The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across New York, most of our customers book this bundle for the spring and fall, when the leaves are heaviest on the glass and in the gutters.
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, a single visit doing both costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. We do not quote a figure without knowing those two things.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings with a third story or a steep roof change how many setups we need. A large window count, oversized picture windows, and tall glass all add time, and every residential window gets the same careful pass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain that no cleaning removes. Gutters and downspouts get flushed on every visit, and screen rinsing and sill wiping come with the job.
To get an exact number, send us the stories, a rough window count, and a photo of the front of the house by text. We will tell you what the job involves and what it costs before the crew is booked. Window washing, washing services, window cleaning services, and regular cleanings all follow the same logic: the more glass and the more height, the more work, and the number reflects that. Grime that has built up on picture windows and interior and exterior surfaces may need a longer visit, because it takes more work to remove dirt that has baked on, and we will say so in the quote.
| 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, most of our customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the job.
In spring we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and the sticky grit packed into the gutters. On fall visits we find the leaf load and the clogged gutters that have been sitting in the runs since the trees dropped. Storm and wind seasons move these dates, and when a big blow comes through we are happy to reschedule the gutter run so it goes in after the debris settles.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that come back a day after cleaning), or a house close to a busy road or construction all tend to build up faster between visits. We will tell you which pattern your house follows after the first visit.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout, and that water can lead to water damage at the fascia. Cleaning solutions and the right water matter for residential and commercial glass alike, and we handle both on the job.
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 works across the city and the surrounding area, and the estimate starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and the calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, when leaves and grit are heaviest. Booking early in those windows is the easiest way to get a slot you want.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, we work outside, and windows inside are not part of this visit. Our window cleaners and cleaning services are set up for professional window cleaning on every window the job covers, and the sill and frame get wiped as part of that work. If you want us to schedule service around a date, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar.
We keep the work tight so the outside of the house looks right and the curb appeal holds up between visits, and we stand behind the visit with photos of every run and every pane. If you are ready to book, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set up the estimate.
Yes, the same two people do both in one visit. We do gutters first and glass last so the debris from the gutters does not land on clean windows.
We do not quote a figure without seeing the house, and condos are priced the same way, by stories and window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the number before the crew is booked.
Yes, because the outside carries the sticky grit, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that build up between visits. Residential properties often show this most on the south-facing glass.
Across New York most customers book in spring and fall, when the pollen and the leaves are heaviest. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot.
No, because gutters go first and the glass goes last. Any runoff from the gutters gets rinsed before anyone touches a residential window.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit as well.
No, this visit covers exterior glass only, so windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers, move cars off the driveway, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
