Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing that washes off the roof ends up on clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Oswego jobs, most of our customers book the work in the spring and fall, and we run the same crew through every stop on the schedule.
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 the window and gutter job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than two trips. The quote covers exterior glass only, so interior and exterior work are priced as separate jobs. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge when the crew finishes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are steep roofs and a third story, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Each one adds time on the ladder or the pole, and we account for it before the visit. Spring is the big one: the film on south-facing glass and the paste in the elbows take longer to clear than a normal dusting. Cleaning solutions for the glass are included, and the crew adjusts them to what is on the pane.
For a residential and commercial mix of properties, the bones of the quote do not change, only the scale. Cleanings on a single-family house and on a small office building run on the same logic. Picture windows take more time because the glass is larger and harder to reach from the same ladder position, so we count them on the walk-through.
The quickest route to the exact number is to send us the stories and a rough window count, plus a photo of the front of the house by text. We look at the photo, confirm the count, and send a written estimate. For houses that already get regular cleanings, the number usually comes in lower on the second visit because the grime is lighter.
| 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 Oswego customers book professional window cleaning and gutter work twice a year, once in late spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew handling both gutter and window cleaning services in one visit makes sense on this calendar. Many window cleaners only do the glass, so the gutters get skipped. We also see houses that need a third visit, and we say so on the first estimate.
At the spring visit we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and a paste packed into the gutter elbows. In the fall we find the leaf load, the wet mat at the bottom of each run, and the grit that rode in with the storms. Wind and storm seasons move the dates a little from year to year, so we schedule from what the house looks like rather than from the calendar alone. The windows inside are a separate job and stay off this calendar.
Some houses need the third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits, and clogged gutters on those houses can start to overflow before the next scheduled date, which is how water damage starts at the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the round white spots that come back a day after cleaning, and only a mineral treatment removes them. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass, and the sills show it first. Multi-story buildings with a lot of glass benefit from the extra pass for the same reason.
The sign the windows need it is haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon, and it wears down the curb appeal of the whole front of the house. The sign the gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a hard rain, which usually means the run is full, the downspout is blocked, or both. If you see either one between visits, text a photo and we will tell you which it is and whether it can wait for the scheduled date.
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.
We clean residential properties across Oswego, including every residential window on the route and the condos we book on the same schedule, and the crew can schedule service in most parts of the city on a regular route. Booking is simple: you call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, along with the number of stories, and we send a written estimate back. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, and we call before we come so you know the crew is on the way.
Window and gutter cleaning is one visit for one crew, so booking early keeps your slot. The two busy windows of the year are the late spring season and the fall leaf drop, when our calendar fills first. Booking a slot in those windows a few weeks ahead keeps the date you want.
On every window we clean, the outside glass, frame and sill are included. Clean windows stay that way longer when the frame and sill are done with the glass, so we wipe each sill and reach the top edge of every window we can safely reach from the ground or the pole. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and the estimate says which one it covers. If a window is out of reach, the crew says so and does not guess, so you know exactly what was done.
Yes, we do both, and our window cleaning services and gutter work happen on the same visit with the same two-person crew. Gutters come first, then the glass, so the water from the roof does not end up on the windows we just washed.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it over the phone or by text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us the stories and a photo of the front, and we send a written estimate before the crew comes out.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that build up as grime between visits. A proper cleaning is what it takes to remove dirt from the frame and glass, and those are the things that cloud the glass in the sun, even when the inside is clean.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, once the bloom has passed, and again in the fall, after the leaves come down. Those are the busy windows, so booking a few weeks ahead keeps your date.
No, because we clear the gutters and downspouts first and flush them before we touch the glass. Gutters first, glass last keeps the runoff off the panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of our washing services. Tracks are included on the windows we can reach safely, and we tell you on the estimate if any need extra work.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so windows inside the house are not part of the quote, and pressure washing is not offered on this visit either.
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.
