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 in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across New York, most of our homeowners book the work in the spring and fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we 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.
On a St. James house, window and gutter cleaning is priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and it is set before the crew arrives.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are the same ones the crew sees from the ladder: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, oversized picture windows, clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line that no cleaning removes. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across New York we get the exact number by asking for three things: how many stories the house has, a rough count of the windows, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text. With those we can give a firm figure on the phone. Some of the larger jobs we see are multi-story buildings or homes with a lot of glass, and the count matters more there than anything else. Where a client has asked for interior and exterior work, we say plainly that this visit covers the exterior, and windows inside the house are quoted separately if they want them.
Regular cleanings are cheaper over a year than letting the gutters go until they overflow and cause water damage to the fascia, and they keep the curb appeal up between seasons. Customers who book every spring and fall tend to see the lowest total cost, because the crew is never clearing a run that has been left to build up. Grime builds up on the glass between visits, and the first pass after a long gap takes more time. Stains that need cleaning solutions beyond purified water are quoted before the crew uses them, so the schedule is part of the 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.
Across New York most homeowners book these cleaning services twice a year, once in late May to June and once in October to November, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Those are the two windows where the gutters and the glass need the most attention.
In spring the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are the main things we find. In fall it is the leaf load that leaves clogged gutters and packs the downspouts, along with storm debris after nor'easters that can move the dates. Our window cleaners see the haze on the glass most clearly when the sun is low, and a rinse alone will not remove dirt that has dried onto the glass.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit fill the runs between cleanings, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after we leave. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the outside, and that is a reason to plan for three visits instead of two. Professional window cleaning on these houses is a matter of timing, not a bigger job each time.
The sign that windows need cleaning sooner is haze you only see when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need it is runoff sheeting over the edge in a rain. If either shows up between visits, call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, and we will tell you what the crew would find.
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 window cleaning services cover the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and you can schedule service by phone or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm the day and the arrival window. The estimate comes back from those details, so there is nothing to measure yourself.
Booking works the same whether you are a first-time customer or someone who has had the crew before. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, so the only thing you need to arrange is access to the outside of the house.
The crew works on residential and commercial buildings, and condos count as residential properties. The process for a residential window job is the same from the first call to the photos. Our schedule fills up in the two busy windows of the year, so if you want a particular week, it is worth asking early. Lead time depends on the calendar and is confirmed when you book.
Our goal is that every window on the house comes out clean, and that the clean windows hold their look until the next visit. The gutters run clear, including the sill below each window and the frames above it. If something cannot be reached safely, the crew says so and does not guess.
Yes. The same two-person crew does both, and it is one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and debris from the roof never reach a clean window.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the figure on the phone before anything is booked.
On the houses we clean, the outside carries the dust, the rain film and the sprinkler spots, and those are the things that cloud the glass. Cleaning the inside alone leaves the film that the sun shows up every day.
Across New York most of our homeowners book in late May to June and in October to November. Those are the windows when leaves and dust are heaviest, so the timing matters more than the month alone.
No, because the gutters go first and the glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and black water come down the wall, so the windows below wait until the wall has stopped dripping.
Our washing services cover the screens and sills, which are rinsed and wiped as part of the job. Tracks are cleaned along with the frame, and none of it is billed as an extra line item.
This visit is exterior only, so windows inside the house are not part of it, and we do not do pressure washing. If you want either one, tell us when you book and we will quote it separately.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
