Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Maryland, most homeowners book this in spring and fall, and that is when our crew is busiest here too.
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 doing the gutters and the outside glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our window cleaning services are quoted from the house itself, so no fixed figure stands in for the number we give you.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to reach safely, the same way multi-story buildings need more setup than a single floor. A residential window with a standard sash is quick, while a high count of oversized picture windows takes more time per pane. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles, seeds and leaves, take more hands than a light run. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with cleaning at all, and we say so on the call. Gutters and downspouts get flushed, and screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Maryland, the quotes that move the most are the ones where the house is not measured before the call, so we ask for the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house by text. That gets you the exact number without a site visit. Regular cleanings keep the bill lower over time, because the grime does not build up into the kind of residue that needs extra time on the second or third pass. Our crew is also glad to quote window washing and washing services on their own, if gutters are not what you need this season, though the bundle is where the savings are. If you are unsure whether the interior and exterior should both be done, ask us and we will say so plainly, though on this visit we only clean the outside.
| 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 customers here book window and gutter work twice a year, in late spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Maryland, the spring visit lands in mid to late May, and on our Cumberland jobs the fall visit lands in late October to November.
What we find at each visit follows the seasons. In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters and elbows, and pollen and grit wash down as runoff onto the glass below. By fall, the leaf load is the problem, a wet mat that holds water against the fascia, and clogged gutters are what make water sheet over the edge. Because freezing is a real risk in Cumberland, water that backs up behind a clogged gutter can freeze and cause water damage at the fascia. Across Maryland, summer thunderstorms and derechos can move the dates, and after one, we often see debris in the gutters that was not there the week before.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects a fine film faster than average. For those houses we plan three visits a year, and we say so on the first estimate. The same reasoning holds for residential and commercial buildings, though this page covers homes only.
The sign that the windows need attention is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that the gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in the rain. We rinse the glass with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, and the windows inside are not part of this visit, so the outside is what gets the pass.
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 have cleaned gutters and windows across Cumberland, and the work is the same whichever street it is. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we give the estimate from the number of stories. Lead time is on the estimate, and it is usually a short wait outside the two busy windows of the year. Those windows are spring and fall, when our calendar fills, so the sooner you call, the sooner your slot comes up.
Our cleaning services stay outside, so nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and we call before we come. Our window cleaners work from the outside with a water-fed pole, so the glass dries clean and every window gets done, including the upper floors. The job is professional window cleaning with a schedule you choose, and the result is curb appeal that lasts between visits. If you want your visit booked for a particular date, ask for it when you call and we will tell you whether it fits.
Yes, on our residential properties the same two people do both in one visit. Gutters come first and glass last.
We do not quote a figure without the house in front of us, and that includes condos. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you the number from the stories and window count.
Here the outside of a residential window carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the outside gets dirty faster than the inside does.
Across Maryland, most customers book in late spring and in fall, when the pollen and the leaves are at their worst. That is also when clogged gutters can start to cause water damage.
No. Gutters first, glass last, so the crew can remove dirt from the gutters and flush the downspouts, and the runoff is gone before the glass is touched.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and those are part of the job. We do not bill them as extras.
No. On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
