Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and glass goes last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Maryland, most of our customers book this combined visit in spring and fall, and we work from the crew that will be on your ladder.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge when the crew finishes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are stories and steep roofs, the number of windows, any oversized panes such as picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, and gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is another one. We can remove dirt and grime from the glass, but no cleaning solutions lift mineral etching, so we flag it on the estimate instead of promising it will come off. Multi-story buildings and older homes with clogged gutters take longer, because packed runs are how water damage starts at the fascia. The rule is simple: the more glass and the more runs, the more time on the ladder.
Here is how we handle the estimate for a professional window cleaning job. Text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have. We will give you the exact number before anyone is scheduled, and that is the number you will see on the invoice. A recent Annapolis Neck job is a useful example of what changes a quote. Read the case linked from this page for the house, what we found in the gutters and on the glass, and why the crew scoped it the way it did. No two houses get the same number, and we would rather explain a quote than guess at one.
| 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.
Most of our Annapolis Neck customers book cleaning services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for this city. Keeping up with regular cleanings at those two points protects curb appeal and keeps clean windows from hazing over between visits. The spring visit clears the pollen film from south-facing glass and the seed paste that packs the gutters. The fall visit clears the leaf load before it freezes and turns into weight on the runs. Storms and wind seasons can move either date by a few weeks, so we book against the actual condition of the house, not just the calendar.
What we find on the glass in spring is a yellow-green film that wipes off with a wet cloth but leaves a haze if you skip it. What we find in the gutters is seed and leaf bits mixed into a paste at the downspout elbows. In fall it is a wet leaf mat that holds water against the fascia and runs down the wall. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof need a third visit, because needles and grit keep packing the downspouts between cleanings. A house with a sprinkler line hitting the glass also needs more frequent visits, since the spots come back a day after we clean them. A house near a busy road or active construction brings more dust onto the sill and the frames, and it shows in the rain.
A residential window tells you when it needs it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, or spotting that comes back after rain. Gutters tell you too: water sheeting over the edge in a steady rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, call to schedule service. Most cleanings are done in a morning, and we will tell you on the phone which of these applies to your lot before you commit to a schedule.
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 window cleaning services reach the Annapolis Neck neighborhoods where customers have booked us, and our crew can tell you on the phone whether we have cleaned on your street before. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text: the number of stories, the approximate window count, and a photo of the house front. Once we have those, we give you a quote and a date. Lead time depends on the season, and in the two busy windows of the year, when the seed and leaf load peaks, our calendar fills faster, so it helps to call early.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and we call before we come so you know when the truck is on the street. Our washing services clear the gutters and downspouts and the runoff path from the roof, and we wipe the glass and frames so the job covers every window on the outside of the house, including the upper floors reached from the pole. Residential properties, condos and townhouses get the same process, with the building's access rules followed before the crew arrives.
Yes. Our crew does both, gutters first and glass last, in one visit. Same two people, same truck, and one invoice that matches the number we gave you on the phone.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before anyone is scheduled. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline and we will send an exact figure.
Usually the outside is where the damage shows first here, from pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that dry onto the glass. Cleaning the inside alone leaves that film in place, so the outside is the part worth doing.
Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall, and that is when we schedule the combined visit. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar for your house.
Not if the order is right. We clear the gutters and flush every downspout first, then give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping before we touch the glass, so nothing washes back onto clean panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside, and we tell you on the estimate if anything needs more time.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not clean interior and exterior glass on the same appointment, and we do not do pressure washing here. For residential and commercial work beyond a single house, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what the crew can scope.
No, 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 while ladders are up, 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.
