The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit here in Accokeek, with the gutters done first and the 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. On our Accokeek jobs most customers book it for the spring and the fall, the two windows when the spring buildup and the leaves come down. Tell us the stories and roughly how many windows, call (866) 435-6328, and we give you the number on the phone, which is the number we charge.
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 the gutters and the glass separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. The quote comes from the house itself, which is why we ask for the stories first. Residential and commercial quotes start from the same two numbers, and regular cleanings on a house we already know are usually a shorter visit.
On the day, the crew finds the things that move a quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes the setup. Oversized panes and a lot of picture windows take longer per square foot of glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take more time to clear, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned under them. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler that hits the glass is a separate problem, and no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior and exterior work is quoted separately, and this visit covers the exterior only.
On our Accokeek jobs the pollen is what most customers do not expect: a film on south-facing glass and a paste in the downspout elbows by late spring, which is why these cleanings take a little longer than the outside of the house suggests. Cleaning solutions are only part of it, the rest is what the crew can reach and clear. If you want the exact number, send us a text with the stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with a quote before anyone gets on a ladder.
| 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.
On our Accokeek jobs most customers book both twice a year, in late spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on this calendar. Across Maryland the spring visit lands in mid to late May. Spring visits are for the seed and grit that have packed the downspouts; fall visits are for the leaf mat and the glass that has taken a season of rain dust. Professional window cleaning on this schedule keeps the glass clear without a second trip, and plenty of window cleaners only do the glass, which leaves the gutters for a second visit.
What we find at each visit is consistent. In the spring the pollen sits as a film on the south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the autumn visit we have seen runs that sagged under the weight by winter. A clogged gutter in May, June or July is the first to overflow, because those are the wettest months here, and water damage to the fascia and siding usually starts at the run that overflowed. The curb appeal of the front of the house drops fast once the spring film builds up on the street side, and the view from the windows inside the house looks hazy in low sun. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, but the pattern holds from year to year.
Some houses need a third visit, and we say so after the first one. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a mineral treatment rather than another wash. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than the house down the street. Multi-story buildings and houses with three floors take a longer setup, so the crew books them as a longer visit. Windows show their need when the haze appears only in low sun, and gutters show theirs when water sheets over the edge in a rain.
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 offer window and gutter cleaning across the Accokeek area, and residential window work covers every window on the outside of the house in the same visit we clear the gutters. Residential properties are the bulk of what we do here, and the crew treats each house the same way, the gutters first and the glass after, so the water and grit from the roof do not land on clean windows below. Clean windows at the end of the day are what the visit is for, and the photos of every run and every pane go to you before the truck leaves.
Booking starts with a quick estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the price and a lead time. The lead time is listed on the booking page for Accokeek, and it is the honest number for when we can schedule service. In the busy spring and fall windows the calendar fills faster, so booking early helps.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, usually the day before, and again when the crew is on the way, so you know the window to expect.
Our crew does both in one visit. The same two people clear the gutters and downspouts first and then do the outside of the windows, so nothing from the roof lands on the clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Owners of condos are quoted the same way, by stories and window count, once we see the building. Send us the stories and a photo of the front, and you will have the number before anyone comes out.
Yes, on most Accokeek houses, because the outside carries the spring film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. The grime on the outside is what gives the house its dull look from the street.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in the fall, after the spring buildup settles and before the first hard freeze. Booking in those windows keeps you ahead of the busy calendar.
Not with our crew. Gutters first, glass last. When we clear a run, the leaves, the grit and the black runoff come down the wall and across any window below it, so the glass is done only after the gutters and downspouts are finished and the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt and put back, sills are wiped, and that is part of the job, not an extra. Tracks are included in the visit as well.
No. This visit is exterior only, so interior glass is not cleaned. Pressure washing is not part of it either; if you want other washing services, that is quoted as a separate job.
Nobody needs 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.
