Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing dirty runs back 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. Most of our Frederick customers book it in the spring and in the fall, when the pollen and the leaves are at their worst 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 quote by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Window washing is quoted from the stories and the window count, and our window cleaning services and the gutters and downspouts go on the same number. Our washing services cover the glass, frames and screens, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs, a few things move the number. A third story or a steep roof that is unsafe to walk takes more time and more set-up. Heavy grime and oversized panes take more care to remove dirt without streaks. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before the flush, or the runoff keeps spilling over the edge. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate treatment that no cleaning removes. Condos with shared gutter runs take longer to set up, since the crew works each run in sections. We see all of these on the day, so we tell you what we found before we charge for anything beyond the quote.
On a recent Frederick job, a two-story house had gutters packed with leaves and a window count that pushed the set-up time. The crew cleared every run, flushed each downspout, and then cleaned the glass from the same ladder positions, so the work took one visit. The quote came from the stories, the window count and the state of the gutters, and the final number matched the one given by phone. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of your house and tell us the number of stories, and we can give you the exact number before the crew comes out.
| 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 Frederick customers book both twice a year, once in late spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Booking the cleanings together means one crew visit per season, not two. The reasons for timing are the same for residential and commercial glass: pollen, leaves and sprinkler spots.
In the spring, the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and a sticky residue packs into the gutters and the elbows of the downspouts. In the fall, the leaf load is heavy enough that the gutters back up, and the wet leaf mat is what sags the runs by winter. The cleaning solutions we use are rinsed off with purified water, so the glass dries without streaks. Storms and wind seasons can shift those dates, so we look at the house rather than the calendar.
Some houses need regular cleanings more often than twice a year. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters filling between cleanings. 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 grime faster than the glass a few streets over. We look for these on the first visit and tell you which schedule fits your lot.
You will see when the windows need cleaning when the haze shows up only with the low sun, and you will see when the gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain. Picture windows usually show the haze first, because the low sun hits the big panes. Interior and exterior glass get scheduled separately, and this visit covers the outside only. If you are not sure, text us a photo of the house 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 clean gutters and exterior windows across Frederick and the houses around it, and the calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, when the leaves and the spring film arrive. Book early in those months and the slot is easier to get. Our cleaning services are one visit, professional window cleaning and gutters together, and the front of the house is where curb appeal shows most. Window cleaners who stop at the glass leave the gutters, and clogged gutters are how water damage gets into the siding and sills, so we do both.
To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories and a rough window count. We give you a number by phone or text, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, though you can leave the side gate unlocked. We clean the windows outside only, so windows inside are a separate job. Multi-story buildings are done from the ground with the pole where it is safe, and the estimate and the schedule are both set up before the crew is on the road.
Yes. Our crew cleans the gutters and the exterior windows in the same visit, with the same two people, on residential properties across Frederick. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so the dirty water from the roof does not run back onto clean panes.
The number comes from the stories, the window count and the state of the gutters. We give it by phone or by text, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of the grime here: spring film, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Clean windows on the outside are the part that shows through the glass, so it changes how the house looks even if the inside is not touched.
Most of our Frederick customers book in the spring and in the fall, after the spring film settles and after the leaves come down. To schedule service, book in one of those two windows. That timing keeps the gutters clear through the storm months.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. When the gutters are cleared and the downspouts flushed, the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before the glass is touched, so nothing dirty lands on the clean windows.
Every window on the outside gets the same pass, screens are rinsed, and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the same visit and are not billed as an extra line.
Exterior only on this visit, for every residential window we clean. We do not clean the inside of the windows and we do not do pressure washing here. If you want the inside done, tell us and we will schedule it as a separate job.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
