The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so the runoff never lands on clean glass. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Maryland, most of our customers book this bundle in spring and fall, once the seed drop and the leaf fall are done.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Send a photo of the front of the house by text and we can tighten the estimate before the crew comes out. For condos, window cleaning services follow the same rule: we count the stories and the windows, and the number holds.
On our jobs, what moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder. A high window count with oversized panes adds time at the pole. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, need more passes. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate problem that no cleaning removes. If the glass needs more than a rinse to remove dirt, the crew says so before work starts. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras.
Here is what we see when a homeowner asks for a quote. A steep roof or a gutter run packed with needles moves the number more than the glass does. Before we quote your house, we need the stories, the window count, and a photo of the front. That gets us to the number, and the number holds. Window washing services for a single-family home usually come down to those few inputs, and once the crew has been up the ladder, we can say exactly what the gutters and downspouts needed. Ask us about the runoff on your lot before you book, because a sloped drive or a low side yard changes where the water goes after 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.
Across Maryland, the usual schedule is window and gutter cleaning twice a year, in spring and in fall, and one crew in one visit makes that simple. The spring visit lands in mid to late May across Maryland, and in Westminster the fall visit falls in late October to November. This page covers houses only; residential and commercial jobs are quoted on their own.
Each visit finds something different. In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the elbows of the downspouts. Picture windows show that film first, because there is so much glass to look through. In fall, the leaf load comes down in a wet mat that holds water against the fascia. Where a rinse will not lift the film, the crew uses mild cleaning solutions, then rinses the pane again. Storm and wind seasons move these dates, and across Maryland summer thunderstorms and derechos can change the load, so we adjust when a derecho or a long wet stretch changes the load.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded all season. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, so those houses get a mid-summer check. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects grime on the glass faster than the average lot. Those houses are set up for regular cleanings through the year, and the crew sets the schedule after the first visit.
Two signs tell you it is time. Windows show a haze you only notice when the sun is low, that is the film building up. Gutters show water sheeting over the edge during rain, that means the run is full or the slope has shifted. Either sign is a reason to call us, and we will tell you which one it is on the first visit.
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 crews work across Westminster and the surrounding Carroll County area, and we book cleaning services for homes on a first-come schedule. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate and a lead time. The lead time is in the booking note on your estimate, and it depends on how full the calendar is that week.
The two busy windows are the spring and fall visits, when pollen and leaves load the gutters and the glass at once. Our calendar fills fastest then, so book early if you want a set date. Professional window cleaning on a multi-story building is mostly about access, and on a house it is mostly about the gutter run that drains onto the glass. Multi-story buildings get quoted by stories, the same as houses. Window cleaners who only do the glass often miss the gutter run that runs off onto it, which is why we do both on one visit.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we text when the crew is on the way. The crew does not enter the house, and we clean every window the pole can reach from outside, so windows inside the house stay as they are. Our crews work on residential properties, so the scope is the house and its gutters. If a gutter or downspout needs more than cleaning, we photograph it and send it to you; we do not sell repair from the ladder. Clean windows and clear gutters keep the curb appeal of the house steady through the season, and clogged gutters do not turn into water damage at the fascia or foundation.
Yes. Our crew does both on one visit. The same two people run the ladder for the gutters and the pole for the glass, so you do not book two companies or pay for two trips.
The number comes from the stories and the window count, and we give it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you where the number lands.
For a residential window, yes. The outside carries the pollen film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those do not wipe off from inside. We rinse every window on the outside of the house, so clean windows show the view and not the film.
Across Maryland, the spring visit lands in mid to late May. In Westminster, the fall visit runs late October to November, and those are the windows to plan for. We schedule around the pollen and the leaf fall, so book early if you want a set date.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When we clear a run, the grit and the black water come down the wall, so we rinse the siding and wait before touching the glass. That is the order every time.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are a separate check, and if one needs more work we flag it before the crew starts.
We clean the glass on the outside only, so windows inside the house stay as they are. Our visit covers the exterior, and interior and exterior work is booked as two separate jobs. We do not pressure wash on this visit, so tell us if you need either and we will book it separately.
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 unlock the side gate. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
