The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Rhode Island, most of our customers book spring and fall, and that is when our crew is most often on Portsmouth homes. Use the estimator below for a fast number, or call (866) 435-6328 to talk it through.
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 give the number on the phone or by text, and the number we give is the number we charge. We build it from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the window and gutter cleaning bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Text a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has, and we will come back with a figure before anyone schedules a visit. The quote covers the exterior only, so interior and exterior glass never share a line on the estimate.
On the day, the crew looks at what moves the quote. A third story, a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it, and multi-story buildings with a shared roofline all change the setup. Picture windows and oversized panes take more time per pane than standard sash. Gutters that have not been opened in years come out packed with needles, leaves and grit, and that takes longer to clear. Gutter guards that we have to lift and reseat add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate issue, because cleaning alone does not remove it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, sill wiping and the cleaning solutions we use on the glass are part of the job, and we do not bill them as extras.
On a recent Portsmouth job, the quote came in higher than the owner expected because the house had three stories, a steep front roof, and gutters that had gone several years without a clean. We cleared the runs, flushed every downspout until the water ran clear, and then cleaned the glass on the same visit, with photos of each run sent before the crew left. The number we quoted over the phone matched the invoice. That is the process we use for every estimate, whatever the house looks like.
Crews also see the same few things on most jobs regardless of style. Clogged gutters that have sat through a season can put water against the fascia, and a run that has been holding water for months often needs the same attention as the glass. Regular cleanings catch most of this before it gets that far. We note what we see and tell you about it, but we do not sell repairs. Our crew is here for the cleaning and the photos, and for a clear number before any work begins.
| 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.
Most of our customers across Rhode Island book both twice a year, in spring and again in fall. Across Rhode Island the two cleanings usually fall in late May to June and in November to early December, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the outside of the house. In spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the elbows of the downspouts. In fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we have seen gutters sag under the weight of ice by late winter.
Heavy tree cover over the roof changes the schedule. When branches hang over the gutters, needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and those jobs need a third visit. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the round white spots that come back a day after cleaning, and that also calls for a third visit. A house near a busy road or an active construction site collects more film on the glass, and a house with gutters that hold water can show water damage at the fascia, so both need the same extra visit. Those are the cases we see most often, and we tell you which of them your house falls into after the first visit.
A customer with no trees near the house who books once a year, in late fall, usually does not need more than that. A customer under heavy trees or with sprinkler spotting is often on three or four visits a year. We set the schedule based on what the crew finds on the glass and in the gutters at each visit, and we adjust it from there.
You will know windows need cleaning when there is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspout. Either sign means the next visit should be sooner than planned, and clean glass does more for curb appeal than most owners expect.
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 cleaning services for gutters and windows reach across Portsmouth, including the older houses and newer builds that make up most of the residential properties in town. This page covers houses only, and a residential and commercial mixed-use building gets its own quote. Booking runs the same way for everyone, condo owners included. You call or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, we give you a figure, and once you agree we set a date. Lead time depends on the season, and it is longest in the two busy windows of the year, when the calendar fills. Ask when you call and we will tell you the next open date.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not go inside the house. Every residential window gets the same attention whether it is a small sash or a picture window, and we clean the sill under each one so the dirt does not sit there until the next rain. Once you have a slot, we will confirm the day and the time window, and you can schedule service around your own calendar without waiting by the door.
Yes. The same two people do both on one visit at your house. We start on the roof and the gutters, then do the glass, so nothing dirty washes onto clean windows.
Our washing services are priced from the stories and size of the house. Send a photo of the front and the number of stories and we will come back with a number by phone or text.
The outside of the glass carries most of the grime: pollen film, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Professional window cleaning on the outside keeps the glass clear even when the inside is already fine.
Across Rhode Island, most customers book in late May to June and again in November to early December. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will check the open dates for those windows.
No, because we clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. Leaves, grit and black water come down the wall when a gutter is cleared, so the glass waits until the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and put back in the window they came out of, sills are wiped, and tracks are cleaned as part of the job, so the frame gets done and not just the pane. We do not bill them as separate extras, and the method is built to remove dirt without leaving streaks.
No. On this visit we clean the exterior of the windows only, and we do not do pressure washing or interior glass.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
