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 runs back onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and two jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately. On our Hudson jobs most customers book both in spring and fall, which is why one crew makes sense for this work.
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 window and gutter cleaning on residential and commercial buildings by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Booking both jobs in one visit costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you where it lands.
Four things move the quote on our jobs. Multi-story buildings and homes with a third story or a roof too steep to walk take more time on the ladder. Window count and oversized picture windows change the glass work. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutters and downspouts with guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue that cleaning will not remove, and we flag it on the visit rather than quoting it blind. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The price covers the purified water and cleaning solutions, the ladder work and the bagging, so nothing shows up as a line item.
On a recent Hudson job the quote came up because the house had a steep back roof, a tall stairwell window and gutters packed with pollen paste from the spring. The crew measured the stories and counted the glass before giving the number, and the invoice matched the figure given on the phone. If you have paid for regular cleanings before, compare the new number against what you paid last time, and ask for a written estimate before you book.
| 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 most of our Hudson customers, the answer is twice a year for professional window cleaning, once in spring and once in fall, and one crew in one visit covers both jobs. In spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and spring debris packed into the gutters. In fall the leaf load and the wet leaf mat are the main problem, and on houses that skip the fall visit we see clogged gutters and sagging runs by winter.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or multi-story buildings close to a busy road or active construction all push the schedule. Sprinkler spots that come back a day after cleaning are mineral deposits, and that is the one case where more frequent cleaning does not fix the glass. A run that overflows every rain for a season can cause water damage at the fascia and soffit, so do not let it go.
Windows tell you when they need it: haze that only shows from the windows inside when the sun is low. Gutters tell you when they need it: water sheeting over the edge in rain. Clean glass also does a lot for curb appeal, especially on the street side of the house. If either sign is showing, book a date and we will look at the run and the glass on the visit.
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 do window and gutter cleaning on residential properties across Hudson, every residential window gets the same exterior clean, and our crews have worked in several of its neighborhoods. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with your number of stories, and we return an estimate. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring bloom season and the fall leaf season, so ask early if you want a particular date. Lead time is set by our booking calendar at the time of your call. Every window on the house is quoted the same way, including upper-story glass, and the sill and frame are wiped with each pane. We quote exterior glass only, so interior and exterior work is never folded into one price. Commercial buildings are handled on a separate schedule.
Yes. Our washing services cover both jobs in one visit, with the same two people on the ladder. Gutters and downspouts get done first and the glass goes last, so runoff from the gutters does not land on clean windows.
We do not give a fixed figure for this without knowing the house. The number comes from the stories and the window count, and you can get it by phone or by text with a photo of the front of the house.
Usually yes, because the outside takes the hits. Dust, rain grit and sprinkler spots build up on exterior glass in Hudson, and that grime is what you see from inside on a low-sun afternoon. Only exterior cleaning can remove dirt that rain has already dried onto the glass.
Most of our Hudson customers book in spring and fall. Spring catches the bloom season and fall catches the leaf season, and booking early keeps your preferred date.
Not if the order is right. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass. Doing the windows first is what puts the runoff on fresh panes.
Screens are rinsed and put back, sills are wiped, and frames are done with every pane, on houses and condos alike. These are part of the visit and are not billed as extras.
No. This visit covers exterior glass only. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not pressure wash siding or decks on this visit.
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.
