The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. 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. Our crew works this job across New York every spring and fall, and most of our Onondaga customers book both in those two seasons.
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.
Here is the direct answer: we price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. The same two numbers set the quote on residential and commercial exteriors, and we use purified water instead of cleaning solutions, so there is no chemical line on the invoice. Stories and steep roofs are what we notice first when we pull up, because a third story or a roof we cannot walk means a boom or scissor lift on the day. Window count matters too, along with picture windows, which take more time per square foot than standard panes. Clogged gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated are quoted before the visit. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate treatment that cleaning alone will not remove, and we say so when we see it. Interior and exterior glass are quoted separately, so the number here covers the exterior only. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Cleanings in the same season are quoted off the same stories and window count, so the number is known before the first visit.
On our Onondaga jobs, the quote is usually decided by what the crew finds in the first ten minutes: how many runs are full, how many windows face the lawn and how many face the drive. For a recent Onondaga job, a larger house with heavy grime on the upper panes and gutters that had not been cleaned in some time was the one we quoted on the phone from the stories and window count, then confirmed with photos before the crew arrived. To get the exact number, text a photo of the front of the house with your story count to (866) 435-6328, or call that number and we will book a date. Our crew will check it against the windows and the runs and give you one figure.
| 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 our spring visits run late May to June and our fall visits run late October to November. Most of our Onondaga customers book both services twice a year on that schedule, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. What we find on the glass in late spring is pollen film on south-facing panes and pollen paste packed in the gutters, and on the fall visit it is the leaf load and the wet mat that builds up in the clogged gutters. Nor'easters across New York can move those dates, so we confirm the window before we book. Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or multi-story buildings with the same problems all bring grime back faster, and the spots that come back a day later are usually the sprinkler kind. A run that stays full between visits can cause water damage to fascia and trim, which is another reason a home may need one more cleaning. A customer on regular cleanings two times a year with no trees near the roof is a simple schedule. A customer under trees, or with sprinkler spotting, tends to need three or four. Our crew gives you the schedule after the first visit based on what we see. Clean glass and clear runs are most of the curb appeal of a house, so that is what the visit is for. The windows inside are not part of the visit, so a haze you see from the inside often comes from the outside glass. You will know the windows need it when you see a haze on them only when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running out the downspouts.
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 handles each residential window and the gutter runs above it across Onondaga, and we have worked on the neighborhoods that come up in the estimate call. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories, and we give you a slot. When the calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall pollen and leaf seasons, the lead time gets longer, so booking early keeps the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. For a home that needs a window and gutter cleaning on a set schedule, we set the same crew and the same day each visit so the routine is easy to keep. Professional window cleaning and gutter work in one visit is the reason we keep one crew on each job. Gutters and downspouts are cleared first, so the glass is done last. The goal is clean windows and clear gutters on the same visit, so every window and every run gets done once rather than twice. If you want to schedule service on a set day, say so on the call. Ask about a sill or a track on the estimate call if it matters to you, and we will include it in the quote.
Yes, the same two people do both, and it is one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the gutters never reaches the panes we have just finished.
Our washing services are priced by stories and window count, so we do not post a range on a page. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you get it by phone or text. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
On our Onondaga jobs the outside carries most of the grime: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that come back. The inside can stay as it is on a condo or a house, and the exterior cleaning is what changes how the glass looks from the street.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall, after the seed and leaf drop. Storm seasons can shift it, so call us to confirm the window.
No. We do the gutters first and the glass last. Running the gutters first lets us remove dirt from the runs before the glass is touched, and when the glass is washed before the gutters, the runoff from the runs washes straight back onto it, which is why we do not work in that order.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job, and we include them in the quote. Tracks are a separate add-on we confirm on the estimate call.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. We do not do interior glass or pressure washing, so ask us about those separately if you need them.
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 leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
