Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately. Across Ohio, most homeowners book this pair in the spring and the fall, when the buildup on the roof and the glass is heaviest.
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, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge, with the cleaning solutions for the glass already included.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the stories and the pitch of the roof, the window count and any oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years or 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 the job and are not billed as extras, and every window on the quote gets the same treatment.
We see the same thing on most of our Forest Park jobs: the quote grows when the crew has to work from a boom or scissor lift, or when the gutters carry years of buildup that has started to hold water. A house with a steep roof and a full run of glass on the second floor takes longer than a single-story ranch, and we say so before the truck rolls. To get the exact number, text us the number of stories, a rough window count, and a photo of the front of the house. We reply with a written estimate, and the window washing and professional window cleaning are scoped on the same sheet, with each of the window cleaning services priced on its own line before anyone climbs.
The buildup we see most often is grit and leaf litter in the gutters, clogged gutters that back water toward the fascia, and the water damage that follows when a downspout stops draining. Curb appeal starts to drop when the glass gets a film you only see in low sun, and that is the cue most people give when they call.
| 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 Forest Park customers book both jobs twice a year as regular cleanings, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
In spring the pollen film shows on south-facing glass, and sticky catkin residue sits in the gutter elbows. In fall the leaf load builds in the gutters and the sprinkler spots show up on the lower panes. Across Ohio, severe thunderstorms and derechos can shift the dates, so we schedule service around the forecast rather than the calendar. On houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, the cleanings come closer together, every three or four months, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A residential window job on a house with few trees and no sprinkler line hitting the glass is often fine on one late-fall visit.
The jobs that need a third visit are the ones with a sprinkler line aimed at the glass, which leaves the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, a house near a busy road or a construction site, and a roof under a canopy of trees. We look at those on the first visit and tell you what the schedule should be.
You will know windows need cleaning when haze shows across every window once the sun sits low in the sky. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in a heavy rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 and gutter work run together across Forest Park and the surrounding streets, and we clean the gutters and exterior glass on residential properties, including single-family homes, townhomes, condos and the smaller multi-story buildings that share a roof line. Booking runs by phone or text: you send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we return a written estimate. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the lead time we quote is the one we keep.
The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring rush and the fall leaf drop, so booking early in those months gets you the date you want. Outside those windows slots open more easily. Nobody needs to be home for these exterior cleaning services, and we call before we come so the ladders never show up unannounced.
Our washing services also handle the grime that builds on sill lines and frames, and the runoff that stains siding under a clogged gutter, so we check both on every visit. For a clean sweep of the outside, we remove dirt from the gutters and downspouts and from the glass in the same pass.
Yes. Our crew does both jobs in one visit on residential and commercial buildings alike, and the same two people work the gutters and then the glass. We do it that way so the dirty water from the roof never lands on panes we have already washed.
We do not give a number in this answer, because the price comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us the stories and a photo of the front, or call (866) 435-6328, and we send a written estimate.
Usually the outside is where the buildup is. Dust, rain grit and sprinkler spots collect on the exterior glass, and the inside stays clean on its own. Cleaning the outside alone is a normal request for our customers here.
Our customers here book in the spring and the fall, when pollen and leaves are heaviest. Booking early in those months gets you the date you want.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing from the roof runs onto the clean windows we have already done. If the glass is washed first, someone has to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Large picture windows are cleaned in the same pass, and tracks and other add-ons are quoted on the estimate before the crew starts.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside or do pressure washing here, and any interior and exterior job is quoted as two separate lines on the estimate.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Call (866) 435-6328 if anything about the day changes.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
