Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Most of our Ellicott City customers book in the spring and fall, when the pollen and the leaves are heaviest on the house.
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 exterior gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, the same way for every professional window cleaning job we book. Booking the gutters and the windows together in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the same ones we see every time. On multi-story buildings, a third story or a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it adds time. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes and picture windows that need the boom or scissor lift. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are quoted before the crew arrives. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing cleaning will not remove, and we tell you about it on the first visit. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and the price here covers the exterior only. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras. The glass is rinsed with purified water, so no cleaning solutions are left behind to streak.
One Ellicott City job shows how this works. The house had gutters that had not been opened in years and a second-story run we had to reach from the lift, and the quote went up for that reason, not for the glass. The crew photographed each run before and after and sent the photos before leaving. To get your exact number, text us the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has and roughly how many windows you want done.
| 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 Ellicott City customers book both twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on this calendar. In spring the downspout elbows are packed with seeds and sticky paste, and the south-facing glass carries a fine film. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that fills the runs, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see sagging hangers by late winter.
Heavy tree cover over the roof changes the schedule. Under big trees, needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, and those customers book three or four times a year. Customers who want regular cleanings on a tree-lined lot should plan around that gap. A sprinkler line hitting the glass gives spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need a closer look at the timing. A house near a busy road or a construction site also picks up more grime between visits than a quiet street does.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, mostly in the evening, and rain alone does not remove dirt from the glass. Clean windows stay clear for a while, and the haze comes back between visits. Gutters tell you too, when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout, and a run that keeps overflowing can lead to water damage at the fascia. If either one happens between visits, call us and we will tell you what we see.
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 cleaning services for gutters and exterior windows across Ellicott City, and the window and gutter cleaning work is booked through one estimate. Window cleaning services and gutter work go on that one estimate, so you get one number. To start, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories. We give you a number that matches the invoice, and then we book a date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew calls before they come. Calls about residential and commercial buildings go through the same estimate, so say which kind of building it is. If the house is a condo, tell us which windows and gutter runs are yours when you call.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fastest then. If you want a slot in those weeks, schedule service early. Lead time is set by the calendar at the time you call, and we tell you the first open date when you ask. The crew cleans every window on the outside of the house and the sill beneath it, and we do not skip a residential window because it is hard to reach. Residential properties get the same order of work every time, gutters first and glass last, so the clean windows you get in spring match the ones you get in fall. Clean gutters and glass do a lot for curb appeal, and professional window cleaning and gutter work share one visit.
Yes. Our crew does both, and it is the same two people on the same visit. We clear the gutters and downspouts first and wash the glass last so the runoff does not hit clean panes.
We do not quote a figure from the page. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of what dulls the glass here: rain dust, grime and sprinkler spotting. The windows inside are not part of this visit, so they stay as they are. Cleaning the outside alone takes care of the haze you see when the sun is low.
Most of our customers book in the spring and again in the fall. Ask us and we will give you the open dates for each season.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. When the runs are cleared and the downspouts flushed, the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows.
Screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our washing services, so they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included in the visit as well, and we tell you about anything that needs more time before the crew starts.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this service.
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 while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
