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 an approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Avon Lake jobs most customers book in the spring and again in the fall, which is when the dust and the leaves build up 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 properties by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Booked together in one visit, the bundle costs less than two separate jobs, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Those two inputs answer most of the question, and the rest of the quote follows from what the crew finds on the day.
What moves it on our jobs is mostly stories and roof pitch. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder, and that changes the setup time. Window count matters for every residential window on the house, and so do oversized panes, which take more time per pane and more care not to flex the frame. Gutters and downspouts that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear than a run that was done last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time on each run. Heavy grime on the glass adds time per pane too, and the crew notes it before it starts. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue: it sits in the glass and no cleaning removes it, so we note it on the visit rather than charging for a cleaning that cannot fix it.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job. We do not bill them as extras. A window washing visit on this kind of house is the same crew, the same setup and the same photos as the gutter run beside it, so the bundle is one trip rather than two. Our washing services are quoted as one number, and the window cleaning services on the house are priced inside it. Regular cleanings of picture windows and the taller panes on a split-level take a little longer, and we say so before we arrive if the count suggests it. The price covers the outside of the glass only, so interior and exterior work is not part of this quote.
On a house with three full stories, a back run that needs the lift and a sprinkler line leaving spots on the south glass, the quote moves on those three things, and the crew writes the count down before the first pane. For your own house, the most useful thing you can send is the number of stories and a photo of the front by text. That gets you the exact number without a site visit.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $240 |
| Two stories | from $195 | from $210 | from $325 |
| Three stories | from $255 | from $285 | from $430 |
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 Avon Lake customers book both twice a year, once in late spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. The spring visit falls in late May to June across Ohio, and our fall visit is November to early December.
In late spring we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters and the elbows of the downspouts. A film like that does not come off with a dry towel. Rinse it first, then use cleaning solutions made for glass, and the frame comes clean with it. In the fall the leaf load is the issue, wet and matted, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have found runs that sagged under the weight of the first ice. Clogged gutters hold that weight longer, and water damage can follow when water sits in them through a freeze, while runoff from them stains the siding below. Storm and wind seasons, especially severe thunderstorms and derechos across Ohio, can move the dates on either visit.
Some houses need a third visit, and so do multi-story buildings with a lot of glass. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loading between cleanings, and needles and grit pack the downspouts faster than a twice-yearly schedule can keep up with. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house close to a busy road or active construction collects more dust on the frames. The windows inside stay on their own schedule, since winter condensation clouds them from the inside, not the weather outside. On those houses we plan three or four visits instead.
The sign that windows need cleaning sooner is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, a film that sits on the glass between visits. The sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a heavy rain, which means the run is full. If you see either one, send us a photo and we will tell you whether it is a cleaning or a slope problem. Residential and commercial glass both show that same haze, so the sign works either way.
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 of window cleaners works on residential properties across Avon Lake and calls before every visit. Cleaning services on Avon Lake houses are booked as one visit covering the gutters and downspouts and the glass, not two. To schedule service, send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front by text, or call (866) 435-6328 for an estimate and we will give you a date. Lead time is listed on the booking page, and in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf season, the calendar fills first, so the earlier you ask the better your slot.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and it sends photos of each gutter run and each finished pane before it leaves. If a window cannot be reached safely, we photograph it and tell you rather than guessing at a fix.
We use the same process on every house, from a simple two-story house to a set of condos with many panes. Professional window cleaning follows that same process, and clean glass with clear gutters does more for curb appeal than most people expect. Every window gets the same attention, and the photos show you the result before the invoice does.
Yes. Our window cleaning services and the work on gutters and downspouts are done by the same crew in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps dirty runoff off the clean glass.
We do not give a figure on this page. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and the same stories-and-count question applies to residential properties and condos. You can get the figure by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text.
Yes. Every residential window collects dust, rain spots and sprinkler spots on the outside, and those build up between visits whether the inside is clean or not.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in the fall, and that is when we see the most leaves and dust.
Not when the order is right. Gutters first, glass last, because the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall in runoff and across any window below. If the glass were washed first, someone would have to remove dirt from it a second time.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing here. Interior and exterior work is not part of this quote.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
