Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the wet debris off the panes we have already washed, and it is why we do both on one visit instead of sending two crews on two days.
We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. Our crew does this work across Maine, and most of the calls we take come in ahead of the spring and fall 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 the job 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, and that holds whether you book gutters alone or both together.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. A high window count, or picture windows that need more reach, adds to the job. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are part of the time as well. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate case, since no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is how we get the exact number for your house. Tell us the stories and roughly how many windows you have, then text us a photo of the front of the house. A photo lets us see the roofline, the pitch and the windows before the truck is sent out. Our window washing and washing services are priced the same way for every house, so the estimate stays consistent from one job to the next.
Our crew cleaned a two-story house in one of the older Portland neighborhoods where the gutters had gone a long time without service. The grime on the glass and the packed downspouts were both visible from the street, and the owner wanted both handled in one visit. The number went up for the extra clearing, but it stayed below what two separate window cleaning services bookings would have cost. The full case is on our site, linked from this page.
Regular cleanings on a schedule keep the job faster each time, since the gutters are not full and the glass is not built up. Customers who want interior and exterior glass done need a different service, which we do not offer on this visit. Our crew is glad to talk through which one fits your house. Call (866) 435-6328 and ask for a written estimate before any work is booked.
| 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 our customers book the window and gutter visit twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the schedule. Across Maine, the spring visit comes in mid to late June, after the seed and pollen drop has finished. In Portland, the fall visit comes in late October to November, after the leaves are down.
On each visit we find something different. In the spring, the pollen lays a film on south-facing glass and forms a paste in the gutters, and the downspout elbows fill with seed. In the fall, it is the wet leaf mat, and the runoff it holds can sag a run under standing water. Across Maine the storms and wind seasons move the dates a little, and a nor'easter can drop wet snow and rain in the same storm, so we adjust the visit to the weather when we can.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more dust on the frame. If your house has one of these, a third visit each year is usually the right amount.
Our crew uses only cleaning solutions that are safe for the glass, the frames and the gutters, and we adjust the mix for the job. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same visit logic, and the crew explains the difference on the first call. Houses with windows inside the frame work the same way, although we only clean the exterior on this visit.
The buildings we see with clogged gutters are often the ones that skipped the last visit. On multi-story buildings the gutters at the top run longest without service, and that is where water damage starts. Two signs tell you it is time. Windows show a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and gutters show water sheeting over the edge in rain. If you see either one, text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which visit to book. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the 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.
Our crew has cleaned gutters and exterior windows on residential properties across Portland, and our cleaning services reach most of the city on the same booking calendar. We are one of the window cleaners in the area that does both jobs in one visit, so the calendar is shared between gutters and glass.
Booking starts with an estimate. Call or text with the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have, and send a photo of the front of the house. We confirm the number in writing before the crew is scheduled. Lead time depends on the season and is confirmed when you call. The busiest windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, so the calendar fills fastest in June and in late October. Booking early in those months gives you the choice of day.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. Each residential window is reached from the ground or from the pole. We call before we come, so you know the arrival window. This is the kind of professional window cleaning that keeps the glass and gutters in good shape without asking anything of you beyond a clear path to the side gate.
Keeping your curb appeal up with regular service is simpler when the calendar is set in advance. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to schedule service for the next visit. Our crew will confirm the day and the time, and we will send photos of every window and every run when the job is done. We also clean the sill on each window as part of the visit.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing wet from the gutters lands on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories, the size of the house and the count of each residential window, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm it in writing.
On our Portland jobs the outside carries most of the grime: pollen in the spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. Cleaning the outside protects the glass and the frame, and it helps remove dirt that would otherwise sit on the frame for months, even when the inside is clean.
Across Maine, the spring visit comes in mid to late June, and in Portland the fall visit comes in late October to November, so the calendar fills fastest in those months. Book early if you want a choice of day.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When the gutters and downspouts are cleared, the runoff and debris come down the wall, so the glass waits until the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the same visit where they are reachable from outside.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing here. Interior glass is a different service that we do not offer on this visit. Condos follow the same visit logic when the unit has its own gutters and windows.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. The crew sends photos of every run before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
