Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing that falls off the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs booked together in one visit cost less than two separate trips. Most of our Waterville customers book it every spring and fall.
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 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 no add-ons appearing on the invoice later.
On our jobs, the same things keep moving the quote. A third story or a steep roof we cannot walk means longer on the ladder, and multi-story buildings add that time on every run. A high number of windows, or oversized panes, adds glass to wash. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before the flush. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated, 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, not billed as extras. The windows inside the house are a separate job and are not part of this quote.
Our Waterville customers who see window washing and window cleaners compared usually ask us about professional window cleaning and what it covers. A professional visit includes the gutters, the frames and the outside of every window, which is where most of the curb appeal comes from. One recent Waterville job had clogged gutters over a porch roof and streaked glass on the south side, and it was the heavy buildup at the downspout elbows that drove the time, not the glass. Gutter overflow that sits on the siding can lead to water damage, so we look at the lower runs first. The easiest way to get your exact number is to text us the stories, the window count and a photo of the front of the house at (866) 435-6328.
| 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 Waterville customers book both cleaning services twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. We come out after the spring pollen drop finishes and again after the leaves have come down, so each visit starts from a clean slate. To schedule service for the fall, call early, since our fall window runs October to early November. Residential properties with the same tree cover or sprinkler lines usually need the same schedule.
In the spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and fine grit packed into the gutters. In the fall it is the leaf load, and wind or storms that move the dates a few weeks in either direction. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house close to a busy road or construction usually need a third visit. The sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day later, and the dust off the road sticks to every window that faces it.
Here is how we tell a house on two visits from one that needs three. A house with no trees over the roof and no sprinkler hitting the glass does well on the spring and fall schedule. A house under trees, or with sprinkler spotting, is on a third visit in the summer, because the needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. We put the frequency on the invoice so you can see it each season, and you can schedule service for the next visit as soon as the crew leaves. You will know a residential window needs attention when the haze shows only in low sun, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain.
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 have cleaned gutters and windows across the city, from houses on quiet streets to small condos and buildings along the main roads. Our window cleaning services follow the same order on every house, gutters first and glass last. The grime on a building near traffic is different from the runoff off a shaded roof, and our crew knows how to remove dirt from both without a second visit. Gutters and downspouts take the most time, and our crew checks each run for buildup before anything else.
Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a firm number on the call. Lead time is set by our calendar, and the two busy windows of the year, the spring bloom season and the fall leaf drop, fill first. We call before we come, so you are never surprised by the truck in the driveway. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside.
Our washing services cover the outside of every window, the frames, the sills, and the gutters and downspouts in the same visit. If you have a multi-unit building or condos, we schedule each unit's glass alongside the shared gutter runs. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of your roofline, and we will book a date that suits your schedule.
Yes, the same two people do both on one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirt from the roof never lands on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Send us the stories and a photo of the front, and we will give you the same number on the invoice.
Yes, because the outside carries the spring dust, rain grime and sprinkler spots that build up here. Those layers are what dull the glass, even when the inside is clean.
Most of our Waterville customers book in the spring and the fall, after the spring bloom and after the leaves come down. Regular cleanings on that schedule keep the gutters and glass from building up. Those are the two busiest windows, so it helps to call early.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. Anything that falls from the roof lands on the wall before we start on the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside, and nothing is billed as an extra. Our crew uses purified water, so we do not need cleaning solutions on the glass.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, and we do not do interior glass or pressure washing. Picture windows get the same exterior treatment as every other pane, and if you want interior and exterior glass both, that is a separate quote.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, and leave the side gate unlocked. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same steps, so the prep is the same for a house or a multi-unit building.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
