Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing comes down onto clean glass. We price the two jobs together by the number of stories, and booking both in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across Maryland, most of our customers book spring and fall, when leaves and grit build up fastest.
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 and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Our crew clears gutters and downspouts, rinses screens and wipes each sill as part of the job, not as an extra.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a higher window count and oversized panes, clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves that have not been opened in years, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove. Pollen is part of why spring visits get heavier, and it packs into the gutters as a paste that takes time to clear. A film of tree dust on the glass usually lifts with water alone, and when a pane needs cleaning solutions, the crew brings them. Gutters left clogged through a wet season send runoff over the edge and down the siding, and that is how water damage gets into the fascia, so a backed-up run is worth clearing before it causes trouble. Water alone does not always remove dirt that has baked onto a pane, and that gets priced before the visit. Customers with picture windows or large glass areas get an estimate built around those panes, and interior and exterior glass are priced as separate jobs, so the number does not change at the door.
To get the exact number, text a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories and a rough window count. We will tell you what the bundle will run before anyone is booked, and the job is priced on that same number when we arrive. Regular cleanings keep the quote steady from one visit to the next, because the work stays lighter when the gutters are not left to build up.
| 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.
Across Maryland, the gutters and exterior glass get cleaned twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and one crew doing both in one visit is the simplest way to keep up. On our jobs, spring is when we find pollen film on south-facing glass and a paste in the gutter elbows, and fall is when the leaf load and wet mat leave clogged gutters behind. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we confirm the window when you book for professional window cleaning.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction tends to get dirtier faster, and we see that on the glass and in the gutters between visits. Houses like that are often on a schedule of three or four visits a year, and we set it after the first cleaning rather than guessing at the start. Our crew gets to know a house by the second visit and can usually say which schedule fits.
You will notice windows need cleaning when there is a haze or a grime film you only see when the sun is low. You will notice gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. Regular cleanings are how you remove dirt before it sets on the panes. Clean glass and gutters also do more for curb appeal than most people expect.
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 washing services reach residential properties and commercial clients across Arbutus, and a residential window job is booked the same way as a gutter run. Some window cleaners do the glass and leave the gutters for a second trip, so this is one crew doing both. Commercial buildings and multi-story buildings go on a scheduled basis, and condos are booked the same way as a house, with the stories counted from the ground up. Booking starts with a phone or text estimate that asks for the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Lead time depends on the season, and it is shortest outside the two busy windows of the year. The spring and fall calendars fill first, so an early call gives you more choice of dates.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and windows inside are a separate job. We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way. Our crew gets clean windows on the outside of the house wherever it can reach them safely, and notes any pane it cannot reach so you are not surprised by it. The sill under every window we clean gets wiped, and gutters are cleared before the glass is touched.
To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will give you a date and a number that matches the invoice.
Yes. Our washing services cover gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, done by the same two people, gutters first and glass last.
We do not quote a figure here. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you get it by phone or text.
On a house in Arbutus, the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits, so the glass looks hazy even when the inside is clean. Regular outside cleaning is how you remove dirt before it sets on the panes.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and the fall, the two busy windows of the year.
No. Gutters are cleared first and the glass last, so runoff from a run does not come across panes that are already clean.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are cleaned as part of the job, so you are not billed for them separately.
On this visit we clean the exterior only, and we do not do pressure washing. This quote covers the outside only, because interior and exterior glass are different jobs.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, and leave the side gate unlocked. For questions, call (866) 435-6328.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
