Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We work gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again on the way out. We price 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 on many Elmwood Park homes, mostly in the spring and fall when the leaves and grit build up.
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. Booking the gutters and the outside glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Purified water rinses the frame, so no cleaning solutions are left behind and none are billed as extras.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that needs extra setup, a window count that includes oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste in the gutters in spring add time, and so do regular cleanings that were skipped for a season.
To get the exact number, tell us the stories and a rough window count, or text a photo of the front of the house. Residential and commercial jobs are quoted the same way, by what is actually on the building. Jobs that cover interior and exterior glass, windows inside as well as out, are quoted apart from this exterior visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will send a written estimate.
| 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.
In Elmwood Park the fall visit usually lands in November to early December, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across New Jersey the spring visit runs late May to June, and nor'easters can move both dates. Professional window cleaning and gutter work are booked around those two visits.
In late spring we find a film of grit on the south-facing glass and a packed mat in the gutter elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat, and clogged gutters that go into winter tend to sag by the time the snow and ice arrive, which is where water damage starts. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, so those homes need more frequent cleanings. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or construction collects more grime. Many window cleaners only do the glass, but a gutter run packed for a season sends runoff down the same wall, so we treat the two as one job.
Windows need a visit when you notice a haze you only see when the sun is low. Gutters need one when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal. We will tell you which schedule your lot needs at the first visit. Book a date by calling (866) 435-6328.
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 washing services cover window and gutter cleaning across Elmwood Park, on residential properties, condos included, and on a limited number of commercial buildings. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give a number for the window and gutter cleaning in one visit. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send the photo by text. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, are when our calendar fills, so book early if you want a particular date.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and the crew works from the outside of the house. For a residential window, the outside glass, frame and sill are all done in the same visit, and every window on the outside gets the same attention. The goal is clean windows and clear gutters on the same visit, not one or the other, and purified water is how we remove dirt from the glass. Commercial buildings, including multi-story buildings, are scheduled per building, with the same call-ahead.
Yes, and it is the same crew. Our washing services cover the gutters and downspouts and the glass in one visit. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, then the glass, so the runoff from the gutters does not land on clean windows.
The number depends on stories and size, and we give it by phone or text. Send us the stories and a rough window count and we will quote it.
On our Elmwood Park jobs the outside carries rain dust, dirt and sprinkler spots, so the glass gets dirty from outside even when the inside looks fine. Clean outside glass also helps curb appeal. Windows inside are a separate job, so this visit does not touch them.
The fall visit in Elmwood Park usually lands in November to early December. Across New Jersey the spring visit runs late May to June.
Not if the gutters are done first. Gutters first, glass last, so the runoff does not run down the wall onto glass we have already cleaned.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are included as part of the job, not billed as extras. Purified water is how we remove dirt from the glass without leaving streaks.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. We do not do interior glass or pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Call (866) 435-6328 with any questions before the visit.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
