Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in a single visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing dirty from the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across New York, most of the homes we see are booked for the spring and fall cleanings, and that is when our crew does 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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and steep roofs take the most time, because a roof you cannot walk means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, and every window above the first floor adds set-up. Window count matters most where the panes are oversized or the house has picture windows, since each large pane takes longer to reach and rinse properly. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles, seeds and leaves, take longer to clear than a run that was cleaned last fall, and guards that must be lifted and reseated add time we quote by the foot before the visit. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing on the glass that cleaning will not remove, and we say so on the phone rather than on the ladder. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. What we actually see from the ground and the ladder is what drives the number. The crew counts the stories at the front of the house, checks how much debris sits in each run, and looks at whether the glass is cleaned on both sides or only from outside. Cleaning solutions are the crew's own, mixed for exterior glass, and they are part of the number. The quote covers the gutters, the outside glass and the haul-off, so there is no separate line for bags of debris taken away. Our quote is for exterior work only, so interior and exterior glass are never bundled into one number. For a residential and commercial mix of properties, we keep the same method: count the stories, count the windows, look at the gutters, and quote the whole visit at once. Our crew cleans on the same ladder setup for both, which is where the saving comes from. Regular cleanings on the same house are quoted from the count we took on the first visit, so the number rarely moves. If you send us a photo of the front of the house by text along with the number of stories, we can give you the exact figure before we book.
| 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 customers here book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. What we find on the glass each spring is the pollen film on south-facing panes and the pollen paste packed into the gutters. In fall it is the wet leaf mat and the grit that has settled in the downspout elbows. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates by a few weeks, so we book around the weather and call before we come. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof need more visits, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, and clogged gutters can send water down the fascia, which can lead to water damage on the trim. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after we clean them. Those are the cases where a third visit makes sense, and we tell you that after the first look rather than selling it up front. On our Hyde Park jobs, the customers with the least trouble are the ones with few or no trees, who book once a year in late fall. Customers on regular cleanings, two or three a year, are usually under mature trees or on a lot where a sprinkler spray lands on the glass. Our cleaning services are scheduled around those patterns, so the crew comes back when the house needs it. Many window cleaners only come once a year, but professional window cleaning on a schedule keeps the glass from building haze, which you only notice when the sun is low, and it stops grime from sitting on the sill between visits. Taller homes and multi-story buildings take longer, because every window above the first floor adds set-up. The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only see when the sun comes in low, and you notice it first on the windows inside, where the light comes through. Clean glass is most of the curb appeal of a house from the street. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a steady rain, or a run that is still wet a day after the rain stopped.
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 the outside of residential properties and light commercial buildings in and around Hyde Park, and our window and gutter cleaning service is set up for homes that want both done in one visit. Our residential window work goes on the same visit as the gutters. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories. We confirm the window count from the photo, give you the number on the phone, and set a date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew calls before arriving. In the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, the calendar fills first, so a slot booked early in the season is the easiest to get. Standard lead time is listed on the booking page for your area. Cleaning every window on the outside, including the sill, the frame and the screens when you want them rinsed, is part of the visit, and the result is clean windows on every floor. We do not run same-day service unless the schedule shows a slot open that day.
Yes. Our crew does both in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the roof debris does not run down onto panes we have just finished. Our window cleaning services and gutter work share one ladder setup.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text once we have those. We do not give a figure in writing without seeing the house.
In our experience, the outside carries the pollen film, rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those are the things that make a window look dull from the street even when the inside is clean. Most people see the difference first on the south side.
Across New York, spring and fall are when our customers book, and in Hyde Park we see the most bookings in the months after the pollen and leaf drop. Houses and condos in Hyde Park follow the same two windows, so those are the dates to plan around.
No. We clean gutters and downspouts first, then glass, so the runoff from the roof is cleared before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, so we remove dirt from the frame as well as the glass. Tracks are wiped where they can be reached from outside.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only. Our washing services on this visit cover the outside of the windows and the gutters, and we do not clean the inside of the windows or do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
