared gutter runs change the time on site.
On our Stoughton jobs, one customer's quote moved mostly on window count and a sprinkler line that had etched spots into the lower panes. The crew cleaned the gutters first, flushed the downspouts, and then worked the glass. Before we give a number, send us a text with the front of the house and tell us how many stories it is, and we will come back with the figure. Across Wisconsin, most of the quotes we give start from the same three facts: stories, window count, and how the gutters look from the ladder. Our window cleaning services and our washing services are priced from those same three facts, and a photo of the front of the house is usually enough to get started.
| 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 Stoughton customers book regular cleanings twice a year, the spring visit in late May to June, which is the usual timing across Wisconsin, and the fall visit in October to early November. Those cleanings are spaced far enough apart that one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
In late spring the pollen comes down in a yellow film on south-facing glass, and it packs into the gutters as a paste that holds water. We keep the cleaning solutions mild, so the pollen lifts off the frame without leaving a residue on the glass. By fall the leaf load is the thing we clear first, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we find runs that sagged under the weight of wet leaves. Storm and wind seasons can shift the dates, so we book around them.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects a film of dust that a single cleaning does not stay ahead of. On those houses we suggest a mid-summer slot, and we explain the reason on the first visit. The same seasons apply to residential and commercial properties, so the calendar does not change for a shop front.
You will see when the windows need it: a haze that only shows when the sun sits low in the afternoon. The gutters tell you the same way, with water sheeting over the edge in a hard rain instead of running down the downspout. Interior and exterior glass get dirty on different schedules, and this visit covers the exterior only. When you see either one, the next visit is due.
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 crews work the houses of Stoughton through the busy seasons, and the calendar fills in the two windows when the leaves come down and the spring film builds up, so book early in those months. We take the estimate by phone or text at (866) 435-6328: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a number and a slot. Lead time is listed on the booking page, and we call before we come, so you are not left waiting at the curb.
Our cleaning services cover the exterior of residential properties, and our window cleaners work from the ground and from a pole, with a boom or scissor lift for the higher runs. The same lift handles multi-story buildings, so a three-story house is quoted by the story. Professional window cleaning means purified water, a squeegee that does not leave lint, and frames wiped on every window. Gutters and downspouts get cleared first, which keeps the grime off the clean glass. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not go inside. We work the exterior only, so the windows inside stay exactly as they are.
If a gutter has clogged gutters over a sill, or a run shows the early signs of water damage behind the fascia, the crew photographs it and puts it in the report. We do not sell repairs from the ladder. The point of the visit is to keep the gutters running and the glass clear, so the curb appeal of the house holds through the season.
Yes, the same two people do both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto the windows we have just finished.
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 a written estimate before anyone is booked.
For a residential window in Stoughton, the outside carries the spring film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the glass looks hazy from inside even when the inside is clean. Cleaning the outside is where the difference shows.
Most of our Stoughton customers book in late spring and again in the fall, which is when the spring film and the leaves come down. To schedule service, book a date early in those months, because the calendar fills.
No, because gutters come first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall, so the glass is cleaned only after the downspouts are flushed and the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and frames are done as part of the job. Tracks are included on the standard visit, and we do not bill them as extras.
Exterior only on this visit. We clean windows from the outside, and we do not clean the inside glass or do pressure washing on the same visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, and unlock the side gate. The crew sends photos of every run before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
