The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Our crew has done this work on Elizabeth houses for seasons, which is why most of our customers here book both in spring and fall.
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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate residential window count, and the bundle costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will work from those.
Stories and roof pitch move the quote more than anything else. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder, and that changes the time on the job. Window count matters too, along with oversized panes and picture windows that take more handling. A run of clogged gutters that has not been cleared in years, packed with needles and leaves, takes longer to bring down. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated are part of the time as well. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate condition: cleaning will not remove it, so we tell you on the visit rather than charging for a scrub that does nothing.
Gutters and downspouts are part of the job, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are not billed as extras. We run water through every downspout until it comes out clear, and we rinse the glass and screens with purified water, with no harsh cleaning solutions on the frames.
The experience on our Elizabeth jobs shows the pattern. One customer had a two-story house with a steep back roof and a run of gutters that had been packed for years; the quote moved because the back run needed the lift and the downspouts had to be cleared from above. Their case is linked from this page. Every Elizabeth house is different, so send a text with the stories and a rough window count and we will take it from there.
Ask for a written estimate before any work starts. We send it by text or email so you can compare it against anything else you are considering.
| 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 customers here book regular cleanings for both gutters and windows twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit is what makes professional window cleaning practical. We schedule around the spring pollen and the fall leaves, and we keep both visits on the same calendar.
In late spring we find a film of pollen on south-facing glass and paste of seed and needles in the gutter elbows. In fall it is the wet leaf load, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see clogged gutters that sagged under the weight of the mat. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates a little, and a run that stays clogged through a storm can lead to water damage at the fascia, so we call before we come.
Heavy tree cover over the roof usually means a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. The same pattern holds for multi-story buildings under heavy tree cover, so they are quoted by stories as well. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the spots that return a day after cleaning, and those need a check on every window on that side of the house. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass, so it takes more effort to remove dirt, and those customers tend to be on three or four visits a year. Houses with few or no trees can often get by with one fall visit, though the spring pass still catches the film on the glass. Our own jobs show both patterns: one customer with no trees is on twice a year, and another with trees and sprinkler spotting is on three or four visits. Their cases are linked here.
Windows that need cleaning again show a haze you only see when the sun is low, and clean glass does a lot for curb appeal on the street side. Gutters that need cleaning show runoff sheeting over the edge in rain.
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 have worked across Elizabeth, and when you book window and gutter cleaning we will confirm the neighborhood and the access on the phone. Estimates for residential properties, whether houses or condos, come from the stories and the window count. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We send the estimate from those, and you confirm a date that works for you.
The two busy stretches of the year are the spring window and the fall leaf window. Those are the weeks our calendar fills, and the calendar works the same way for residential and commercial bookings, so if you want a particular date in those months, book early. The lead time for a visit is listed in the booking confirmation, and we will not promise a faster slot than the calendar allows.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and our crew does not come inside. We call before we come, and we send photos of each gutter run and of every window before the crew leaves.
Yes. Gutter and window cleaning services are done by the same two people in one visit. Gutters come first, and the glass is done last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or by text once we have those. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house.
In Elizabeth the outside of a window takes the most punishment. Tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the exterior, so cleaning only the inside leaves most of the grime in place.
Most of our Elizabeth customers book in late spring and in fall, after the leaves drop. Those are the windows where the calendar fills, so the earlier you ask, the more choice you have.
Not with our order of work. We clear the gutters and flush every downspout, give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping, and only then start on the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the exterior washing services on the same terms, with no separate line item.
No. This visit covers exterior glass only, so windows inside the house and pressure washing are not part of it. Keep interior and exterior work as separate scopes, and this booking only covers the exterior.
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 ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
