Yes, the same two people handle the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, which is how we run our professional window cleaning in Columbus. We do gutters first and glass last, so nothing dirty runs back down onto clean windows. We price by the number of stories, and booking both jobs in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Our crew handles this work every spring and fall, the two seasons when most of our Columbus customers book it. To get on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328.
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 first question is the same for a residential and commercial building: how many stories it has. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, sill wiping and the cleaning solutions are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers, which no cleaning removes. Each of these changes how long the crew is on the house, so we ask about them before we give a number. A residential window and gutter cleaning on a house with a clear roof and standard windows goes quickly. Houses with picture windows over a porch or a steep valley run longer.
To get the exact number, send us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text. A photo of the back shows us the gutter run and any downspout that needs attention. We check the photo, tell you what we see of the gutters and downspouts, and quote from that. If a gutter run is cleaned and still sheets water over the edge in the next rain, we say so on the visit and do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
| 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 Columbus customers book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on this calendar. In late spring the seed and pollen drop is done, and a fine film sits on south-facing glass while the same grit packs the gutters. In the fall the leaf load comes off the trees and into the runs, and the first hard freeze is the point we want the gutters clear. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates, and we adjust when the weather does.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits, and cleaning services on those houses are usually booked as regular cleanings every three to four months. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, so we schedule those houses around the watering schedule. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the windows and more runoff in the gutters than a quiet street does.
Window cleaners get called for the glass when it has gone hazy, but the haze is usually visible only when the sun is low. That is the sign windows need it. Gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Clogged gutters also show up as stains along the fascia and soft spots where water has sat behind the trim, and water damage that starts there costs far more to fix than the cleaning does.
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 schedule window and gutter cleaning across Columbus, and the crew works through the residential properties on both the older and newer streets. Cleaning windows inside is not part of this visit, so the work covers the exterior of every window on the house, and interior and exterior glass are never billed on one ticket. Upper-story panes are done from a pole or a lift on houses and multi-story buildings alike, and we do not lean ladders against the siding to reach them.
Booking starts with an estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a number from those. Lead time depends on how full the calendar is that week, and we tell you the date we can offer when you call. When the two busy windows of the year come around, our calendar fills, so the sooner you call in spring or fall, the sooner you can schedule service on your date.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we arrive in the window we gave you. The crew brings its own water and power, so you do not need to set anything up on your end.
Yes. Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. The same two people do both jobs, so you are not booking a second company or a second trip. This works the same for houses and condos.
We do not quote a figure without the details. Our window cleaning services are priced from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give the number by phone or text from those. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the number.
Yes, because the outside carries most of what dulls the glass here: pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting. Clean inside glass does not stay clean when the outside is coated, so the exterior is where we start. Clean glass also helps curb appeal, since the front of the house is what neighbors see first.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall. The spring visit comes after the seed drop is over, and the fall visit comes after the leaves come down and before the first hard freeze.
No, because we clear the gutters first and the glass last. When the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall during a gutter run, any window below would be dirtied again, so the glass waits until the runs are flushed and the wall has stopped dripping. Washing the glass first does not remove dirt that is still coming down from the gutter.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are cleaned on the visit, and none of this is billed as a separate extra. These washing services are included in the one number we give you. Hard-water stains etched into the glass are the one thing that needs a separate treatment, and we flag them before we quote it.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean the inside of the windows and we do not do pressure washing on the siding or the deck.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
