Yes, 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 both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. On our Queensbury jobs, most of our customers book it in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew makes sense for the whole house.
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. Our professional window cleaning crew works out the window washing and the gutter work together, so the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes more time on the ladder, and multi-story buildings take the most. Window count and oversized panes change the glass work. Clogged gutters, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear, and a run that has sat for years can hide water damage behind it. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is not removed by a standard cleaning. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our experience with this is mostly about the details that shift the number. On a Queensbury job, the stories and the window count matter most, and then whether anything has been left to build up in the gutters. Some owners ask about windows inside, and the number we give covers the outside only. Clean outside glass does a lot for curb appeal, so that is the part we price. To get the exact number, text us the front of the house and tell us how many stories it is. A photo of the front is enough for the crew to see how many windows and runs are involved.
| 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 Queensbury customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Plenty of residential properties settle into that rhythm of two cleanings a year, so it is easy to schedule service for both jobs at once.
At the spring visit we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the gutters, and we leave every window clear of both before we go. In the fall we find the leaf load, and the wet leaf mat is what sags a run under ice. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, and we adjust for that rather than keep to a fixed day.
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 a construction site collects more dust on the glass and the sills.
On a residential window, the sign that it needs cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. Clean windows show the sky through them without a film, and in the gutters the sign is water sheeting over the edge in the rain.
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 book by phone or text: call (866) 435-6328 or send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm a slot. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
The two busy windows are the spring and fall, when pollen and leaves are heaviest and our calendar fills first. Book early in those months if you can. Our crew handles window cleaning services and the washing services that go with them, including gutters and downspouts and the outside glass on each house. In the same visit we clear the grime, remove dirt from the frames, and deal with the runoff at the roof edge.
We also do condos and other multi-unit buildings, including multi-story buildings, where the same crew works each unit on one day and reaches every window from the same setup. If there is something on the roof we cannot reach safely, the crew photographs it and tells you rather than guessing, so you know where the job stands before you leave.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. Gutters come first because debris from them runs down onto the glass below.
We do not give a figure in writing. The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and that works the same way for residential and commercial buildings. We give it over the phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Often yes. Interior and exterior glass get dirty in different ways, and the outside carries most of the grime here. Pollen in the spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spotting all collect on the outside, and inside cleaning does not reach any of that. Regular cleanings keep that film from building up.
Most of our Queensbury customers book in the spring and in the fall. Book early in those months and call (866) 435-6328 to get the date you want.
No, as long as the gutters are done first. Clogged gutters send their debris and black water down the wall, so we clear every run, flush every downspout, and let the wall dry before we touch the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and that is not billed as an extra. Tracks are included in the exterior cleaning, and picture windows are done from the pole on the same visit.
Not on this visit. We do exterior glass only, so interior window cleaning and the cleaning solutions that go with it are not part of this service. We do not do pressure washing either.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
