Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs booked together in one visit cost less than two separate trips. Across Kentucky, most of our customers book both in the spring and the fall, when the house has been through a season of debris.
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 gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and our window washing quote is built from those inputs before anyone climbs a ladder. On residential properties, the stories and the window count set the time on the ladder, so that is what we ask about first.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes more time on the ladder. A high window count, or oversized panes such as picture windows, means more glass to work through. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate treatment that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, so none of these washing services is billed as an extra.
To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories and a rough count of windows, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk through it. On our Shelbyville jobs, the houses that move the most are the ones with heavy tree cover, where grime and runoff build up between visits, and the ones where the downspouts need to be cleared to remove dirt that has packed in at the elbows. Those are the cases where the crew spends the most time, and we tell you that before we start. Condos and multi-unit buildings are quoted by building, not by unit, so the number matches what we see on the roofline.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $230 |
| Two stories | from $185 | from $200 | from $310 |
| Three stories | from $240 | from $270 | from $410 |
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 Kentucky, most of our customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. The spring visit usually falls late May to June and the fall visit October to early November, and our Shelbyville jobs follow that same pattern.
In spring, the pollen film builds up on south-facing glass, and the sticky residue sits in the gutters and downspout elbows. In fall, the leaf load is what we find, and it packs the gutters faster than the rain can clear it. Storm and wind seasons, which bring spring severe storms, hail and tornadoes across Kentucky, can move these dates, so we schedule around the weather rather than the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and more cleaning solutions will not remove them, so those need a mineral treatment. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a fine layer of dirt that builds faster than average. The visit is exterior only, so a house never has to choose between interior and exterior work on the same day. For a residential and commercial building, the roofline and the glass set the timing, not the calendar. We see these cases often enough to flag them on the first visit.
The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low, on a clear morning, with the light hitting the glass at an angle. Picture windows show that haze first, because there is so much clear glass in one frame. The sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running through the downspouts. Regular cleanings catch both before they become a bigger job. If you see either, it is time to book.
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 professional window cleaning crew works across Shelbyville, and the first step is a short estimate by phone or text. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we can tell you the price and when we can come out. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we call before we come rather than showing up unannounced.
Two windows of the year fill up fastest: the spring visit and the fall visit. Booking early keeps your slot in those cleanings. Our crew handles window cleaning services and gutter work in the same visit, so you never book window cleaners and a separate gutter crew for the same house. The crew works outside only, so nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, and the windows inside stay as they are.
Clogged gutters need to come first, because water damage starts at the fascia when water backs up. Before any ladder goes up, the crew looks at every window from the ground and notes any that cannot be reached safely. Multi-story buildings are scheduled with a boom or scissor lift where the house is too tall for a ladder, and the crew checks the roofline first. Clean glass and clear gutters do more for curb appeal than most people expect, and that is what the visit is for.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We work gutters first and glass last, so the glass is the last thing touched on the house.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and the residential window count is what moves it most on most residential properties. Send us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote the job before we book it.
On our Shelbyville jobs, the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Those build up on the exterior glass first, so the outside is where clean windows start, even if the inside is already done.
Across Kentucky, the spring visit usually falls late May to June and the fall visit October to early November. To schedule service, most of our Shelbyville customers book both visits, since those are when the crew is busiest.
Not on our jobs. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, flush every run, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass. That order keeps dirty water off the panes so we do not have to clean them twice.
Screens and sills are part of the job. The crew rinses each screen and wipes the sill under every window it can reach. Tracks are included when they are reachable from outside the house.
Interior and exterior glass are different jobs. We do exterior window cleaning only on this visit, and we do not clean the windows inside the house or do pressure washing as part of this service.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. The crew brings its own water and power.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
