Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass 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. Our crew has been doing this work for customers across Maryland, and most of our Joppatowne customers book it in spring and again in fall, when the gutters and glass need it most.
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 window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle of gutters plus exterior glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and a rough window count and we will quote from that.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more rigging. Oversized picture windows and panes set high on the wall take longer to reach than standard sash. 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 add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate treatment that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, so the grime on the sills costs you nothing extra. Work on interior and exterior glass is priced as separate jobs, and this visit covers the exterior only.
On our Joppatowne jobs the quotes that come out highest are the ones where the crew arrives to find a house nobody has touched in a few seasons. Homeowners who text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories get the closest estimate, and it holds on the invoice. Ask for the number in writing before you book, and if the house has a lot of glass, say so up front so the window count is right. Regular cleanings on a set schedule keep each visit quicker, and putting our washing services on the same calendar is the simplest way to keep the number down over time.
| 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 Joppatowne customers book both twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for residential and commercial buildings alike. In spring the pollen film lands on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the downspout elbows, so the glass needs the outside done and the gutters need clearing in the same pass. In fall the leaf load comes down and the wet leaf mat sits in the gutters until the first hard freeze, and on houses that skipped that visit we see runs that sagged under the weight by late winter.
Storm and wind seasons move those dates, so we watch the calendar rather than the date on the invoice. A house with heavy tree cover over the roof, and multi-story buildings with a lot of glass, usually need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings and the cleaning solutions we use on the glass cannot keep the film off for long. A sprinkler line that hits the glass is another reason for a third visit, since the spots it leaves come back a day later if the water is left running on the pane. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up dust fast, and the windows on that side show it first.
There is also the glass you only notice when the sun drops low, a faint haze that turns the view gray at dusk. The windows inside the house are not part of this visit, so if the haze is on that side of the glass, call us and we will say whether a separate job makes sense. And water sheeting over the edge of a gutter in rain, instead of running into the downspout, is the sign of clogged gutters that need clearing before the overflow turns into water damage on the fascia. If you see either one between visits, call us and we will look.
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 works across Joppatowne, and our window cleaning services cover both the gutters and the exterior glass on the same visit, for homes and for the commercial accounts that need professional window cleaning. Booking our cleaning services starts with a quick estimate by phone or text at (866) 435-6328: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a written number from those. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but we will call before we come so you know the day.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop. Those are when our calendar fills first, so if you want a particular week, ask for it early. Lead time is set by the current schedule, so ask us to schedule service for the week you want and we will tell you the first open date when you call. We try to give every window and every run the same attention, which is what keeps the curb appeal up, so we would rather book you a day that works than squeeze the job in.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people do both in one visit. We do the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so the dirty run water does not end up on clean panes.
We give the number on the phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, based on the stories and the size of the house, and the method is the same for all residential properties. The number we quote is the number on the invoice, with no surprises at the end.
Usually yes for the outside alone, because rain dust, sprinkler spots and runoff from the roof build up on the outside glass first. Interior glass is not part of this visit, so the outside is where we remove dirt.
Most of our Joppatowne customers book in spring and again in fall, which lines up with the spring season and the leaf drop. Those are the busy windows, so book early if you have a preference.
Not on our jobs, because we clean the gutters first and rinse the wall before we touch the glass. Doing it the other way round means someone has to wash the windows again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included in the exterior cleaning as well.
Exterior only on this visit, for every residential window on the house. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. If your home is one of the condos, confirm access with the building manager before the crew arrives.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
