Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and having both jobs done in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Rocky River customers book this in the spring and fall, and the crew that quotes the job is the crew that climbs the ladder.
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, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the glass separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. On multi-story buildings, a third story or a steep roof takes longer to work safely. Oversized panes and a high window count add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take more passes and more bags. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a different problem that cleaning will not remove, and we will tell you before we charge for anything beyond the job you booked. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Rocky River jobs, the quotes that climb are the ones where we did not know the stories or the window count until we got there. So send us a photo of the front of the house by text, or call (866) 435-6328, and tell us how many floors it has, and we can give you a closer number before the truck rolls. Each residential window counts toward the same total, and window washing, washing services and window cleaning services all follow that count, so the photo covers every one of them. Grime on the glass, regular cleanings to keep it off, and the picture windows on the back of the house are all part of that count, and we do not hide them in the price. Interior and exterior glass are priced separately, and this visit covers exterior only.
| 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 Rocky River customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
In the spring we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and sticky seed paste packed into the gutters. In the fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs after the trees drop. Storm and wind seasons move those dates, so we book from what the house actually needs rather than a fixed day.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the downspouts packing between visits, and the runoff from a backed-up run spills over the edge onto the wall. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after we clean them. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets a film of dust that builds faster than normal, and rain alone will not remove dirt from the frames, so the crew does those too. We see clogged gutters and water damage on the houses that skip the second visit, so we would rather plan the second one at the start.
You will know the windows need us when there is a haze you only notice with the sun low. You will know the gutters need us when water sheets over the edge in the 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.
We clean residential properties on the west side of Rocky River and along the main streets through the middle of the city, and we have cleaned the glass and gutters on houses in several of its older neighborhoods. Booking starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We will give you a date from there, and we call before we come, so nobody is standing at the gate wondering where we are. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, and that is when our calendar fills. If you want a slot in those weeks, call early and we will hold it. Outside of those weeks we can usually fit you in sooner, and we will tell you the lead time when we quote the job.
We are a small crew of two people, so the schedule is one job at a time, and we build the route around the gutter cleaning first and the window cleaners' glass second. Our standard is professional window cleaning on every window and sill, with the curb appeal of the front of the house in view when we finish. On the glass we use purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing is left behind to streak. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the roofline by text.
Yes, it is the same two people on the same visit. We clear the gutters and downspouts first and do the glass last, so the water from the runs does not land on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories, the window count and the size of the house, and condos are counted the same way. We give it by phone or text, so call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house and we will quote it from there.
On our Rocky River jobs, the outside carries the film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the glass looks hazy even when the inside is clean. Cleaning the outside is the part that changes how the windows look from the street.
Most of our customers here book in the spring, once the trees have leafed out, and again in the fall, after the leaves come down. Book the spring visit before the seeds start to build.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. The runs get cleared and flushed, the wall gets a few minutes to stop the runoff dripping, and only then do we touch the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the window job. Tracks are included on the exterior side, and we will tell you if anything needs more time.
Exterior only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not pressure wash, so the price covers the outside of the glass and the gutters. Quotes for residential and commercial buildings are handled by phone, so call (866) 435-6328 before you book.
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, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
