Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing from the gutters lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Our crew works spring and fall, when the leaf load and tree debris are heaviest, and we have been on Elyria houses through each of those seasons.
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 our washing services by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle costs less in one visit than booking the gutters and the windows separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, with no add-ons appearing on the invoice.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that we have to work from a boom or scissor lift, a large number of oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleared in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our window cleaning services and are not billed as extras. Quotes cover exterior glass only, so interior and exterior work is never bundled into one price.
Most of our Elyria window washing jobs are quoted from a photo of the front of the house plus a count of stories and windows, sent by text. Our crews have found that homes with regular cleanings every spring and fall have far less grime built up on the glass, so the visit is faster and the price stays predictable. On one Elyria job, a two-story house with a heavy tree line and a sprinkler line hitting the front windows, the quote went up because of the spotting and the guard lift; the customer got a clear written breakdown before anyone climbed a ladder. To get your exact number, send us your story count, your approximate window count and one photo of the front of the house.
| 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.
On our Elyria jobs most customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in late spring and again in late fall, so one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
In the spring visit we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the gutters. Pollen sits on the outside of the glass, so the windows inside the house can look fine while the street side looks hazy. That film comes off with purified water, and cleaning solutions are only used on panes that water alone does not lift. In the fall visit it is the leaf load and the wet leaf mat that has to come out before the first freeze. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates across Ohio, and when severe thunderstorms or a derecho roll through, we will call you to reschedule rather than work in unsafe conditions.
Houses under heavy tree cover, or with a sprinkler line hitting the glass, often need a third visit, because the spots return a day after cleaning and debris keeps collecting in the downspouts between cleanings. Houses near a busy road or active construction also tend to need more frequent visits. Residential and commercial buildings alike benefit from the same schedule, though multi-story buildings usually need more time for the upper runs.
The sign windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in rain, which is often the first symptom of clogged gutters and downspouts, and of water damage starting at the fascia. If you see either one, book a date and we will come out.
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 cleaners have cleaned gutters and windows across the Elyria area, and we work with homeowners and managers of residential properties who want exterior cleaning services done in one trip. To get started, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front with your story count, and we will give you an estimate by phone or text. Typical lead time is set by our calendar, which fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring cleaning season and the fall leaf season.
When you book, we call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, so there is nothing to prepare beyond turning off sprinklers the night before and moving cars off the driveway if the windows face it. We bring our own water and power and send photos of every gutter run and every window before the truck leaves. For professional window cleaning on houses where curb appeal matters, the crew works to remove dirt from every window, including the sill and the frame.
If your schedule needs a particular date, tell us when you call and we will check the calendar. When you ask to schedule service, we will name the first open day in the week you need, and we will say plainly if the crew cannot make that date.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people do both in one visit. As window cleaners, we do the gutters first and the glass last, which keeps gutter runoff off the clean windows.
We give the number for a residential window and gutter job from the story count and the size of the house. Send us the count and a photo of the front by text or call (866) 435-6328, and you will have the figure before we book anything.
On our Elyria houses the outside carries road grit, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the windows inside never see, so the glass looks dull from the street even when the inside is clean.
Most of our Elyria customers book in late spring and again in late fall, and we can plan both visits on the same calendar.
No, gutters first and glass last is the reason. When the glass is washed first, the runoff from gutters and downspouts runs down across it and someone has to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and frames are done as part of the exterior job, so the crew can remove dirt from the whole window, not just the pane. None of those are billed as extras.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, the same for condos and houses, and we do not do interior glass or pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
