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 that comes off the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Wauwatosa customers book it in the spring and again in the fall, and the estimate takes a few minutes by phone or text.
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, and bundling our washing services in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you that number before we book a date.
Several things move the quote, and most of them show up only once the crew is on the ground. A third story or a steep roof means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder, and that changes the time on the job. Window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows that take two people and more care, and window washing on glass that size is slower than on a standard pane. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and haul. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time to the gutter side. Heavy grime on the lower sills and the back of the gutters takes longer than a light film, and the crew looks at it on the ground. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem, because cleaning does not remove it, and we tell you that before we start rather than after. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Wauwatosa jobs, the houses that move the quote most are the ones with several stories and a lot of glass on the back side, where the crew has to set up twice. One customer on a two-story house with a fair number of picture windows had us clear a long run of gutters that had gone several years without a visit, and the job was bigger than the phone estimate because of it. Houses on regular cleanings usually land closer to the phone number, since there is less built up to clear. Window cleaning services are priced on what the house needs, and a regular schedule keeps that steady. The fix was simple: a photo of the front of the house by text and a count of the stories gets you the closest number before the crew comes out. This quote covers the exterior glass only, so if you were hoping for the interior and exterior done together, say so on the phone. Ask us for the written estimate and we will put the exact figure in writing before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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.
On our Wauwatosa jobs, most customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on this street. Across Wisconsin, the spring visit lands in late May to June. In the spring, the seed and pollen drop leaves a film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste in the gutters, and the elbows at the bottom of the downspouts pack up fast. The fall visit runs late October to November, after the last leaves drop and before the first hard freeze, when the wet leaf mat is the main problem and clogged gutters cause the most trouble.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof is the usual reason, because needles and grit keep filling the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass is the other, since those spots come back a day after a cleaning, and a gutter that overflows onto the siding can lead to water damage. Multi-story buildings on a busy road or near a construction site pick up more dust and runoff than a quiet street, and they get the third visit for the same reason. A visit in spring or fall is the simplest way to remove dirt that has built up since the last one. If you live in condos, tell us when you book so we can check the shared gutter runs before the crew arrives. Wind and storm seasons in summer can move the dates, so we check the roofline before we confirm a slot.
Two sets of signs tell you when it is time. For the windows, it is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, not dirt you can see at noon. Haze on the windows inside in winter usually comes from condensation, which a visit to the outside glass does not fix. For the gutters, it is water sheeting over the edge in a steady rain, which usually means a clog that has been building since the last visit. If you see either one, call (866) 435-6328 and we will look at it.
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 cleaning services cover every residential window on residential properties across Wauwatosa, and the estimate is the first thing we do: you tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front by text, and we give you the number before we set a date. A professional window cleaning crew should give you a number before the ladder goes up, and that is how we work. Plenty of people who call for window cleaners end up doing the gutters on the same visit, which is why we price them together. We keep a calendar open for the busy windows, which are the spring and fall stretches when the pollen and the leaf drop hit at once, and the crews fill up fast in those weeks. To schedule service in those spring and fall windows, call early, since that is the simplest way to get the slot you want. The crew checks every window on the outside before they leave, and clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal from the street. We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way. If a building is part residential and commercial, tell us on the phone and we will say whether the crew can take it.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the glass is done with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so it dries without streaks. They send photos of every gutter run and the finished glass before they leave. If your house has a lot of windows, or the gutters have not been opened in a while, tell us when you call so we can plan the lift and the time on the day. Ask us for a written estimate and you will have the number in hand before you book.
Yes. Window and gutter cleaning is one visit for us: the same two people clean the gutters and downspouts, then the exterior glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before the visit. Every figure we give is worked out for your house.
On residential properties in Wauwatosa, the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those are what make the glass look dull from the street, so the outside is usually the part that needs it first.
Most of our customers here book in the late spring and again in the late fall, which is when a visit can remove dirt that has built up over the season. If you want a slot in those windows, call (866) 435-6328 early.
No. We do gutters first and glass last, so the runoff from the roof is already down the downspouts before we touch the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit as well, and if you live in condos with a shared roof, tell us on the phone so we can check the whole run.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, which is the usual scope for a residential window job, and we do not do pressure washing here.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off 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.
