Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and both jobs done together in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across New Hampshire, most of our customers book spring and fall, so we keep the calendar open for those windows.
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 stories and approximate window count, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories, roof steepness, and window size set the crew's time on the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear, and gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with cleaning, and we say so on the phone before we book it.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras. Glass is rinsed with purified water, and cleaning solutions only go on where grime needs them. Window and gutter work on a house with a lot of glass goes faster when we know the count ahead of time, so tell us about picture windows and any upper-floor panes when you call. Pollen season in the spring and leaf drop in the fall both add load to the gutters, and that shows in the time we spend clearing them. Our crew does not offer interior and exterior cleaning on this visit, so the inside of the glass stays as it is.
Each Durham job starts the same way: the crew asks how many stories, what the window count looks like, and whether the gutters have had a cleaning before. The estimate comes by phone or text from those answers. When you call, tell us whether the building is a single home or residential and commercial space, so the estimate matches the ladder time. Send a photo of the front of the house with your number. Regular cleanings on the same schedule usually keep the work quicker and the bill steadier than letting the gutters go a full year.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $240 |
| Two stories | from $195 | from $210 | from $325 |
| Three stories | from $255 | from $285 | from $430 |
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 New Hampshire, most of our customers book cleaning services twice a year, in spring and again in fall, so one crew in one visit each time makes sense. Our Durham customers follow the same pattern, which is why the calendar fills in those two windows.
Professional window cleaning in spring takes the film off before summer heat bakes it on. In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass, and sticky grit packs the elbows of the downspouts. In fall the leaf load comes down in the gutters and sits there wet. Nor'easters across New Hampshire can move both dates by a few weeks, so we book against what the house needs that year.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, and a house close to a busy road or active construction all tend to put more grime on the glass and more runoff in the gutters. Upper panes on multi-story buildings add lift time, and the windows inside are not part of this visit either way. On those jobs we often find the same clogged gutters on the second visit that we cleared on the first, and the spots from sprinklers come back a day after cleaning.
Window cleaners who only come once a year miss the haze you only see when the sun is low. If you notice that haze, the glass is due, and it is the first thing that costs the house its curb appeal. Water sheeting over the edge of the gutter in a steady rain is the sign the gutters need us, and it often means water damage is already starting at the fascia.
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 schedule service through the estimate: you tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and the crew books a slot. Lead time depends on the season, and the calendar is busiest in the two windows when the spring and fall loads come down. We call before we come, so you are not waiting on a truck that arrives without warning.
Our crew does window and gutter cleaning on residential properties across Durham, and we clean every residential window on the house that the boom or scissor lift or the pole can reach. We clean the exterior glass to the sill, and the sill itself gets wiped. Owners who want clean windows through the whole cleaning, not just the front face, get the same care on the side and back panes.
You do not need to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and it sends photos of each gutter run and the finished glass before it leaves. Ask for the estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to get on the calendar.
Yes. The same two people handle window cleaning services and gutter work in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We do it that way so the water and grit off the roof do not land on glass we just cleaned.
We don't quote a number off a standard sheet. The number comes from the stories and approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 with the count, or text a photo of the front of the house.
On our Durham jobs the outside carries most of the grime: rain dust, film, and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Rain alone does not remove dirt from glass, so the film stays until someone cleans it. Clean outside glass also makes the house look better from the street and from inside.
Across New Hampshire, spring visits land in mid to late June and fall visits run October to early November, so Durham customers who want a set slot should book early.
No, because we clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. When the gutters are cleared, the leaves, grit, and black water come down the wall and across the windows below, so the glass gets done after that, once.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and tracks are included on the exterior side. Nothing on this list is billed as an extra.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows, and our washing services do not include pressure washing, so the crew works from the outside of the house.
No, 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, and leave the side gate unlocked. If the home is one of the condos in a shared building, tell us when you call so we can say what the crew can reach before it is booked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
