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 dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across New Jersey, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, after the leaves and the seasonal grime have built up. Tell us your stories and roughly how many windows you have, and call (866) 435-6328 for the number.
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.
Our direct answer is short: we price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, both jobs in one visit cost less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Window washing on a Lower house follows the same rule, and our washing services are quoted by the house, not by the pane. Window cleaning services for a house like this are set once the stories and count are known. Two houses with the same window count can land far apart, and it comes down to what the crew finds on the day.
A third story or a roof too steep to walk slows the work and changes how we set the ladders. Oversized panes and a high number of picture windows add time on the outside glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take more passes and more bags to haul. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add labor, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers needs a treatment that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, and that is how we remove dirt before it washes back down the wall. If the home is one of several condos sharing a gutter run, tell us when you call, since the run count changes the time on the roof.
Across the houses we have worked, the cleanest way to get an exact figure is to send us a photo of the front of the house by text along with your stories and rough window count. On a recent Lower job with a two-story home and a wide run of picture windows, the gutter runs carried a heavy load of runoff grime from the roof, and the crew spent most of its first hour getting the gutters and downspouts clear before the glass was even started. The customer heard the number before work began and got photos of every run afterward. We will do the same for you.
| 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 Lower customers book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. On our jobs, the spring visit lands after the winter film has washed off the glass, and the fall visit lands after the leaves are down and before the first hard freeze. The spring visit meets the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed in the gutters. Where a film needs more than water, we add cleaning solutions to the purified water, and the glass still dries without streaks. The fall visit meets the wet leaf mat and whatever the storm season has blown into the runs.
Regular cleanings twice a year cover most homes, but houses under heavy tree cover tend to need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between them. The order of work is the same for residential and commercial buildings, since the runoff from the roof behaves the same way on either. A house with a sprinkler line hitting the glass needs a closer look too, since the spots that come back a day after cleaning are mineral, not dirt. A home near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the outside glass and may also need the extra visit. Those are the cases where we suggest adding a visit once we have seen the property.
On the windows, the sign that they need attention is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. On the gutters, it is water sheeting over the edge in a rain, which means the runs are full or the downspouts are blocked.
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 homes across Lower, so most of the neighborhoods you would name have seen our crew at some point. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using your stories and a photo of the house front. Most of our calls are for professional window cleaning paired with the gutters, and the calendar fills fastest when the leaves are at their worst, so an early call helps. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal from the street. We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and what we need from you is access to the side gate and cars moved off the driveway if the windows face it. Some customers pair this with other cleaning services, but on this visit we work the exterior only, so windows inside are not part of it. If you want the interior and exterior done, tell us when you call and we quote the two separately. Multi-story buildings take a second setup on each side, which is why the stories are part of the price. Some of the older homes we see have clogged gutters that have been left too long, and that is where we most often find water damage starting behind the fascia.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people do both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not end up on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house, so send us your stories and a photo of the front.
It is worth it on a residential window job, because the outside takes the worst of it, with rain dust, sprinkler spots and a season's film. Cleaning the inside alone leaves that on the glass, and we clean every window on the outside that can be reached safely.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, which lines up with the leaf drop and the end of the winter film. Those are the busiest windows, so call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service early.
Not if we do it in order. Gutters first, glass last, so the grit and black water from the runs are flushed away before anyone touches the panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the exterior side, and we do not bill them as separate extras.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and pressure washing is not part of this bundle, which is set up for residential properties.
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 leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
