Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Elma jobs most customers book this in the spring and fall, which is why we built the visit around those two seasons. Use the estimator above, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number we will charge.
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 the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the windows separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our professional window cleaning crew quotes multi-story buildings and single homes the same way, by stories and glass. Window washing on its own is priced by the window count, so the gutter run is what moves the total most. Many window cleaners quote the glass alone and leave the gutters for a second visit, which is why we bundle them.
What moves the number is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that needs the boom or scissor lift, a large number of oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Clogged gutters are also the usual route to water damage at the fascia and siding, so the runs are cleared before the glass is touched. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Windows inside the house are not part of this visit, so they are not priced into it. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and that is why most owners book both together.
Clogged gutters and sprinkler spotting drive more of the cost than the window count alone, so we look at both before we give a number. A house with a steep front roof, a run of picture windows and downspouts packed with grit can land on the higher side of the range, because the runs need clearing and each downspout needs flushing before the glass is touched. Send a text with the front of the house and the number of stories and we can usually tell you the range before we visit, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk through it with you.
| 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.
On our Elma jobs most of our customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the outside of the house. Across New York, spring visits usually run late May to June, and in Elma fall visits run October to early November. In the spring the pollen film builds on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutter elbows, so the first visit is usually the one that clears the most. In the fall the leaf load comes down all at once and the wet mat sits in the runs through the first hard freeze. Storm seasons such as the nor'easters across New York can move both dates by a few weeks, so we keep an eye on the forecast when we book. We bring our own cleaning solutions and water, so nothing needs to be set out for the crew.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction all bring more grime and runoff into the gutters and onto the windows between visits. A residential window that sits under a sprinkler line will show round white spots a day after cleaning, and that is mineral, not dirt, so it needs a separate treatment. Sills and every window on the house should be checked each visit so the grime does not build back up on the frame. Regular cleanings on a steady schedule keep the buildup from setting, and residential properties with a lot of glass usually get the most out of a schedule. If you are unsure whether your house needs the third visit, schedule service for the spring and we will tell you what we find on the glass.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running down 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.
We book Elma gutter and exterior window cleaning by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm the estimate and a visit date. We serve residential and commercial properties, and this visit covers the exterior glass only, so interior and exterior cleaning are quoted separately. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, late spring and fall, fill faster than the rest of the year, so it is worth booking early if you want a particular week. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. Our washing services run from the ground and from the boom or scissor lift on taller houses, and we do window cleaning services for single homes as well as multi-family buildings and condos. We clean the gutters and downspouts and the glass in the same visit so the runoff from the roof does not land on clean windows, and we remove dirt from the sill and frame on every window we do.
Yes. The same two people do both on your house, and gutters go first, glass last, so the dirty water from the runs never lands on a clean window.
We do not quote a fixed number from a page. The price comes from the stories, the window count and what the gutters are holding, and we give it by phone or text before we book. Both cleanings are priced in one number when you book them together.
On our Elma jobs the outside carries most of the grime: pollen in the spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that leave a residue on the glass. The inside can look clean while the outside still blocks the light.
Most of our Elma customers book in the spring and the fall, which is when the pollen and leaf load are heaviest. Regular cleanings on that schedule keep the buildup from setting. Text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the next open date.
If the gutters run clean and still sheet water over the edge in the next rain, the cause is usually slope or a sagging hanger, not debris. We note it and tell you, and we will not sell you a second cleaning for a slope problem.
Screens are rinsed and put back in the window they came out of, and sills are wiped on every window we clean. Tracks are included as part of the sill wipe, and we do not bill them as an extra.
On this visit we do the exterior glass only. We do not clean interior and exterior glass together and we do not do pressure washing 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, and unlock the side gate. Our crew does not come inside, and we send photos of every run to your phone before we leave.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
