Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in a single visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Maine, most residential and commercial jobs we take book it in the spring and again in the fall, which is when the buildup on the glass and in the gutters is 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, the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized panes, gutters not cleaned in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers all shape the quote, and no cleaning removes that last one. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and the windows inside stay out of the quote. Across Maine the houses that need the most attention are the ones where a sprinkler line hits the glass or the gutters have gone years without a visit, so the first step is an exact number. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. For multi-story buildings, add a photo of the side too, and we come back with a figure before anyone books a date. Window cleaners in the area quote differently, but the professional window cleaning we do includes the window washing on every pane we can reach from the ground or from a boom or scissor lift, and the gutter work runs first so the runoff does not land on clean glass. A house with clogged gutters and water damage starting at the fascia is a different job from one that is only dirty, and we say so on the phone. A clean front adds to the curb appeal of the house, and nothing else gets added after the visit.
| 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 Maine most of the residential properties we service book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. On our Orono jobs the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and packs into the gutters in the spring, and the leaf load comes in the fall, so those are the two visits most people keep. We find the pollen paste in the downspout elbows, the fine seed heads in the gutter corners, and a film on the sills that rain alone does not lift. The cleaning services we run at each visit cover the gutters, the downspouts, and every window on the outside of the house. Plain purified water handles most of the glass, and cleaning solutions come out only for a frame the water does not lift. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof need regular cleanings, a third visit on top of the usual two, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line hitting the glass produces the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust faster than a quiet street. Those are the cases where we suggest three or four visits a year, and we can schedule service for the same dates each year so the calendar does not slip. Keep every residential window on the same plan as the gutters, because a clean gutter does nothing for a window that is hazed from the outside. Most people know the window needs cleaning when the haze is visible only when the sun is low, and the gutter needs cleaning when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 provide window cleaning services and gutter work across the Orono area and the neighborhoods our crews already know well, and a slot usually opens within the lead time stated on the booking page. Booking runs by phone or text: call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories along with a photo of the house front, and we give you a window for the visit. The two busy stretches of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills during both, so booking early in those months is the simplest way to keep a date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. The washing services on a commercial property or in condos follow the same schedule logic, and a flat roof with internal drains gets the same attention to the scuppers that a pitched roof gets to its gutters. We keep the crew small, which means you hear from the same people every visit, and the gutters and downspouts get cleared before the glass is touched. Heavy grime on the sill or the lower panes is cleared before the glass is rinsed, so the runoff from one step does not undo the other. Our crew will remove dirt from the frame corners on the first pass, which is why the frames get wiped and not just the panes.
Yes, the same crew cleans the gutters and downspouts and the glass in one visit, and that is why the gutters come first and the glass last on every visit.
The number comes from stories and size for residential and commercial jobs alike, so text us the story count and a photo of the front of the house and we give you a figure by phone or text.
Often yes, because the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that the inside never sees. Our visit covers the outside only, so a full interior and exterior clean would be booked separately.
Across Maine, most customers book regular cleanings in mid to late June and again in late September to October, so those are the windows to plan around.
No, the gutters go first and the glass goes last, so the dirty runoff never lands on clean windows we have already finished.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the job, and picture windows get the same rinse as the rest, not billed as extras.
We clean the outside of the windows only on this visit; interior glass and pressure washing are not part of it.
You do not need to be home, and before we arrive it helps to turn off sprinklers, move cars off the driveway, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
