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 jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Rhode Island, most of the homes we service book this combined visit in the spring and fall.
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 in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Steep roofs and multi-story buildings take longer to work safely, and a third story adds a step to every run. Oversized panes and a high window count add time on the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, need more passes. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain that cleaning solutions and water alone will not remove, so we flag it before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Rhode Island the fastest way to get an exact number is a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Sending the window count and any picture windows helps us size the glass, and a quick look at your gutters tells us whether a standard pass will do. Other window cleaners who quote by the foot land in a similar place per linear foot, but the figure we give you includes the flushing and haul-off. This quote covers the exterior only, and interior and exterior jobs are priced apart. Ask for a written estimate and we will put the same figure in writing before a date is booked.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $170 | from $275 |
| Two stories | from $225 | from $240 | from $375 |
| Three stories | from $295 | from $330 | from $495 |
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 Rhode Island, most homeowners book gutters and exterior windows twice a year, with the spring visit usually in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. On our jobs that calendar is what keeps one crew in one visit make sense. The spring visit catches the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed into the gutter elbows. The fall visit clears the leaf load before the wet months start and before the first freeze can leave ice in a clogged run. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we book around the forecast when we can.
Most houses are handled by regular cleanings twice a year, but some need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps depositing debris between cleanings, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than a quiet street. On the windows, the sign is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and a visit will remove dirt that rain alone leaves behind. On the gutters, it is runoff sheeting over the edge in a rain, which usually means clogged gutters and a risk of water damage at the fascia.
Our cleaning services are booked on that calendar. Most of the professional window cleaning we do is on the same two-visit rhythm, and it is cheaper to keep a schedule than to let curb appeal slip and then catch up. If you are unsure where your house falls, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we see from the description.
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 schedule window and gutter cleaning across Cumberland and the homes around it, and the booking itself is simple. Send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front by text, or call, and we give you a figure from those details. Our typical lead time is set by the season, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call. In the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, the calendar fills faster, so booking early keeps your date.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and the crew works from the outside of the house without going in. Every window on the outside gets cleaned, and each residential window gets its sill wiped as part of the same pass. Residential properties are our main work, and the same standard applies to residential and commercial exteriors, so clean windows and clear gutters look the same from the street.
To schedule service, text a photo of the roofline or call (866) 435-6328, and we will confirm the date in writing.
Yes. It is the same crew, and the gutters and downspouts are cleared before the glass, so the glass is not dirtied again by the gutter work.
The number depends on stories and size, so we quote it by phone or text from those details. Condos are quoted the same way, by stories and window count. The quote we give is the number we charge.
Often yes. The outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up on glass in Rhode Island, and the outside stays dirty if only windows inside get cleaned.
Across Rhode Island most of our customers book in spring and fall, after the pollen drop and before the leaves and freeze.
No. The gutters come down the wall and across any window below, so we clear the gutters first, flush the downspouts and let the wall drain before we touch the glass.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and downspouts are flushed as part of our window cleaning services. They are not separate extras, and the same washing services cover the frames.
We clean the exterior only on this visit. Our washing services stay on the outside, so we do not clean inside the windows, and we do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
