The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. On our Derby jobs, most of our customers book this twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, so the schedule stays predictable and the glass stays clear between seasons.
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 the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, with downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping already part of the job and not billed as extras. Our cleaning services are quoted per house, so the stories and window count set the number and nothing else. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the exact figure from those details.
What moves a quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. A high window count or oversized picture windows add glass to clean. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, need more passes than a run that was done last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line hitting the glass is something no cleaning removes on its own. Professional window cleaning uses purified water on most glass, and cleaning solutions only on a sill that needs more than a rinse. This quote covers the outside of the glass only, and interior and exterior work is not part of it. Our crew notes each of these on the estimate so you see what is driving the number before any work starts.
On a Derby job, one customer had a two-story house with a high window count and a sprinkler line that hit the south glass every morning. The estimate came in higher than a plain exterior clean because of the spotting and the lifted guard run, and we said so before the crew came out. You can see that job here, with the details the owner gave us. That is the kind of explanation you should get for any quote, including ours.
To get your exact number, count your stories, estimate how many windows you have including any picture windows, and text us a photo of the front of the house. Spring tree bloom and the leaf load in the fall add passes, and we factor both in. A residential and commercial building is quoted separately, so send a photo of it and we will tell you whether we take it. Ask for the written estimate before we book, so the number and what it covers are on paper before the truck rolls.
| 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 Derby customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the whole year. The spring visit catches the pollen film on south-facing glass and the seed paste packed into the gutter elbows. The fall visit clears the leaf load before the first hard freeze and the wet leaf mat that sags runs under ice. Clean glass and clear gutters keep the curb appeal of the house steady through both seasons. Storm and wind seasons can pull either date earlier or later, so we call before we come rather than working off a fixed calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits, and a sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects a fine grime that shows up on the glass within weeks. Multi-story buildings with tall gutter runs need the taller ladder set on each side, which is one more reason to plan the visit ahead. A clogged run that lets runoff spill over the edge can send water damage into the fascia board behind it, so the crew checks the runs before it leaves. On those properties our crew comes back every three to four months instead of twice a year.
A customer with no trees near the house books once a year in late fall and is fine with that. For that lot, regular cleanings once a year are enough. A customer with trees over the roof, or with sprinkler spotting on the glass, is on three or four visits a year and keeps the gutters running clear through the wet months. Both pay for what their lot needs, and after the first visit we tell you which of those your property looks like.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and you will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign means the schedule is due, not that the work was done badly. Between cleanings, a quick look at the sill and the gutter line tells you whether the schedule still fits.
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 has cleaned window and gutter cleaning jobs across the neighborhoods around the city, and the homes we serve are mostly residential properties with a mix of single-story and two-story houses. To schedule service, call or text the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and that is enough for us to give you an estimate. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we give you the next open date when you call (866) 435-6328. Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of spring and fall, so booking early in those months gets you a slot you can plan around. Every residential window is cleaned on the outside with the same method, whether it sits on a single-story ranch or a two-story house. If you live in one of the condos, check with the building first, since a shared gutter line is not something we can price from a photo of one unit.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and the crew works from the outside, so you do not need to be there for the visit. Each clean is done so that the glass and the gutters are finished on the same trip, and we will tell you if a window or a run cannot be reached safely. For a sill or frame that needs more attention than a pass, we note it and ask before doing anything extra, since a pass of water alone may not remove dirt from it. Every window gets the same care whether it is a small pane or a large one, and we walk the house so none are skipped.
Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and they do it in a fixed order: gutters first, glass last. That order keeps the wet debris from the gutters and downspouts from running back onto clean glass.
Our window cleaning services are quoted from the stories and the size of the house, by phone or text. Send a photo of the front and a rough window count, and we will quote the exact figure before we book.
On our Derby jobs the outside carries most of the grime: pollen on the south glass, rain dust and sprinkler spotting. Cleaning the outside keeps the glass clear between visits, even when the inside is fine.
Most of our Derby customers book in late spring, once the tree bloom is finished, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot before the calendar fills.
Not on our jobs. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall dry for a few minutes, and only then clean the glass. The reason is simple: debris and black water running down the wall would otherwise land on clean windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks that need more than a pass are noted on the estimate so you know before the crew starts.
Our washing services cover exterior glass only, so we do not clean the windows inside and we do not pressure wash siding or decks.
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.
