Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing falls back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across New York, most of our exterior window and gutter work is booked in spring and fall, when pollen and falling leaves build up fastest. Tell us your stories and window count, 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 two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of your house, and we will tell you where it lands.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the same ones every time. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Oversized picture windows and a high count of small panes both add to the glass work. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before we can flush them. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning alone will not remove, and we tell you about it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Regular cleanings use the same stories and window count, so the quote for the next visit starts from the one you already have.
For a Plainview quote, the exact number comes from stories, window count and a photo of the front of the house. Text it to us and we will sort out the cleaning solutions and the labor needed for your property, and we quote interior and exterior work as separate jobs, since this visit covers the outside only. Residential and commercial buildings are quoted the same way, by what is on the wall and roof, so there is no hidden step. If you have not had the gutters done in a while, say so when you call, because it changes the time on the ladder more than any other single factor.
| 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 Plainview customers book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. Across New York, spring visits usually fall in late May to June, and fall visits run from November to early December, after the last leaves drop and before the first hard freeze. On the glass in spring we find pollen film on the south-facing panes and a sticky paste packed into the gutters. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped that visit we see clogged gutters that sagged under snow and ice by March. Dirty outer panes also make the windows inside look dim, so the outside is the first thing we clean.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Packed downspouts can back water up behind the gutter, and that is how water damage starts. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a schedule change more than a second cleaning. A house close to a busy road or active construction picks up grime faster, so the professional window cleaning on that side of the house comes around more often. Many window cleaners only book the next visit when you call, but our crew tells you when your schedule should change, based on what we find on the glass.
Two signs tell you the windows need a visit. The first is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the sky. The second is water sheeting over the edge during a rain, which usually points to clogged gutters, not just dirty ones. If you see either one, call us. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal. Our cleaning services for the outside of the house are scheduled around these two signs, and the timing is set by what we see, not by a fixed calendar.
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 offer window and gutter cleaning across the Plainview area, from single-family homes to multi-story buildings. Booking with us starts with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we will give you the window for your job when you call. Across New York, the busy stretches are late May to June and November to early December, and our calendar fills during those two windows, so the earlier you call, the better your chance of a slot.
Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and we call before we come so you are not surprised. Residential properties and clean windows are handled the same way, and every residential window gets the same crew and the same order of work. If you want every window on the house done, including the sill on each one, tell us when you call so we can plan the boom or scissor lift access and the time needed. We will schedule service for the day that suits you and keep the timing as close to what we quoted as we can.
Yes. Our crew cleans gutters and downspouts in the same visit, gutters first and glass last, so the washing services are done by the people who clean the gutters.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 to get the number for your house.
Yes, because the outside carries the tree dust, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits, plus the grime that settles on the frame. Those are the things that cloud the glass even when the inside is clean.
Across New York, most of our customers book spring and fall. Spring visits usually fall in late May to June, and fall visits run from November to early December, after the leaves drop.
No. We do gutters first and glass last, because when a run is cleared, the leaves, grit and runoff come down the wall and across any window below it. If the glass were washed first, someone would have to wash it again before the crew leaves.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job, so they are not billed as extras.
On this visit we clean the exterior of the windows only, and we do not do interior glass or pressure washing. Our exterior cleaning is meant to remove dirt from the outside panes, and hard-water spots need a mineral treatment instead.
Condos are quoted by stories and window count, the same way as houses, and the same gutters-first, glass-last order applies. Call (866) 435-6328 to get a number for your building.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Text a photo of the roofline to (866) 435-6328 if you want us to check the gutters before we come.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
