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 in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Connecticut, the outside of the glass and the gutters are the two things most houses need done together each spring and fall, and that is how we schedule them. Get your number by phone or text from the stories and window count of your house.
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 and gutter cleaning 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 on the phone is the number we charge, with no add-ons appearing 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, a large count of window cleaning services surfaces, oversized picture windows that take a longer reach, gutters not cleaned in years and packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Each of these changes the time on the ladder, which is why we ask for the stories and a photo of the front of the house before we quote.
Across our Wallingford Center jobs the biggest swing has come from the glass rather than the gutters. A house with grime on every pane takes longer than one with a few panes to wipe, so we ask about the window count before anything else. Send a photo of the front of the house by text and we can usually tell you which of these apply before the crew is booked. Regular cleanings keep the time down on the return visit, since the first pass is the one that takes the most work.
To get the exact number, text the stories, the approximate count of windows, and a photo of the front of the house. We will reply with the quote and the window in which the crew can come. Call (866) 435-6328 if you want to talk it through first.
| 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 Connecticut, most residential and commercial buildings are cleaned twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and that is how we run our Wallingford Center calendar as well. The spring visit follows the pollen season, when a yellow film settles on south-facing glass and grit packs into the gutters. The fall visit follows the leaf drop, when the wet leaf mat sits in the runs over the winter.
At the spring visit we see a pollen film on every south-facing pane, and in the gutters the same grit has turned into a paste that sticks to the seams. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, and a run that backs up can lead to water damage, but the pattern holds. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves spots that come back a day later, or a house near a busy road or construction usually needs a third visit, because the debris comes back faster than twice a year.
A customer with no trees over the roof and no sprinkler spotting is usually on the twice-a-year schedule without trouble, and our cleaning solutions handle the light film they leave. Our Wallingford Center customers with heavy tree cover or sprinkler spotting are usually on three or four visits, because the grime and the spots return between cleanings. Each house is different, so we set the schedule after the first visit based on what the crew sees.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low. Clogged gutters tell you the same way, with water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either sign between visits, text us a photo and we will tell you whether it is the glass, the gutters or both.
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 crew is one of the window cleaners working the outside glass and gutters on houses across Wallingford Center, and the city as a whole is where most of our bookings come from. To book, you send a text or make a call with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we give you the quote and the window in which the crew can come. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year, in late spring and again in fall, are when our calendar fills fastest. Booking early in those months keeps you from waiting, so you can schedule service on a date you pick.
The crew uses a boom or scissor lift on multi-story buildings and on the houses that need one, so every window on the outside gets reached, and we call before we come so you know the window. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew works professional window cleaning on the outside only and does not touch windows inside, so the schedule is set around the outside of the house.
Clean glass and gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and when a slot is open we can give you a date and confirm it in writing, so there is no guessing about when the glass and gutters will be done. If you want the date on the calendar sooner, say so when you call and the crew will check the next available window. For any question about the schedule or our cleaning services, call (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm the time.
Yes, our crew does both, on houses and condos alike. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the gutters washes down onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, the way we price all residential properties, and we give it by phone or text. The number we quote is the number on the invoice. Text a photo of the front of the house and the window count and we will send it back.
On a residential window in Wallingford Center, the outside carries rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees, so the outside is where most of the grime is. Cleaning the inside alone leaves that film on the glass.
Our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall. Book the spring visit before the grime builds up and the fall visit before the leaves finish dropping, so the crew arrives when the glass and gutters are at their dirtiest.
No, we always do gutters and downspouts first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and the runoff come down the wall, and if the glass were washed first it would need washing again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and the tracks are cleaned to remove dirt as part of the job, so you do not see them as add-ons. Downspout flushing is included in the same visit.
This visit covers the outside only, so interior and exterior glass work is not part of it. We do not do pressure washing either, so the crew stays outside the house.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside and leave the side gate unlocked. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
