Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by what comes off the roof. We price the bundle by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. On our Whitefish Bay jobs, most customers book it in spring and fall, when the seed, grit and leaves are heaviest.
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 window washing booked with the gutters costs less than two separate trips. Homeowners comparing window cleaners often ask what moves the number, so the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Cleaning solutions and purified water for the glass are included in that number. 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.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the boom or scissor lift, so multi-story buildings take longer. A high window count, picture windows or oversized panes add glass to the job. Expect more time on clogged gutters, especially ones not cleaned in years, and water that backs over the edge can cause water damage on the wall below. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with a cleaning. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Cleaning windows inside is a separate job and is not part of this quote.
Professional window cleaning on a Whitefish Bay house is quoted from the stories and window count, and the crew will tell you on the phone which of those is driving the number. Ask us for the number from your own stories and window count, since the outside glass and gutters are also what your curb appeal depends on.
| 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.
Across our residential properties in Whitefish Bay, most customers book cleaning services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Two cleanings a year is the usual pattern here. Spring visits fall in late May to June across Wisconsin, and the fall visit runs late October to November. In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and the grit packs the gutters. In fall the leaf load is the main job, and summer severe storms across Wisconsin can push the dates back.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road tends to bring grime back faster. A residential window that takes sprinkler spray will show spots, so we check every window on the visit, not just the front ones. Sprinkler spots that return a day after cleaning are mineral deposits, and we flag them on the visit so you know what you are looking at.
On clean windows, a haze that shows only when the sun is low means the outside glass needs attention. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in the rain. Until then, a schedule service once or twice a year keeps both in step, and regular cleanings in spring and fall are usually enough.
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 works across Whitefish Bay and provides window cleaning services and gutter work on one schedule. We schedule by the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with that photo, and we reply with a written estimate, then a date. Typical lead time is set by our calendar that week, so ask when we call you back. The busy windows are spring and fall, when leaves come down, and our calendar fills faster then.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come and again when we are on the way. Our washing services cover the outside of the glass and the gutters and downspouts. We handle the runoff that the gutters carry down the wall so it does not streak the glass below, and the crew will remove dirt from the frames before the glass is done. For condos and homes with many panes, we plan the route so each side of the house gets its own setup. Our crew handles residential and commercial buildings alike, and interior and exterior glass are quoted as separate jobs, since this visit covers the outside only.
Yes, our crew does both in one visit, gutters first and glass last. Our crew uses purified water on the glass and keeps cleaning solutions to a minimum.
The number comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. We quote residential and commercial buildings by the same two inputs.
Yes. Both interior and exterior glass get dirty in different ways, and the outside carries rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside does not see.
Most of our customers here book spring and fall, after the pollen drops and after the leaves fall. Once or twice a year, regular cleanings keep both jobs in step.
No, that is why gutters come first. When the glass is washed last, it stays clean.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on request. Picture windows are cleaned from the same setup as the rest of the glass.
We do not clean windows inside on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing. Exterior glass only.
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.
