Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together in one visit cost less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Lima customers book it in the spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, and the number we give you 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.
We price by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Professional window cleaning and gutter work are quoted together, so the number we give you over the phone or by text is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On the day, the crew finds a few things that move the quote. Stories and steep roofs take longer to reach safely. Window count and oversized panes change the time on the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before the water runs clean. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass, which cleaning alone does not remove. We see all of these on our jobs, and we tell you before we start if one applies to your house.
Our crew spends a lot of time on window washing because the outside glass is where the dirt shows. Windows inside the house are not part of the quote, so the number covers the exterior glass only. A clean pane lets you see the outside of the house again, which is the point for most people with curb appeal in mind. Clogged gutters are the other half: when they back up, water runs over the lip and down the wall, and that is how water damage starts on siding and trim. On multi-story buildings the ladder and lift work is where the crew's time goes, so the stories count matters more there.
To get the exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and tell us how many stories it has and roughly how many windows. That is enough for us to give you a firm figure before anyone books. If you are comparing window cleaners, ask each one for the stories and window count behind their number. Ask for a written estimate if you want the figure in writing. Once we are on the house, we photograph each gutter run and each pane we clean, and we send those photos to you before the crew leaves.
| 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 Lima customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Across Ohio, spring visits usually land in late May to June, and in Lima fall visits usually land in late October to November. Lima averages 41.2 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and July are the wettest months, so the glass picks up the most dust and pollen then. In the spring, the pollen film sits on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters. In the fall, it is the leaf load that fills the runs and the wet mat that sags them. Across Ohio, severe thunderstorms and derechos can move those dates, so we look at the house each time rather than going by the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit in the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a mineral treatment rather than another wash. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects more dust on the glass. On those, we suggest a third visit so the windows and gutters do not build up between cleanings. Freezing is a real risk in Lima, and the city gets about 18.5 inches of snow a year, mostly in January, February, March and December.
For regular cleanings, we set up a schedule with you in advance so every window and every run gets done on the same day. You can schedule service in the spring and fall in one booking, and we will call before we come to confirm. The sill and frame need the same attention as the pane, so we wipe them on every visit rather than only when the glass is cleaned.
You will know windows need cleaning when the haze shows up only when the sun is low. You will know gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspout. A residential window that gets the same sill wipe on every visit stays clear longer, so the schedule is what keeps clean windows clean.
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 does residential and commercial exterior washing services around Lima. We clean residential properties and condos, and we take business buildings when the schedule allows. Booking starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew calls before arriving so you know when to expect us.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring pollen season and the fall leaf season, so book early if you want a particular week. Outside those windows there is usually an open slot within the lead time shown for your job. Our crew takes the grime off the glass and clears the gutters and downspouts, and the runoff from a clean house goes where it should, not down the wall. We remove dirt from the gutter runs and the pane in the same visit so the work is done once.
We also handle window cleaning services for condos and multi-unit buildings, where a scheduled route keeps every unit on the same cycle. If you have a question about access or a specific window, ask when you book and we will note it before the crew comes out.
Yes, and it is the same crew. We do the roof blow-off, clear the gutters, flush the downspouts, and then clean the glass, so one visit covers both.
We do not quote a figure here. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you get it by phone or text before you book.
Usually yes, because the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Picture windows show every one of those marks, and cleaning the inside does not remove them.
Most of our Lima customers book in the spring and in the fall, after the pollen season and after the leaves drop. Book early for those windows, since the calendar fills.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing washes down onto a finished pane. The reason is simple: if the glass were done first, the gutter work would splash it again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit, and the glass gets purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing is left to streak. None of it is billed as a separate line item.
We clean the exterior of the glass only. Windows inside the house are not part of this visit, and we do not do pressure washing here.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
