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 the runoff never lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs done together in one visit cost less than booking two separate trips. Across New York, most of our customers book spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves come down hardest.
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. Booking window cleaning services and gutter work in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Those two facts, stories and window count, are the starting point for every quote.
On the day, the crew sees what actually moves the number. A third story or a steep roof changes how much rope and ladder work the job takes. Oversized picture windows and panes that sit above the reach of the pole cost more time than standard double-hung sash. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and haul. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem: cleaning will not remove it, and we say so before we quote it. Gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
The biggest single factor is what has built up in the gutters. Grime that has baked on under the eaves for a season takes longer than a light leaf fall, and that is the work that sends runoff down the siding and onto the glass. Clearing it properly lets the crew remove dirt from the runs in one pass, and keeps the water moving the right way.
Across New York, the crew finds the same pattern: most of the time spent on a job is the gutters, not the glass. The way to get your exact number for window washing or any of our washing services is simple. Tell us the number of stories, give us a rough window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. That is enough for us to quote the job without a site visit in most cases.
What we do not charge for is a surprise. Condos get the same quote steps, and once the crew arrives and the quote is confirmed, the number stays the same unless you add work on the day.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $170 | from $275 |
| Two stories | from $225 | from $240 | from $375 |
| Three stories | from $295 | from $330 | from $495 |
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 New York, most of our customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, in spring and in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for each of those dates. In spring the pollen film builds on south-facing glass and the pollen paste sits in the downspout elbows. In fall the leaf load comes down into the gutters and stays wet, and that is when runoff starts to stain the siding below the runs.
Storm and wind seasons move the dates for residential and commercial buildings alike. A strong wind season can drop a heavier load than usual, so we check the gutters after it rather than waiting for the calendar.
Some houses need more than the regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the gutters between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and cleaning solutions alone will not lift them, so those houses get a mineral treatment. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust on the window frames faster. On those houses we book a third visit rather than waiting for the next scheduled one.
Quotes for interior and exterior glass are separate, and this visit covers the outside only. You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running into 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.
Our crew cleans gutters and windows across the city, and the coverage here is the whole of Amsterdam rather than a list of neighborhoods. Booking works the same way on every house. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a number and fix a date. Typical lead time is listed in the booking details below this section. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, so the day does not have to fit around your schedule beyond that. This visit covers the outside glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are.
Two windows of the year fill the calendar faster than the rest. The spring pollen season and the fall leaf season bring in the most requests, so the earlier you book in those months, the easier it is to get a date you want. Booking a slot outside those windows is usually simpler.
We work with cleaning services and window cleaners who want to combine both jobs, and we run professional window cleaning on the same crew as the gutters. The result is one visit that covers the roofline and the glass, which keeps curb appeal consistent on the front of the house. On multi-story buildings the gutter run is the part that needs the most care, since clogged gutters are the usual source of water damage at the wall below.
Yes. For residential window work, the same two people do both on the same visit, gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and residential properties are quoted the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a number before we book.
The outside takes the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so yes, clean windows start on the outside, where the grime collects here. Interior glass is a separate job and we do not do it on this visit.
Most of our Amsterdam customers book in spring and in fall. A spring visit clears the pollen, and a fall visit clears the leaves before the wet season.
No. Gutters first, glass last: when we clear a run, the grit and black water come down the wall, so we rinse the siding and let it drain before we touch any window below.
Every window gets its screen rinsed and its sill wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit.
No. This visit is exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing on it.
You do not need to be home, and to schedule service you only need to call (866) 435-6328. 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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
