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 the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Hillsborough jobs most customers book in the spring and the fall, so this is the work our crew does most often here.
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 window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and bundling gutters and exterior glass into one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, since it is the same professional window cleaning crew on both. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Give us the story count and a rough window count by text, along with a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with the figure. Call (866) 435-6328 if you would rather talk it through.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings take longer, and a third story or a steep roof needs a boom or scissor lift. Window count matters, and so do picture windows and oversized panes, which take more time to reach. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, cost more to clear than a run cleaned last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is not something a cleaning removes, and we will tell you when we see it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and a clean roofline does a lot for curb appeal.
On a Hillsborough home, the quote usually changes most with how many stories there are and how much of the glass is hard to reach. The fastest way to get an exact number is to send us the story count, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm the figure before anyone is booked. Some homes have clogged gutters that have been sitting for a while, and water damage can start where runoff has been spilling over the edge. We look for both when we quote, so the number reflects the real condition of the house.
| 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 Hillsborough customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit makes that schedule simple. Regular cleanings keep the glass and gutters on that rhythm. What we find at each visit depends on the season. In spring the pollen film is thick on south-facing glass, and the pollen paste packs the elbows of the downspouts. In fall the leaf load builds up in the gutters and washes onto the sills after the first rains.
Storm and wind seasons move those dates, so we confirm timing when you book. Some houses need a third visit. A residential window on the street side picks up more grime than one at the back of the house, so the schedule depends on the house. We see the need for a third visit most often when heavy tree cover hangs over the roof, when a sprinkler line hits the glass and leaves spots that return a day after cleaning, or when a house sits near a busy road or active construction. On those homes the glass and gutters pick up more grime between cleanings, and a third visit keeps the runoff from building up.
Two sure signs tell you when it is time. The first is a haze on the windows that you only notice when the sun is low. The second is water sheeting over the gutter edge during rain. If you see either one, that is the time to schedule service, and every window and the full gutter run will be checked on that 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.
We have cleaned gutters and exterior glass across Hillsborough, and the crew works the same way in every part of the city. Booking starts with a phone call or a text with the story count and a photo of the house front, and condo owners send the same details. From there we set a slot, and the crew calls before they come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but a quick call before arrival helps us plan the ladder and lift placement.
The two busiest windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fastest during those stretches. If you want a slot in those windows, book early. Lead time is set by the current calendar, and we tell you the first open date when you call. We do not promise same-day or next-day service unless the calendar has an opening that week.
Our crew handles residential properties, and our cleaning services include gutters and downspouts, exterior glass and the sills beneath each window. Our washing services and window cleaning services are done from the same ladder position. Water runoff from roof valleys and window sills is cleared during the visit, and any grime that builds up on the glass is removed as part of the job. The crew will remove dirt from the frames and sills, not just the pane. The job is done by the same crew from start to finish, with photos of each gutter run sent before they leave.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and debris from the gutters never land on clean windows.
We do not quote a figure without seeing the house. The number comes from the story count and the size of the house, and you can get it by phone or by text with a photo of the front. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number before anyone is booked.
Yes, because the outside carries the dust, rain spots and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. On our Hillsborough jobs, the outside glass is where most of the grime shows, and cleaning it is what restores the view. Our visit covers exterior glass only, so ask us about interior and exterior work when you call.
Most of our Hillsborough customers book in the spring and the fall, when the leaf load and the spring film on the glass are at their heaviest. The calendar fills fastest in those months, so booking early gets you a slot sooner.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. If the glass is washed first, someone has to wash it again once the gutters are cleared, so the order matters.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and the glass is done with purified water rather than cleaning solutions. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside. Nothing on that list is billed as an extra.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing, and we will tell you if something outside needs more than a glass cleaning. This page covers residential homes only, so if you need work on a residential and commercial property, ask us when you call.
You do not need to be home for exterior work. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside and unlock any side gates. Our crew sends photos of the finished work to your phone before they leave.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
