Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your residential window glass in one visit. We go gutters first and glass last, so nothing that falls out of a gutter ends up on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our St. Matthews customers book it in the spring and fall, and across Kentucky that is when we see the most leaf load on houses. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves it on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years and 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.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Before we quote, send a photo of the front of the house by text, along with the number of stories and a rough window count, and we will tell you where it lands. Window washing and washing services on a house with a lot of glass take longer than a small ranch. Our window cleaning services are quoted on that time, so the quote reflects it.
Houses with a second story over a walk-out, heavy tree cover over the roof, or a lot of picture windows take more time on the ladder and on the glass, and the quote shows it. The crew flushes the downspouts before anyone touches the windows, so runoff from the gutters never reaches the clean panes. The crew leaves photos of every run before they pack up.
Gutters and downspouts take the most time on houses that have not been opened in years, and that is where a quote tends to go up. Runoff from those gutters can soak the wall below before the glass is even started, and the grime in the trough has to be scooped out before the flush will clear it, so we remove dirt from the gutters first. If the last cleaning was a long time ago, tell us, and we will plan for it. We do not treat cleaning a gutter as a separate line item, because it belongs to the same visit.
Some condos and multi-unit buildings in the area get the same treatment, one crew and one visit, with the same order of work. Nothing about the method changes with the size of the house, only the time it takes. Ask for a written estimate and we will break down what each part of the job involves.
| 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 residential and commercial customers book window and gutter work twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on a yearly schedule. On our St. Matthews jobs the spring visit is late May to June and the fall visit is late October to November.
In the spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the downspout elbows. In the fall the problem is the wet leaf mat that holds water against the gutter line and sheets it over the edge in rain. Across Kentucky, spring severe storms, hail and tornadoes can move the timing of either visit, and we will call before we come. The cleanings are where the wear builds up, and regular cleanings keep the gutters from clogging the same way each year.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit fall into the gutters between visits, so those houses get checked between the usual two. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, which is hard water, not dirt, and it takes a mineral treatment, not regular cleaning solutions, to lift. A house near a busy road or construction collects a fine layer of dust on the frames and sills faster than most. For those, the interior and exterior glass look fine from inside, but the outside tells the real story, so we plan a third visit before the haze becomes a problem.
One sign the windows need attention is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. One sign the gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, text a photo and we will tell you what we see.
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 work across St. Matthews and the houses in it, and every window on the house is quoted the same way, with frames and sills counted in. We can give you a timeline once we know the house. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories and a rough window count, and you will get an estimate. Lead time depends on the season, and we will tell you the first open date when we quote.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, when leaves and grit push our calendar up. Clean gutters and glass do a lot for curb appeal, which is why many people book before a sale or a holiday. Book early in those months if you can. We do our cleaning services from one crew, and that is why the same people who clean the gutters clean the glass. Our window cleaners work from a water-fed pole for the upper stories and from the ground for the rest, so nobody leans a ladder on the siding to reach them.
Professional window cleaning means the outside of every reachable pane, the frame, the sill and the screen, and we describe each of those in the quote. The crew calls before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Keep the side gate unlocked and let us know about any clogged gutters we should expect, so we can plan the ladder setup. Multi-story buildings and tall houses take longer to set up, so the estimate reflects the access. We also check for water damage around the gutter line and report anything we find, without selling you a fix.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and they work gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the runoff from the gutters off the glass.
The number for residential properties comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front and the window count, and we will quote it before the crew is scheduled.
On our St. Matthews jobs the outside carries a film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Cleaning every window from the outside cuts the haze you notice in low sun, and the frames and sills come with it.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall. The spring visit is late May to June and the fall visit is late October to November, and we will tell you which one fits your house when you call to schedule service.
No, as long as the order is right. The gutters get cleared and the downspouts flushed before the glass is touched, so the water has stopped running down the wall by the time the windows are done.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the residential window cleaning. We rinse the screens, wipe the sill and clean the frame, and none of it is billed as an extra on the invoice.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing on this job.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, 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.
