Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dirty drips onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Maryland, most of our window and gutter work is booked in spring and fall, when 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.
Our window washing and gutter quote is built from the number of stories and the approximate window count. Both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately, 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. Our washing services cover both jobs, so one quote covers the gutters and the glass.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are predictable. A third story or a steep roof changes how the crew sets up, and a multi-story building takes the most setup of any job. A high count of picture windows takes more time than a standard row of sashes. Summer grime baked onto the glass takes longer than a light rinse. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles, seeds and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is something a regular cleaning will not remove, so we flag it on the visit rather than promise it away.
To get an exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has. The crew can usually estimate the window count from that photo. The quote covers the outside of the glass; interior and exterior work together is a separate estimate that we give you on the call. Our window cleaning services are priced the same way whether you have a few windows or a whole row of them, and the regular cleanings we schedule keep the bill steady from one visit to the next.
| 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 residential and commercial customers book window and gutter work twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and a sticky film packs the gutters, and in fall the leaf load comes down the downspouts. A film that water alone will not lift gets cleaning solutions applied by the crew, and the rinse comes after. Storm and wind seasons can shift the dates, so we book by what the house needs rather than the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house close to a busy road or construction all raise the load. Water spots that return a day after cleaning usually mean a sprinkler line, and no amount of cleaning removes them. Clogged gutters are the usual cause of water damage at the fascia, which is why we check the gutters and downspouts on every visit, not only the runs that look full.
You will know the glass needs cleaning when you notice a haze you can only see with the sun low, and the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain. Tell us what you are seeing and we will say whether a visit is due.
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 exterior windows across Hillcrest Heights, and we schedule service by phone or text. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the house front and the number of stories, and we will give you a written estimate. We call before we come, so you know the day and the window. The crew reaches every window from the outside, with the pole, so the glass gets done without a ladder on the siding. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop. In those weeks our calendar fills, so booking early keeps your slot. Outside those weeks, we can usually fit a visit in on a shorter lead time. Our professional window cleaning uses purified water and a water-fed pole, which lets the crew reach upper windows without a ladder against the siding. That keeps the glass and the trim in good shape and protects your curb appeal.
If you have more than one building, a set of townhomes, condos, or multi-story buildings, tell us when you call so we can plan the route. We are ready to schedule service as soon as you have a date in mind.
Yes. Our crew does both in one visit, and we do the gutters first and the glass last. That order keeps the debris from the roof off the windows we have just finished.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count on a residential window job like yours. Text us a photo of the front of the house, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you a written estimate before anyone is scheduled.
On the outside of a Hillcrest Heights house, tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up fastest. Cleaning the exterior helps remove dirt that the weather leaves on the glass, which is usually the bigger source of haze.
Our customers here usually book in spring and fall. Those are the seasons when the leaves are heaviest, and booking then fits the calendar of most of our residential properties.
Not on our jobs. We clear the gutters and downspouts, flush every run, and let the wall stop dripping before we touch the glass, so the runoff has nowhere to land on finished panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the same visit when they are reachable from outside.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
