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 rough window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Newark jobs most customers book this bundle in the spring and fall, which is when the leaf loads are heaviest on the houses we see.
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 by stories and the approximate window count. A window and gutter visit in one trip costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Those are the only two inputs we need to start; send a photo of the front of the house by text and we confirm the count before we book a date.
What changes the quote on the day is what our crew finds. A third story or a roof steep enough that we work from the boom or scissor lift takes longer. Oversized picture windows and panes above a porch roof take more setup. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with seeds and leaf mat, need more hand clearing than a run we cleaned last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line hitting the glass is something cleaning will not remove, so we flag it on the visit rather than quoting it as a surprise.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras, and our cleaning solutions and purified water are included. Our residential and commercial clients see the same breakdown: what we clean, what we found, and what the photos show before the crew leaves. This visit covers the exterior only, so interior and exterior glass are quoted as separate jobs. The quote for regular cleanings uses the same two inputs, so a second visit is no harder to price than the first.
On our Newark jobs the quotes that move most are the ones where the customer sends the photo late. Pollen paste in the gutters and a film on the south-facing glass both show up in one photo, and the sooner we see it the easier it is to get the exact number. If you are on the fence about booking, text the photo of the front of the house, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk the count with you, then pick a day.
| 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.
Most of our Newark customers book cleaning services for both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. Across Delaware the spring visit falls in mid to late May and the fall visit runs from November into early December, which is why one crew in one visit fits the calendar. On the glass in late May we see a pollen film on south-facing windows and seed and grit packed into the elbows of the downspouts. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that sagged under ice by late winter.
Storm and wind seasons move those dates. Across Delaware, nor'easters, tropical remnants and summer thunderstorms can drop a load of debris in a single night, so we keep a mid-season slot open for properties that have had heavy storms. Clogged gutters are the usual route to water damage: when runoff backs up over the edge it runs down the siding and into the sills, so a backed-up run is worth a call. Spring and fall are still the two windows where dirt and debris build up the most.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits, and customers under those trees often book three or four times a year. Multi-story buildings and three-story houses take longer to set up, so tell us the stories when you book. Window cleaners who only do the glass leave the gutters for a second trip, and professional window cleaning on a set schedule works better for these houses than waiting until the glass looks bad. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those are on a different schedule than the gutters. A house near a busy road picks up grime faster than a quiet street, and the windows show it first.
Windows need a cleaning when you see haze only in low sun, the kind you can miss all day and then notice at dusk. Haze on the outside of the glass is also what makes the windows inside look dirty, and clean glass does a lot for curb appeal, which is the first thing a neighbor sees. Gutters need one when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running into the downspout. If either of those is happening now, book a visit rather than waiting for the next scheduled one.
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 handles window and gutter cleaning across the city, and we book one visit for both so you are not paying for a second trip. To schedule service, call or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a count and a date. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we say the actual window when you call rather than promising something we cannot keep. Every residential window job gets photos of the finished glass before we leave.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and that is when our calendar fills first. Book early in those months and you get a slot for clean windows and clear gutters. Outside those windows we usually have more room, but a storm can still bring a rush, so the sooner you call, the easier the date.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and we call before we come so you know when the ladders are going up. We clean every window we can reach from outside, including residential properties and commercial buildings, and where a pane or sill is out of reach we tell you on the call rather than on the ladder.
Yes, our crew does both, and it is the same two people on the same visit, so the window cleaning services and the gutter work are one booking. We go gutters first and glass last so the runoff does not hit clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before anyone is booked. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front and we will quote the exact amount.
Usually yes on our Newark jobs, because the outside carries the film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees, and cleaning the inside will not remove dirt from the outside of the glass. Clean inside glass with dirty outside glass still looks hazy in low sun.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, once the seed and dust have dropped, and in late fall after the leaves are down, which is the same two windows across Delaware. Text a photo of the roofline and we will suggest a date that fits your schedule.
Not on our jobs, because we do gutters first and glass last. The leaves, the grit and the black runoff come down the wall as we clear the gutters and downspouts, and if the glass was washed first, someone has to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of our washing services, and grime on the tracks gets a quick pass where we can reach it from outside. None of that is billed as an extra line item on the invoice.
Exterior only on this visit. We clean the outside glass of houses and condos, and we do not clean interior glass or pressure wash siding or decks, so if you need those you will need a different service.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the 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.
