Yes, 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 that comes off the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Smithfield jobs, most customers book in spring and fall, before the leaves come down.
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 gutter cleaning and window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the washing services and are not billed as extras.
On the day, the crew finds what drives the quote. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder or the boom or scissor lift. The window count matters, because every window on the house is priced, and oversized panes and picture windows take more care than a standard residential window. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is another factor, because cleaning alone does not remove it and that is said up front. Clogged gutters that have started to overflow can also point to water damage at the fascia, which we photograph and report.
What makes the Smithfield quote specific is the house itself. Tell us the stories and send a photo of the front of the house by text, and we will tell you how the job will be scoped before the crew is booked. No client is named here because no case is supplied for this city yet, and we will not invent one. Ask for a written estimate, and we will put the stories, the window count and the gutter condition on paper.
| 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 here book both services for two cleanings a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on a schedule. Each visit tells us something different. In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and tree dust packs the gutters and elbows. In fall, the leaf load is what we clear, and it is the wet leaf mat that holds water against the fascia. Across Rhode Island, storms and nor'easters move the dates in some years, so we book by the condition on the house and not only the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust that settles on the sill and the frame. On residential properties like these, we would rather set up regular cleanings than wait for the windows to show it.
You do not need to wait for a calendar to tell you when it is time. Clean windows should not show a haze that only appears when the sun is low. Gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign is a good reason to schedule service, and we would rather hear about it early.
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 gutters and exterior windows across Smithfield, and our professional window cleaning starts with a phone call or a text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we can tell you whether the job fits the next open slot. To book, call (866) 435-6328. Lead time varies with the season, and in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, our calendar fills faster. Booking early in those months keeps the date you want.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, and we call before we come so the arrival time is not a surprise. We remove dirt and grime from the frame and the sill and keep the runoff off the walk, which matters at condos and multi-story buildings where more than one household shares the view. Our window cleaning services cover the outside glass and the gutters and downspouts in one visit, so you do not have to book the two separately.
Yes, it is the same crew, and they do both in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and debris from the roof never reach the panes we have just finished.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it over the phone or by text. Residential and commercial buildings are quoted the same way, by stories and window count. We do not quote a figure in this answer, because the exact number depends on what the crew finds on the day.
On our Smithfield jobs, the outside carries most of the curb appeal of a house: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. Interior and exterior cleaning are separate, and on this visit we clean the outside only.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, once the trees have leafed out, and in late fall, after the leaves come down. Ask for a date in either window and we will confirm the open slot.
No, because the gutters are done first and the glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and grit come down the wall, so we rinse the siding and let the wall drip before we touch the windows.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We rinse the screens, wipe the sill and clear the track as we work through the house.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, with purified water rather than cleaning solutions. We do not clean windows inside the house and we do not do pressure washing, so those are not part of this booking.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to confirm the visit.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
