Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across New York, most of the homes we work on book these in the spring and the fall, and that rhythm is what we plan our crew around.
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, and a bundled visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we do not change it on the day unless the house is different from what you described.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it changes the setup, and multi-story buildings take the longest because each side needs its own ladder position. Oversized panes and picture windows take more time per pane than standard sash. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line hitting the glass is something no cleaning removes; we point it out on the visit so you are not surprised.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras. Our figure covers the outside of the house only, and windows inside are a separate job. Our crew tells you before work starts what we found, and sends photos of each gutter run and the finished glass. To get an exact number, text us the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has and roughly how many windows. That is enough for us to quote it accurately, and it is the same number you pay.
Window washing on a house with heavy tree cover or a lot of glass takes a longer visit than a plain two-story. Professional window cleaning on the outside of a house is mostly a matter of setup and access, and that is what we measure before we give you a figure. Clogged gutters that have sat through a season can also hide water damage behind the fascia, which we note in the report if we see it. Clean gutters and glass do a lot for curb appeal, and that is usually the first thing a neighbor notices.
| 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 residential properties that book our cleaning services have gutters and exterior glass done twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and one crew on one visit makes sense for both. On our jobs in the spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and pollen paste packs the gutters. In the fall, the leaf load is the thing to watch, and wind and storm season can move the dates a little.
Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction usually need a third visit. A residential window hit by a sprinkler is the most common source of the spotting we see. The sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day after cleaning, and the tree houses are the ones where needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Most of our customers with those conditions book three or four visits a year to keep clean windows, and the rest stay on two.
Every window tells you when it needs it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, or a film that collects at the sill line and shows on the glass after a dry week. Gutters tell you too, usually as water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. If either of those shows up between visits, text us a photo and we will tell you which it is. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we can schedule service for the next date with you.
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 across Cicero, and we plan the calendar around the busy weeks that come with spring and the fall leaf drop. Our cleaning services include gutter and window washing services, booked as one visit. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We need nothing more than that to put a slot on the calendar and give you a date.
When our calendar fills, the lead time gets longer, so it helps to ask early for our window cleaning services in those two windows. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the list. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work because the crew does not come inside. Cars off the driveway if windows face it, and the side gate unlocked, is usually all we ask.
Our work covers the gutters and downspouts of single-family homes, along with the exterior glass, sills and screens, and we treat runoff from the roof as part of what we check. Some of the buildings we clean are condos and multi-unit properties, where a single schedule covers several roofs. We clean away the grime and remove dirt that has built up at the sill and along the fascia, and we note anything that needs a different trade.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and they do the gutters first and the glass last so the dirty water does not land on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. The figure we quote is the figure you pay, with downspout flushing included.
On our jobs, the outside carries the film from the air, rain dust and sprinkler spots, which is what makes the glass look hazy even after the inside is clean. Cleaning the outside is what changes how the window looks from the street.
Across New York, most of our customers book in the spring and the fall. The spring visit runs late May to June and the fall visit late October to November, and regular cleanings on that rhythm keep gutters running clear through the wet months.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. Once the roof and gutters are clear, the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and tracks are cleaned on the same visit with mild cleaning solutions. None of these are billed as extras.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, the same way for residential and commercial glass. Interior and exterior cleaning are priced separately, and we do not do pressure washing, but we can tell you what to look for and call you back to book the inside separately if you need it.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, unlock the side gate and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. The crew sends photos of every run before the truck leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
