Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing falls back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both jobs in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across New Jersey, our crews book most of their repeat work for 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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we quote residential and commercial jobs the same way. Doing gutters and exterior windows together in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
Our crew sees the same things drive a quote. On residential properties, a third story or a steep roof changes how long the work takes and how it is set up. Time for window washing follows the window count, and picture windows take longer because each pane is bigger. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is one more factor, since no cleaning removes it on its own. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is how we get the exact number: send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we come back with a figure for the gutter cleaning and window cleaning together. Leaves, rain and dust all leave a film, and the crew notes any clogged gutters or water damage risk on the way in. A residential window job is priced from the pane count, so the figure we give from the photo is the one we stand behind. Most of our customers are homeowners, but our crew also handles multi-story buildings when the job calls for it, and the principle is the same: measure first, quote second, and never add a line you did not agree to. The professional window cleaning we do keeps curb appeal up without a second trip.
Windows inside are not part of this visit. Interior and exterior glass are two separate bookings, and this visit covers the exterior only. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate before anything is scheduled.
| 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 in Hawthorne book both of these cleaning services twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across New Jersey the pattern holds, and the timing follows the seasons more than any single date.
In spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and a sticky paste packed into the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load, and the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs once the rains start. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates a few weeks in either direction. To schedule service, we look at what the house has been through, not a calendar square.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits, and the runoff carries that grit down the wall onto the glass. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more grime between cleanings than average. If your house falls into one of those groups, we will tell you on the first visit and set a schedule that matches it.
The sign that clean windows are overdue is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a rain. Either one means it is time to book, and we can usually fit you in to get the glass and runs cleared together.
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 cleaned gutters and exterior glass across Hawthorne, and our window cleaning services reach the whole town rather than a single block. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text, and one request covers both of our washing services, gutters and glass. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm a date with a short lead time, which the scheduling page states for each season.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop. Our calendar fills during those stretches, so the earlier you call, the better your chance of getting the date you want. Between those windows slots open up, and the crew can usually work around your schedule. Condos are booked the same way, though a shared roof line changes the setup.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew checks every window on the outside before leaving, and uses a water-fed pole to remove dirt from upper panes. The crew does not come inside, and they call before they arrive so you are not surprised by a truck in the driveway. If a section of the house needs a closer look, they photograph it and tell you before doing anything else.
Yes, our crew does both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the debris from the runs never lands on clean panes. It is the same two people from start to finish.
We do not give a fixed figure here. The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Send those details and you will have a number before anything is booked.
Yes, because the outside takes the hardest hits. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on exterior glass, and interior cleaning does not touch them. Exterior cleaning takes off what the inside never sees, and the crew uses purified water rather than cleaning solutions on the glass.
Most of our Hawthorne customers book in the spring and in the fall. Spring catches the film of tree residue that builds up on the glass, and fall catches the leaf load. Regular cleanings in those two windows keep the gutters from backing up. Spring visits across New Jersey usually land late May to June, and our fall visits usually land November to early December.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. When the runs are cleared and flushed first, the water and debris are gone before anyone touches the windows, so nothing drips back down onto clean panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the window job, and they are not billed as extras. Picture windows get the same sill check. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the exterior. We will tell you on the phone if anything falls outside that.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean interior glass, and we do not do pressure washing. If you need either one, we can point you to the right service, but it is a separate booking.
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.
