We are the crew that cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows on the same visit, gutters first and glass last. Two people, one trip. Most two-story and three-story houses are done in one visit, and the bundle costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Across New York, most of our repeat customers book in the spring and the fall, when the calendar is most useful for keeping both jobs on schedule.
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. Window washing and gutter work share one setup, so the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. The starting price depends on house size and the number of stories, and it is a starting point, not the final quote. Professional window cleaning on a three-story house is quoted from the stories and the glass count, never from a guess.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings take longer to set up and walk, and a steep roof adds to that. A window count that runs high, or oversized panes, adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down heavier, and in the worst cases they are packed with needles and leaves that have turned to paste. Clogged gutters left through a wet season can lead to water damage on the fascia below, and the crew notes it on the visit. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared, which adds time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning will not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are included in the quote. Windows inside the house are not part of this price.
Across New York, a firm number comes from two facts: how many stories the house has and roughly how many windows it carries. Text us both with a photo of the front of the house, and we put the figure in writing before the crew is booked. For a house with curb appeal we want to protect, that written estimate is worth having, because the glass and the gutters are the first things a buyer or a neighbor sees.
| 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.
Most of our residential customers here book gutters and exterior windows twice a year, in the late spring and the fall, and the crew comes out for both on the same visit. Across New York, spring visits usually fall in late May to June, after the seed drop. In the fall we book late October to November, after the leaves are down. When you call, we schedule service for both jobs on the same date, so one trip covers the cleaning services you need.
In the spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste in the gutters. A residential window with a south exposure shows the film first. In the fall it is the wet leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sagged under the weight of it. Across New York, nor'easters move the dates, so we confirm the window when we book. Our crew checks every window and sill on the visit, because the sill is where dust collects first.
Some residential properties need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters packed between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grit faster than the rest. If one of those describes your house, tell us when you call and we will plan the extra visit into the schedule.
The sign that windows need cleaning is a haze you only see when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in the rain.
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 provides window cleaning services and gutter work across Gates, and we book by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we return an estimate with the visit window. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year, late spring and fall, fill the calendar first. Booking early in those months keeps you on the schedule you want.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew comes to the outside of the house, does not come inside, and calls before we arrive. If the job covers several condos in one building, tell us how many windows and gutter runs are involved so we can plan the visit around the access. Our washing services cover the gutters and downspouts, so the runoff from the roof stays off the wall, and any task to remove dirt or grime from the ground-level walls is part of the visit.
Across New York we use the same booking process, and the number you hear on the phone is the number you see on the invoice.
Yes. The same two-person crew does both on one visit, gutters first and glass last. We do both jobs ourselves, so there is one schedule and one invoice.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We will not guess a figure here; call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we send the number.
Yes, because the outside carries most of the grime. Rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the glass and the sills, and interior and exterior cleaning serve different jobs, so the outside is the one that needs the regular cleanings.
Our crew does houses, condos and multi-unit buildings, and each one is quoted from its window and gutter-run count. Most of our customers here book in late spring and in the fall, and booking early in those months keeps the calendar open for you.
Not on our jobs. Gutters go first, so the leaves and the black water run off before the glass is touched. The roof is blown clear, the gutters are cleared, every downspout is flushed, and only then is the glass washed.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and both are included in the quote. Picture windows get the same pole work as every other pane, so every window in the visit gets the same care.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside, and we do not do pressure washing. The glass is washed with purified water, so no cleaning solutions are left behind to streak it.
No, you do not need to be home. 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.
