Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your 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 in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Delaware, most of our customers book it in spring and fall, which is when we see the most buildup on both gutters and glass.
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 a window and gutter job by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing the gutters and the outside glass together in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and steep roofs, window count and picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers all shift the quote, and a heavy pollen film in spring adds time to the glass. We see each one on the day. The same story count applies to residential and commercial buildings, so a three-story house is priced above a two-story one.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. This quote covers the outside only, and any interior and exterior glass work is priced as its own job. Every run of gutters and downspouts is cleared on the same visit, and the cleaning solutions for frames and sills come with the price. Houses kept on regular cleanings carry less buildup, so the work is simpler on the day. Tell us the stories and the window count, or text a photo of the front of the house to (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the exact number before we book.
On a recent job our crew cleaned a two-story house where a film of dust sat on the south-facing glass and the downspout elbows were packed with seeds, so the flushing took longer than the glass. The quote reflected the stories, the window count and the gutter condition, and nothing else. For a house like that, a photo of the front and the back by text is the fastest way to get the exact figure.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $240 |
| Two stories | from $195 | from $210 | from $325 |
| Three stories | from $255 | from $285 | from $430 |
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 Delaware, most customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. The spring visit usually lands in mid to late May, and our fall visits run late October to November. We find pollen film on the south-facing glass and sticky seed paste in the gutters during the spring visit, and a wet leaf load after the fall drop. A window cleaner who comes only once a year misses that spring pollen film, so we plan both visits. Nor'easters and summer thunderstorms, the storm season across Delaware, can move the dates on either side.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction tends to need cleaning more often. The sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day after cleaning, so we flag them on the first visit. Keep an eye on the gutters as well, since clogged gutters let water sheet over the edge and can lead to water damage on the siding below. A house with heavy tree cover usually needs a third visit, and a house with few or no trees usually does fine on the twice-a-year schedule. The professional window cleaning on your house is the same whatever the schedule. Multi-story buildings keep the same two visits, with upper-story glass done from a pole rather than a ladder, and windows inside are a separate job since this schedule covers the outside.
Windows need attention when you see a haze only in low sun. Gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in the rain. Our cleaning services are built around those two signs, and if you see either, we can come back sooner. Regular cleanings keep the glass clear enough that a crew can remove dirt in one pass, and clean glass and clear gutters protect curb appeal between visits.
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 residential window and gutter cleaning jobs across the Hockessin area and the wider Delaware region. Our estimate is by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will tell you when the crew can come. Lead time is set by the calendar, not by a promise, so call (866) 435-6328 early if your schedule is tight.
Spring and fall are the busy windows, when seed and leaf debris are at their heaviest and our calendar fills first. Book early in those months to schedule service on the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Every window on the outside of the house gets the same treatment, so the crew can clean windows in one pass, sill and frame included.
Our washing services cover residential and commercial buildings on the same schedule logic, and the crew works from the outside only. Residential properties with two or three stories are quoted the same way, by the number of stories. If you have a question about a particular house, text the front and back and we will answer by return text.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Our window cleaning services start with the gutters and finish with the glass, so runoff from the gutters never lands on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it to you by phone or by text before we book. We do not quote a figure without that information. Houses and condos are quoted the same way, and our washing services follow that rule on every job.
Usually the outside carries more of the grime here: leaf film, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the glass between visits. Cleaning the outside is how we remove dirt before it sets on the glass, and the inside is a separate job we do not take on this visit.
Across Delaware, most customers book in spring and in fall. Spring catches the pollen and seed buildup, and fall clears the leaf load before the first freeze.
No, because we do the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and the black water under them can come down the wall, so the glass has to wait until that is finished.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and frames are cleaned as part of the job, and none of that is billed as an extra. Those are the parts of every window we handle.
We do not clean windows inside or do pressure washing on this visit. Any work on interior and exterior glass is quoted as its own job, and this visit covers the exterior only.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
