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 the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Ohio, most of our customers book it in spring and fall, which is when the pollen and leaf loads build up on the house.
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.
Window washing and gutter work are priced together by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our washing services for residential properties are quoted on the phone, and the number we give is the number we charge. Our crew works from the stories, the window count and what is actually sitting in the gutters, so the figure we quote is the one on the invoice.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Oversized panes and picture windows count for more, since each residential window that needs a boom or scissor lift to reach safely adds time. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer than a light run. Heavy grime on the glass adds time too, since it takes longer to remove dirt that has baked on. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with a regular cleanings pass, so we flag it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
The quote covers the outside of the glass only. Interior and exterior cleaning of the same windows is not part of this price, and we use purified water on the outside, which dries without leaving a film. Our experience in Richmond Heights is that the quote tracks the stories and the glass more than anything else, so the most useful thing you can send us is a photo of the front of the house by text along with the number of stories. That gets you the exact number on the phone before anyone is booked. Ask us for a written estimate if you want the figure in writing first.
| 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 Richmond Heights customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for both jobs. In spring the pollen film builds up on the south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutters. In fall the leaf load comes down, and gutters and downspouts with a wet leaf mat are what we find most often at that visit. Storm season across Ohio, with severe thunderstorms and derechos, can shift the dates, so we work from what the house looks like rather than the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits, and a sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. Spots like that need more than cleaning solutions, so we flag them on the visit. Left alone, clogged gutters send runoff over the edge and down the wall below, which can lead to water damage. Multi-story buildings and tall houses are booked as a longer visit. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a film that the glass shows within weeks. On those houses we would rather book the extra visit than let the buildup set.
You will know the windows need attention when the haze shows up only in low sun, because the film is the first thing the light finds. If the haze is on the windows inside the house, that is not something this visit fixes, since we work on the outside. The gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout, which usually means they are full. If you see either, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you which visit the house needs next.
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.
We run professional window cleaning alongside gutter cleaning around Richmond Heights, and our window cleaning services use our own employed crews, whether it is a single family house or a larger property. Our window cleaners work from the outside, and our cleaning services are scheduled around the two busy windows of the year, which is when our calendar fills. We clean every window on the outside of the house that can be reached safely. Residential and commercial jobs, including condos, are booked the same way. To schedule service, send the number of stories and a photo of the house front by phone or text, and we will confirm a slot. Lead time depends on the season, so ask us for the next open date when you call.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, we keep the ladders off the gutter lip, and we send photos of every gutter run and the finished glass before the crew leaves. Each job is scheduled as its own visit, so curb appeal stays part of the plan rather than an afterthought. If you want to get on the schedule before the busy season, call (866) 435-6328 and we will hold a date.
Q: Do window cleaners also clean gutters, and is it the same crew? A: Yes, our crew does both, in one visit. The gutters and downspouts are cleared first and the glass goes last, so runoff from the gutters never lands on clean windows.
Q: What does it cost to clean the gutters and windows on a two-story house in Richmond Heights? A: Every residential window cleaning job is quoted from the stories and the window count. Text us a photo of the front of the house and the number of stories, and we will quote it by phone or text.
Q: Is it worth having the outside of the windows cleaned if the inside stays as is? A: Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Purified water helps remove dirt from the glass without leaving a film, and those are the things that make the glass look hazy even when the inside is clean.
Q: When should I book in Richmond Heights? A: Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, which lines up with the pollen and the leaf load on the house. Condos follow the same spring and fall schedule.
Q: Will dirty gutter water end up on the clean glass? A: No, that is the reason we clean the gutters first and the glass last. Anything coming off the gutters is rinsed away before the glass is touched.
Q: Do you clean screens, sills and tracks, or are those extras? A: Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the outside, and we do not bill them as extras.
Q: Do you clean inside the windows or do pressure washing? A: We clean the exterior glass of residential properties only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house and we do not do pressure washing.
Q: Do I need to be home, and what should I do before the crew arrives? A: No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the 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.
