Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by runoff from the gutters above it. 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. Across Maryland, most of our customers book spring and fall, and that is the calendar we run.
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 window and gutter work booked as one visit costs less than two separate trips. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and a steep roof change how long the crew spends on the ladder, and the window count and any oversized picture windows change how much glass there is to do.
On the day, the crew usually finds gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, and gutter guards that have to be lifted to reach the debris under them. Pollen in the gutters and on the glass is common, and where a film will not lift with purified water alone, the crew adds cleaning solutions, and that is in the price. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is another thing we see on the glass, and no cleaning removes it, so we say so on the estimate. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
To get the exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and roughly how many windows face the street. Residential and commercial buildings are quoted from those same two numbers. Our crew does not come inside, and the estimate comes back the same way. This estimate covers the exterior only, since interior and exterior glass are separate jobs. Most of what drives the quote is visible from the sidewalk, so a photo is usually enough to firm it up before a crew is booked.
Gutter and window cleaning that is booked as one job keeps the picture windows, the upstairs panes and the sills in the same pass, so the crew is not set up twice on the same wall. Regular cleanings keep the sills and the frames from building up a film that a single visit then has to fight.
| 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 customers book gutters and windows twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why professional window cleaning and gutter work on one visit makes sense. Spring visits across Maryland run mid to late May, and fall visits in Westphalia run late October to November.
What we find at the spring visit is pollen, a fine film on south-facing glass and a paste of it in the gutters and downspout elbows. Spring dust lands on the outside of the glass first, long before the windows inside need any attention. In fall it is the leaf load, which packs the gutters, and clogged gutters that stay wet against the fascia are the usual route to water damage there. Storm and wind seasons move both dates, so we book from what the house has actually collected.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust faster than the others on the street. Multi-story buildings are the first ones we look at for a third visit, since the upper runs are the hardest to keep clear. We look at those when we book and say whether a third visit makes sense.
You will know windows need it when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspouts. Clean outside glass does most of the work for curb appeal, since the street never sees the windows inside.
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 residential properties across Westphalia, with residential window and gutter cleaning on the same visit, and the crew works through the neighborhoods as the calendar allows. Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text from the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and then we set a date. Lead time depends on how full the calendar is that week, and we confirm the date when the quote goes out.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits, which is when the spring dust and the leaves arrive, and the calendar fills fastest then. Book early in those months if you want a specific day. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew stays outside and sends photos of every run before it leaves.
We clean every window on the outside of the house that can be reached safely from the ground or a boom or scissor lift, and we clean the sill under each one. Clean windows are the goal, and a schedule service that books both jobs together keeps the calendar simple for the homeowner.
Yes. Our crew does both, gutters first and glass last, in one visit. The same two people clear the gutters and downspouts, then do the outside of the windows, so nothing is handed off between companies.
Our washing services on a two-story house are quoted from the stories and the window count. Send a photo of the front of the house and we quote it from there, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
On the outside, pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up in Westphalia, and the grime settles where the street can see it. Our window cleaning services start there, and cleaning the outside is how we remove dirt that people notice. The inside is a separate job we do not take on this visit, but the outside carries most of what you see from the street.
Most of our customers book spring and fall, when the pollen and the leaves arrive. Across Maryland that is the calendar we run, and the crew fills fastest in those months.
Not if the gutters are done first. When a run is cleared, the leaves, the grit and the black water come down the wall and across any window below it, so the glass is done last and any runoff gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches it.
Screens are taken down, rinsed and put back, and sills are wiped as part of the job. We do not bill them as extras.
No, we do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we say so before the crew is booked.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. If the house is a townhome or one of several condos in a building, say so when you book, so the quote covers only your own gutters and glass.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
