Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit come in below booking two separate trips. Most of our Olean customers book this in the spring and fall, and we run the same order of work on every house we see.
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 professional window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, and we confirm it in writing before the crew is booked.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings with a third story or a steep roof change the setup. Window count matters more when the panes are oversized or the picture windows run across the back of the house, and window washing on those takes longer per pane. Gutters not cleaned in years come down packed with needles and leaves, and that takes longer than a light run. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the channel. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue, because no cleaning solutions remove it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On one Olean house, the quote moved because the rear run had clogged gutters over a sunken patio and the front windows needed two setups for the curb appeal side of the house. Once the crew had photos of the roofline and the stories counted, the number matched what we gave by phone. If your house has water damage showing at the fascia, tell us when you call so we can note it before the visit. To get a number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you what the number is.
| 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 Olean customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for this city. What we find at each visit follows the calendar. In the spring the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters. In the fall the leaf load comes down in wet mats, and wind or storm seasons can move the dates.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts 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 construction collects more dust on the frames and sills. On those houses we plan for three or four visits a year.
You will notice when windows need it. Haze shows up mainly when the sun is low, even on clean windows done a few months back. You will notice when gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain. Either sign means it is time to call.
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 have cleaned gutters and exterior glass across the neighborhoods of Olean, and most calls come from residential properties on both older streets and newer subdivisions. Every residential window the crew can reach gets the same outside treatment. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and we tell you the first open slot when you call. During the spring and fall windows our calendar fills, so the earlier you call, the easier the date.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works outside and calls before they arrive. The two busy windows of the year are when the leaves and grit come down, and that is when the washing services and window cleaning services are most in demand. We keep the schedule tight so the grime and runoff from the gutters do not sit on the glass. If your gutters and downspouts drain toward a walkway, we will mention it, since runoff from the roof can wash the wall. We also do regular cleanings for condos and small multi-unit buildings, and the crew will remove dirt from every window on the way round.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We go gutters first, glass last, so the wall and the sills get dried off before the glass is touched.
The number comes from stories, size and the window count, and we give it by phone or text. We give the figure by phone or text once we see the front of the house, so send a photo and we will tell you what it is.
On our Olean jobs the outside carries most of what dulls the glass: film from the air, rain dust and sprinkler spots. The inside can be fine while the outside is hazy in low sun. The outside is where the work shows.
Our Olean customers book in late spring, once the trees have finished shedding, and again in the fall after the leaves come down. If you have heavy trees or sprinklers hitting the glass, plan for a third visit.
No, because the gutters get cleared first and the wall gets a few minutes to dry before the glass is touched. Dirty water from a run washes down and across any window below it, which is why we do it in that order.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit, and none of that is billed as an extra. Frames are done too, since dust on the frame is what spots the glass after rain.
This visit covers the exterior only, so the windows inside stay as you have them. We do not do pressure washing, and we do not clean interior and exterior glass in the same trip.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up and unlock the side gate. If the building is bigger than a house, ask on the phone about residential and commercial work before you book, since this page covers homes and small multi-unit buildings.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
