The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both jobs in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across New York, most of our work happens in spring and fall, when the seed, grit and leaf loads are heaviest and the glass shows it most.
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 residential and commercial jobs the same way, by the number of stories and the approximate number of windows, and both jobs done in one visit cost less than booking them separately. Some window cleaners quote by the pane, but we price the whole visit. Our professional window cleaning quote starts from the same two numbers. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Starting prices depend on the stories and window count, but the figure for your house depends on what the crew finds, and we would rather name it before anyone climbs a ladder.
On the day, a few things move the quote. Multi-story buildings, including a house with a third story, change the time, because the crew has to work from a boom or scissor lift for the upper runs, and a steep roof does the same. A large window count, or oversized panes that need a longer pole, adds work. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass and will not come off with cleaning, so we flag it rather than bill it as a cleaning. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Windows inside the house are not part of the quote.
On our Poughkeepsie jobs, the quotes that climb most are the houses that skipped a season. Window washing on glass that has sat through a full season is more work than a light touch-up, and clogged gutters that have been overflowing for a while can show water damage behind the fascia. Clean glass and gutters also do more for curb appeal than most people expect. We photograph those spots and tell you what we found. To get your exact number, send us the number of stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text or call (866) 435-6328, and we will come back with a firm price.
| 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 Poughkeepsie customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, so one crew doing both in one visit makes it easy to schedule service on that rhythm. Most of our cleaning services in town go to residential properties, and the pattern repeats: a residential window looks hazy by spring, and the runs back up the moment the leaves come down. Spring is when the pollen film shows on south-facing glass and the seed packs the elbows of the downspouts. Fall brings the wet leaf mat that sits in the gutters through the winter, and by the time the crew reaches the house, every window on the south side has a film of grit on the sill. We see the same pattern on most of the houses we return to.
Storm and wind seasons move the dates. A bad nor'easter can drop a heavy load of debris on the roof, and that can bring a visit forward. Across New York we have seen the same pattern: the late-season storms are what fill the gutters that were clear in October.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, so those customers come back more often. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need more attention on the glass. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects more dust on the frames, and it shows fast. Few of these conditions mean much on their own, so we look at the house before we suggest a schedule.
You will see when windows need a clean: clean windows should look clear from the street when the sun is low, and a haze that only shows then is the sign. You will see when gutters need one: water sheeting over the edge in the rain. If you see either, it is worth booking a visit, and the crew will tell you what it finds on the first visit.
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 Poughkeepsie, and we have cleaned gutters and exterior glass on houses throughout the city. Condos are included: if you own one of the condos in town, send us a photo and we will tell you whether the outside glass and gutters can be done on the same visit. Booking starts with a call or a text: give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we will come back with a firm estimate. Lead times depend on the calendar, and we will tell you the next open date when you call. The two busy windows are spring and fall, when leaves, grit and storm debris pile up at once, so book early in those months if you can.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and we call before we come. Our washing services for glass and gutters run on the same visit, and the crew works from the outside so the job stays in one trip. Window cleaning services on a house with a lot of glass take longer, which is why the estimate asks for a window count. Grime on the lower panes is the first thing most homeowners notice, and it is included in the same visit. Gutters and downspouts get cleared and flushed to remove dirt and debris, and the runoff from clean gutters is what you want to see after a storm.
Yes, it is the same crew. We clean the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last, so nothing from the gutters lands on the clean glass.
We give you a number by phone or text based on the number of stories and the size of the house, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice. The same quote method applies to every house we visit. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house.
On our jobs, the outside of the glass carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting, so cleaning the outside alone catches most of what builds up in Poughkeepsie. We clean the glass with purified water, so there are no cleaning solutions left to streak. The inside stays as it is unless you ask otherwise.
Most of our customers here book regular cleanings twice a year. Across New York the spring visit runs late May to June, and the fall visit is late October to November.
No, gutters first, glass last is the order we always use, and the reason is simple: dirty water and debris from the gutters run down the wall onto any window below. Cleaning the glass first means washing it twice.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the job when they are reachable from outside, and picture windows are cleaned from the outside the same way as any other pane. We rinse screens and wipe sills as part of the job, so there is no extra line for them.
Our visit covers exterior glass only, and interior and exterior cleaning are booked as separate trips, so the inside stays as it is unless you ask for it on its own visit. We do not do pressure washing, and gutter repair is not part of what we do.
You do not need to be home. Before the crew arrives, turn the sprinklers off, move cars out of the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up and leave the side gate unlocked. Book online or call (866) 435-6328 for a written estimate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
