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 the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across New York, most homeowners book this work in the spring and fall, when pollen and leaves are heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
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. Booking the window and gutter work together costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. The same method applies to residential and commercial jobs. Text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, and we can give you an exact figure.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a large number of window panes or oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Cleaning solutions for the frames are included in that number, and regular cleanings are quoted from the same stories and window count as the first visit.
Across New York, the pollen and seed drop in late spring is the heaviest load we see, so the window and gutter work tends to run larger in late May and June. Our crew clears the packed seed from the gutter elbows and wipes the film off the glass, and that work is included in the number on the phone. We quote interior and exterior work separately, and this page covers only the exterior. Our practice is to quote before any work starts so there are no surprises on the invoice.
| 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 the homes we service 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. Spring visits run late May to June across New York, after the seed drop finishes. Fall runs late October to November, after the last leaves come down and before the first hard freeze. Booking professional window cleaning in both seasons keeps the calendar predictable.
At the spring visit we find a haze on south-facing glass and seed packed into the gutter elbows. At the fall visit the leaf load is the main problem, and on houses that skipped the fall cleaning we have seen gutter runs sag under ice by winter. Clogged gutters are the usual route to water damage at the eaves. Schenectady averages about 59 inches of snow a year, with snow in the months from November through April, so the fall visit has to come before the first snow. Across New York, nor'easters can move both dates, so we look at the house before setting the calendar.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the downspouts packed between cleanings, and a sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dirt on the glass, and it needs cleaning more often than a quiet street does. Multi-story buildings take longer on the ladder and the pole, so the stories count goes into the quote. Our cleaning services are built around these conditions, not a fixed schedule.
Plenty of window cleaners quote the glass alone, so gutter work booked separately means a second trip. Outside cleaning does not touch the windows inside, so a haze on the outside of the glass is the part we can fix on this visit. Clean glass and clear gutters keep curb appeal up through the fall. You can tell windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You can tell gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. Either sign means it is time to book a 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 handles window and gutter cleaning across Schenectady, and the same crew works on residential properties on a regular basis. Every residential window on the outside of the house is covered, from the ground floor to the top story. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us, tell us the number of stories, and send a photo of the front of the house. We can usually give you a firm estimate the same day and set a date once you approve it.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits described above. In those weeks our calendar fills faster, so booking early keeps your slot. We always call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. Our crew clears the gutters, flushes every downspout, and cleans every window on the outside of the house, with the sill wiped as part of the job. Once the gutters are clear, the crew moves to the glass and leaves clean windows behind.
If you have a question about a particular house before you book, send it to us with a photo and we will reply with what we see. That is how we keep the scheduling simple.
Yes. The same two people do both jobs in one visit, and they work gutters first and glass last. Booked together, the gutter work and the window cleaning services mean one setup and one trip to your house.
The number depends on the stories and the approximate window count, so we give the figure by phone or text. Send us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has, and we will quote the exact amount for the washing services you need.
Yes, because the outside takes the hardest hits here. Grime, dust, rain spots and sprinkler spots build up on the glass, and cleaning the inside does nothing to remove them. Outside cleaning is what keeps the glass clear.
Our customers here usually book in late spring and in the fall. Across New York, spring and fall are the two windows when the leaf load and seed drop are heaviest, so booking then keeps your slot.
No, if the work is done in the right order. We clean the gutters and downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass. Working the other way round means runoff from the gutters washes grit down onto clean panes, so we never do it that way.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and we do not bill them as extras. Tracks are cleaned on request during the same visit, and we tell you before we start if they need extra time to remove dirt packed in the groove.
No. On this visit we clean the exterior glass only. We do not clean the inside of the glass and we do not do pressure washing, so the work is limited to the outside of the house.
You do not need to be home, and that is true for condos as well as single houses. Before we arrive, turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Leave the side gate unlocked and we will handle the rest.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
