Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Maryland, most of our customers book this bundle in spring and fall, after the seasons that leave the most on the glass and in the gutters.
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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Doing the gutters and the window washing in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, because the same crew sets up once per side of the house. We quote our washing services over the phone or by text from those figures, and the bundle saving is shown on your estimate.
Several things move the quote, and each one is something the crew sees on the day. Condos, houses with a third story, and roofs too steep to walk take more time on the ladder. Picture windows, which are the oversized panes, change the glass work, and so does a high count of small windows. Gutters that have not been cleared in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to empty. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is left by the water itself, and no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Most of the cost we see in Burtonsville comes from the same few conditions. On one of our Burtonsville jobs in the Burtonsville Crossing area, the house had a sprinkler line hitting the front glass and gutters that had gone several seasons without a clear. The estimate came from the stories and the window count, and the crew confirmed the gutter condition from a photo of the front of the house sent by text before the visit. For an exact number, send us the stories, the window count and a photo of the front of your house, and we will tell you what it will take to get the window cleaning services and gutters done in one visit. Our crew handles the runoff and the grime on every run, and the job leaves nothing behind for you to remove dirt from later.
| 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, most customers book both gutters and glass twice a year, with the spring visit usually in mid to late May and the fall visit in November to early December. That pattern is what makes one crew in one visit make sense for the bundle.
What we find at each visit depends on the season. The pollen film builds on south-facing glass and a sticky paste packs the gutters, and on our jobs that is the first thing the crew checks in spring. Film that has dried on the glass gets cleaning solutions on top of the rinse, so the pane comes out clear. In fall the leaf load is what fills the runs and sits on the sills, and wind seasons move the dates a few weeks in either direction. The summer thunderstorms and derechos that cross the state can leave debris in the runs that the spring visit would otherwise have caught.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets a fine layer of dust on the frames that a twice-yearly schedule does not keep up with, and residential and commercial buildings on the same roads collect it too. We set up regular cleanings on the schedule that fits what we find, and the interior and exterior of the same windows are never billed together on this visit.
You will see windows need attention when there is a haze you only notice with the sun low. Gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain. If you see either one, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what the crew would find.
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 has cleaned residential properties in several Burtonsville neighborhoods, and we take bookings for the whole city. Booking starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. We confirm the window count and the gutter condition from that, then give you a date. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year our calendar fills first, so the earlier you call, the sooner the crew can come out. Our crew has the equipment to handle a full bundle in one visit, which is why we set the schedule around the bundle instead of separate jobs. Clean glass and clear runs do a lot for curb appeal.
Our window cleaners work from a water-fed pole for most of the glass and set a boom or scissor lift where the height calls for it. A professional window cleaning job of this kind needs the crew to be careful around the sills and frames, and we are. On houses with multi-story buildings or steep roofs, the setup takes longer, and we say so on the estimate.
Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. We call before we come, and we send photos of every run and the finished glass before the crew leaves. Clogged gutters and water damage around the foundation are the two things we most want to catch early, so if we see either, the crew photographs it and tells you what they found. Cleaning the windows inside the house is not part of this visit, and the same goes for pressure washing.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote it before we book.
On our Burtonsville jobs the outside carries the most. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build on the exterior glass, and those are what dull the window between visits. Clean windows on the outside are what the street sees, and the inside is a separate job we do not do on this visit.
Across Maryland, most customers book in spring and fall. The spring visit catches the buildup and the fall visit catches the leaves, so booking one of those two windows is the right time for most homes.
Not if the order is right. Gutters first, glass last, so the runs are clear and flushed before anyone touches the panes. Washing the glass first means it has to be done again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job, and none of it is billed as an extra. The residential window work covers every window on the exterior of the house.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this bundle.
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, and leave the side gate unlocked. Schedule service by phone at (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm the time.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
