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 dirty from the roof lands on clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Our crew works through the spring and fall cleaning seasons, and most of our Forestville customers book both jobs together. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your number.
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 bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. What moves the quote on the day is what the crew finds: a third story or a roof steep enough that we work from a boom or scissor lift, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards we have to lift and reseat, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. A residential window with a large pane counts as one window on the estimate.
On our Forestville jobs, the cleaning solutions we use are matched to the glass and the frame, and we flush each downspout with water until it runs clear. A house with a lot of needles in the gutters takes longer than one with a clean run, so the crew tells you what it found before it bills anything. Pollen film on the glass is the usual reason a window looks dull a few days after a cleaning, and it is part of what we see most spring visits. For homes with picture windows, the crew plans the ladder or lift position around the glass so the big panes are done without a gap. Customers who book regular cleanings tend to see the quote stay steady, because the gutters have less built up each visit.
To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and about how many windows face the street. Our crew calls before the visit with the final figure. If you are only cleaning the outside, that is what we do on this visit, and we say so on the estimate. The interior and exterior glass of a window are never one line on the same estimate, because this visit covers the exterior only. Quotes for residential and commercial buildings are handled separately, so say which one you have when you call for window and gutter cleaning.
| 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 Forestville customers book both jobs twice a year, in late spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. What we find at each visit is consistent. In the spring we see pollen paste in the elbows of the downspouts and a film of dust on the south-facing glass. In the fall the leaf load is heavy and the gutters hold wet mats that can pull a hanger loose by winter. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little each year, so we confirm the window with you before we book.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the gutters between visits, so those runs fill faster. Plan for more lift time on multi-story buildings, which is why the stories are the first thing we ask about. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and that needs a separate mineral treatment. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up grime on the glass that builds up quickly. Runoff from a driveway or a busy road can also leave a line of dirt on the lower panes. We look at these on the first visit and tell you which of them applies to your lot.
Professional window cleaning on a regular schedule keeps the glass clear enough that you notice the difference from inside, and it keeps the curb appeal of the front of the house steady through the season. Cleaning the gutters on the same schedule keeps clogged gutters from overflowing and stops water damage to the fascia and the wall under the run. Keep the gutters and downspouts on the same schedule, because a blocked downspout is what sends water over the edge.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during a rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 cleans gutters and windows for residential properties across the Forestville area, and we can usually fit a visit in as the calendar allows. Booking starts with a quick estimate by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we confirm the lead time and the visit window. Our cleaning services are booked the same way for every house, and people often ask whether window cleaners also handle the gutters. On our jobs they do, so one visit covers both. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but we call before we come so you know when to expect the crew.
Our window and gutter cleaning service covers the exterior glass, the screens, the sills and the frames for every window the crew can reach from the ground or from a lift. Our window cleaning services stop at the glass, the frames and the screens, and each residential window on the house is covered the same way. We clean windows to the glass line and leave the frames dry, so there is no streaking on the sill. A rinse of the frame and sill lets us remove dirt that the glass alone would leave behind. Our washing services are limited to that same exterior work. If we cannot reach a particular window safely, the crew says so before work starts and marks it on the estimate.
During the two busy windows of the year, the spring bloom and the fall leaves, our calendar fills, so schedule service early rather than waiting until the gutters are already overflowing. Booking early also gives the crew time to plan the route through the neighborhood, which keeps the visit shorter for everyone. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text us your street and the stories, and we will give you a date and a window.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both, gutters first and glass last. Doing both in one visit means one setup and one trip.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. Owners of condos get the same method: stories and exterior windows. We do not quote a range.
Yes, because the outside carries most of what dulls the glass here: tree bloom in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spotting. Cleaning the inside alone leaves all of that on the panes.
Most of our Forestville customers book in late spring and again in the fall, so those are the windows when our calendar fills.
No, that is the reason we work gutters first and glass last. Runoff from the roof and gutters would otherwise dirty the panes below, so we clear the gutters and flush the downspouts before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and we will tell you about tracks on the estimate.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only. The windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing, so you can book those separately if you need them.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Text us a photo of the roofline before the visit if you want the crew to check a particular run.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
