The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing from the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs done together in one visit come in cheaper than booking two separate trips. Across Delaware, the houses we see most often are booked for the spring and fall cleanings, and that is when our crew is busiest in Smyrna.
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 the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking gutters and windows separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a written estimate.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are predictable. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk safely, changes how the crew reaches the back run. Clogged gutters nobody has opened in years take longer to clear, and packed seeds and needles add time. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Oversized panes and picture windows take more time per pane, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers needs more than a cleaning to remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Keep one thing in mind when you read the number: the window part of the job covers the outside of the glass, the frames and the sills. Interior and exterior glass are quoted separately, so if you also want the windows inside done, say so and we price that on its own.
To get a figure, tell us how many stories the house has, roughly how many windows face the street, and whether the gutters have been cleaned in the last year. A photo of the front of the house by text is enough for the crew to work from. Our cleaning solutions are purified water only, so there is no chemical charge to add. We do not quote from a list we keep on the wall; each Smyrna house gets its own count.
Spring tree seed and fall leaf drop are the two times the quote changes most for the same house, because the same gutter holds more debris. Book the job in the window that fits your calendar, and the crew will tell you which runs need the extra time before going up.
| 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 Smyrna customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Delaware the pattern is similar, but the timing shifts with how much tree cover sits over the roof.
In spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass is thick enough to show on the first warm day, and the seed paste in the gutters has set by then. In fall, the leaf load is at its heaviest, and clogged gutters push runoff over the edge in the first big rain. Across Delaware, nor'easters, tropical remnants and summer thunderstorms can move these dates, so we confirm the window with you before we book.
Some houses need a third visit. Multi-story buildings with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house close to a busy road or active construction all add debris faster than twice a year can handle. These are the spots that come back a day after cleaning if nothing is done about the source, and a gutter that keeps overflowing can cause water damage at the fascia, so we tell you on the first visit whether your lot is one of them.
Our cleaning services cover the glass, the gutters and the downspouts, and the crew does the work from a ladder or pole with the right gear, so we do not give do-it-yourself steps in this section. Professional window cleaning means a water-fed pole and purified water, not a squeegee and a bucket. What we can tell you is the sign that windows need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 exterior glass and gutters across the city, and the first step is a phone or text estimate with your stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and we call before we come, so you are never waiting at the door without a crew on the way. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
In the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, our calendar fills quickly, so book early if you want a specific day. The crew handles every window on the outside, including upper floors on multi-story buildings, and every sill, frame and screen comes with the job. A residential window cleaning and a gutter cleaning booked together is the same visit, one set of setup and one trip.
We work on residential properties and on the clean windows that matter most to a homeowner's curb appeal, so the first thing we check is the glass you see from the street. If a property is part residential and commercial, quote it by phone, since stories and access change the setup. For condos, tell us which windows and gutter runs are yours before we quote. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and the number of stories, and the crew will confirm a window with you within the same day when the calendar allows.
Yes, the same two people handle our window cleaning services and the gutters in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing from the roof lands on clean panes.
The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the figure before the crew is booked.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of the grime here: pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots on the glass. The inside of the glass stays clean on its own, so the outside is where the visible haze builds up. A water-fed pole can remove dirt from the outside glass without a ladder, which is the part most homes need.
Most of our customers book in spring and in fall, once the pollen and leaf drop have landed. Across Delaware the pattern is the same, though a house under heavy trees may need a third visit.
No, because we clear the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. When the glass is washed first, runoff from the gutters runs down the wall and across any window below, so the glass has to be redone.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the outside, so you do not pay extra for them on this visit.
We clean the outside of the windows only on this visit. Inside glass is not part of it, and our washing services stop at the glass, frames and gutters, so pressure washing is a separate quote we give before the crew is booked.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside, 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.
