The same two people who clean your gutters clean 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 together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Ohio, most homeowners book it in the spring and the fall, when the pollen and the leaves have done their damage.
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 professional window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking window washing and gutters as two separate jobs. Plenty of window cleaners quote the glass alone; ours covers the gutters too. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves it on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that we work from a boom or scissor lift, a high count of oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleared in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. The same stories-and-windows method applies to residential and commercial buildings. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Washing windows inside the house is a separate job and is not part of this quote.
Here is what we have seen cost the most on a visit. A house with clogged gutters and a row of picture windows facing the street takes longer than a house with the same window count and clean runs, because the water has to be flushed out of every downspout before we can give the glass a pass. Water damage around a window usually starts where the gutter overflowed onto the sill, so we check the runs first and the glass second on every visit. For multi-story buildings and tall two-story homes, the crew sets up the boom or scissor lift on the first visit and keeps it on the same position for both jobs, which is where the bundle saving comes from. If you want the exact number, send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with a written estimate for a date that works.
| 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.
Across Ohio, most of our customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. In the spring the pollen film on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are the first things we see, and by the time the leaves drop in the fall the gutter runs are packed with wet leaf mat. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, but the calendar stays the same. Heavy tree cover over the roof means a third visit, because the downspouts pack with grit between cleanings. A residential window with a sprinkler line hitting the glass means spots that come back a day after we clean them, so those houses get a third visit too. A house on a busy road or next to construction picks up a film of dust that needs more frequent cleanings to stay clear. On residential properties with few trees and no sprinkler spotting, once a year in the fall is usually enough. Regular cleanings in the spring and the fall are the plan most houses follow, so book both, and if you want to schedule service for a third visit, text us a photo of the roofline; our cleaning services team will tell you whether your lot needs one. Clean glass also does a lot for curb appeal, and the front of the house shows it first. Clean windows and clear glass look the same at noon, so the first sign of trouble is a haze you only see across every window when the sun is low, and the sign that the gutters need a visit is water sheeting over the edge in the rain.
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 works across Ohio, cleaning gutters and downspouts and the outside of residential windows, and we book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm a date and a time window. Lead time is set by the calendar, and in the two busy windows of the year, when the pollen and the leaves come down together, our slots fill first, so book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Single-family homes, townhomes and condos are booked the same way. The crew treats every job the same way, whether the house is a small ranch or a multi-story home, and it cleans the washing services and window cleaning services on the same visit so the grime and the runoff from the roof do not end up on the clean glass. On houses with a lot of runoff, we clear the gutters and downspouts before we touch a window, and the crew works to remove dirt from the sills before it leaves. When there is a sprinkler line or a driveway under the runoff, we flag it and show you the photo before the visit ends, so you can decide whether to fix the source or book the next visit.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not end up on the clean glass.
We give the number on the phone or by text, from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Yes, the outside is where the work shows. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the glass from the outside first, and a dirty exterior makes the whole house look neglected from the curb, even when the inside is clean.
Across Ohio, most customers book in the spring and the fall, which is when the pollen and the leaves do the most damage.
No. Gutters first, glass last, so the roof runoff is cleared before anyone touches a window.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and the frames are cleaned as part of the job, not billed as extras. We rinse with purified water and skip cleaning solutions, so there is nothing left on the glass to streak.
We do not clean windows inside the house on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing. This visit covers exterior glass only, and we do not quote the interior and exterior of a house as one job.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers 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 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the visit.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
