Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Rhode Island, most of the houses we service are on the spring and fall schedule, so that is the calendar we plan around. Give us your story count and an approximate window count, and we will tell you what the visit costs.
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 professional window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a bundled visit costs less than booking the gutters and the windows separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. We do not quote a figure without knowing the stories, so tell us those first.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Window count and oversized panes change the glass work. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is left on the glass, since cleaning does not remove it. Cleaning gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Cleaning solutions are not the variable on a typical house; the variables are access, height and how long the gutter run has gone without clearing. On residential and commercial work alike, the first visit is the one where the crew learns the most, so we photograph every run and every window before we leave. Those photos are how we explain the count if a second visit is ever needed, and they set the baseline for regular cleanings after that.
Our Valley Falls crew treats the outside of the house as one job, not two. Exterior glass on picture windows gets the same water-fed pole and purified rinse as a standard pane, and the upper runs get cleared from the same ladder position, which is where the bundle saving comes from. Interior and exterior cleaning is a separate service, and we do not combine them on this visit. To get an exact number, text us the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has.
| 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 of our customers book both jobs twice a year, one visit in spring and one in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. Cleaning services that only do the glass miss what the gutters are holding, and the reverse is also true.
In the spring visit we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the downspout elbows. The fall visit is about the leaf load and the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs once the trees are bare. Storm and wind seasons, the nor'easters that come through the state, can move the timing of either visit by a few weeks, and we plan around that rather than around the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps clogged gutters filling between visits. 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. We see the windows on those houses needing attention between visits because the grime on the glass carries dust that washes into the sill and frame, which is a common cause of water damage on the window trim.
The sign that windows need cleaning sooner is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a rain, which means the run is full. Either one is a reason to book a visit, since clean glass and clear runs both protect curb appeal.
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 service by phone or text at (866) 435-6328. Send the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm the visit and the time window. Lead time depends on the season and is set by the calendar, not promised here. In the busy spring and fall windows our calendar fills, so booking early keeps the date.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew calls before it comes, so you know when to expect the truck. Every window and every gutter run gets the same process, whether the house is a single-family home or one of the residential properties we clean on the street. Quotes for multi-story buildings use the same stories-and-window count.
Both gutter cleaning and exterior glass cleaning are available as a single visit, and the price stays the same whether you book the window and gutter cleaning together or one after the other. Our window cleaning services cover residential window and gutter work on houses across the area, and the fastest path to a slot is a clear photo and a count of the stories.
Yes, our crew does both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not land on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, so we give the figure by phone or text once we have those, and condos are quoted the same way as houses. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will quote it from your house.
Yes, because the outside carries most of the grime, and a cleaning can remove dirt that rain only spreads. Rain dust, sprinkler spots and tree grit build up on the exterior, and the runoff from clogged gutters can streak the glass below.
Our customers here book in the spring and the fall, which is when the leaf load and the grime are heaviest. Text a photo of the roofline and we will suggest the nearest open date.
No, if the gutters go first and the glass last. Clearing a run sends leaves, grit and black water down the wall, so the glass gets done after the runs are flushed and the wall has stopped dripping.
Our washing services cover screens, sills, frames and tracks, all in the same exterior visit, and nothing is billed as an extra.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing here.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
