Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the runoff never lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Ohio, most of our customers book this work in the spring and fall, and we are glad to give you the number on the phone before we arrive.
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.
Your quote comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, while the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that takes longer to reach, oversized panes and picture windows that need more time per pane, clogged gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with leaves and needles, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning will remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, sill wiping and the cleaning solutions used on the frames are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our crew also sees how the residential and commercial jobs differ in scope, but on this visit we work the exterior glass and the gutter runs only. Quotes are per visit and cover the exterior only, so we never split a quote by interior and exterior glass. When you call, tell us the stories, the rough window count and whether the back of the house has a walk-out basement, and text us a photo of the front of the house so the estimate matches what we will find. For one of our cleanings, that is all we need, and the number holds. Ask for a written estimate if you want the figure in writing before you book a date.
Here is one example from an Upper job. A two-story house with a large run of back windows had gutters full of seeds and pollen paste from the spring drop, and the quote moved up only because the back run needed the boom or scissor lift for the upper gutters. The crew flushed each downspout, cleaned the windows from the ground and the lift, and sent photos of every run before leaving. Text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which of these applies to your house.
| 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.
On our Upper jobs, most customers book twice a year, in late May or June and again in late October or November, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. In May we open the downspout elbows and find seeds and grit packed in the clogged gutters, and on the outside glass there is a pollen film that sets on south-facing windows. In November it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and houses that skipped the fall visit often show a sagging run by spring. Those are the two windows where a visit pays off most for curb appeal, and calling early means the slot you want is still open.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the gutters and downspouts between visits, and clogged gutters on a tree-heavy lot can lead to water damage at the fascia before the next visit. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a film faster than most. Two of our customers on tree-heavy lots book three or four visits a year, and the sprinkler customers book a visit right after the mineral spotting shows, which is what we tell you on the first call.
You will notice when the windows need it: a haze you only see when the sun is low in the afternoon. You will notice when the gutters need it: water sheeting over the edge in a hard rain instead of running into the downspout. Professional window cleaning on a regular schedule keeps the glass clear. Regular cleanings also protect the wood trim, and most of our customers find that cleaning services twice a year cost less over the year than letting the grime build up. Text us a photo and we can tell you which schedule fits your lot before the first visit.
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 cleans the exterior of residential window and gutter jobs across Upper, and the window and gutter cleaning we do covers every window and every run in one visit. Booking starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We confirm the window count, tell you the arrival window, and call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring drop and the fall leaf drop, and those are the weeks our calendar fills first. If you want a slot in either window, call early and we will hold a date for you. We schedule service around the weather, so a forecast of rain or wind moves the day rather than the quality of the work. We do not promise a same-day visit; the lead time is in our confirmation call, and we keep to it.
Our crew works both residential properties and the occasional job on multi-story buildings on the same sill-and-glass routine, and we use the same method to clean windows on every job. Give us a call at (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, or text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with the estimate and the earliest date we can reach your house.
Yes. Our washing services cover both in one visit: the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the grime and runoff from landing on clean glass below the gutter.
We do not give a figure in this section. The number comes from the stories and the window count, and you can get it by phone or text, with a photo of the front of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the exact number before the crew books a date.
Yes, because the outside carries the rain dust, the sprinkler spots and the film that builds up between visits. Cleaning the inside glass does not remove dirt from the outside, and that film is what makes the glass look dull in low sun. The same is true for a condo's exterior glass.
On our Upper jobs, most customers book in late May or June and again in late October or November. Those are the windows that catch the spring drop and the leaf drop, and booking early keeps the date you want.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. When the gutters and downspouts are cleared, the leaves, grit and black water drop down the wall, and if the glass were washed first it would have to be washed again. We rinse the siding under each run before we touch the panes.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit, and they are not billed as extras. Ask us for the screen rinse when you book so the crew brings what it needs.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, not the interior and exterior together. We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing here, so tell us if you need either and we will refer you elsewhere.
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 unlock the side gate. The crew sends photos of every run before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
