Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. This is a residential window and gutter job, done by one crew in one trip. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Most of our Metuchen customers book it for spring and fall, when the leaves are heaviest on the houses we clean. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
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. Booked together as one window and gutter visit, the bundle costs less than two separate jobs, and the number we quote over the phone or by text is the number on the invoice. Both the stories and the window count come from you before we arrive, so the estimate holds unless something on the day changes the scope.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a large number of oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years and 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. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The cleaning solutions for the glass are included in the price too.
Here is how the Metuchen estimate usually goes. You text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories and roughly how many windows face the street and the yard. We come back with one number. If the crew finds something that changes the scope, such as a gutter run that is pulling off its hangers, they photograph it and tell you before any extra work happens. Nothing gets added without you agreeing to it first. The estimate is built the same way for a single-story ranch and a multi-story house, and the crew checks each run on site, not from the ground. If you are unsure whether a residential and commercial building fits this estimate, describe it when you text us. Regular cleanings are quoted by stories and window count, the same as the first visit.
We also get asked whether a cleaning is worth it when the windows look fine from the inside. Usually the glass looks clean from the inside because the grime is on the outside, where the rain and the trees put it. Interior and exterior glass look different after a season, and the outside is where the pollen film collects, where the rain dust dries, and where sprinkler spots form. A bundle visit covers all of it in one trip, and the cleanings for the gutters and the glass happen on the same day.
| 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 Metuchen customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense for them. Across New Jersey, the spring visit usually lands in late May to June, before the summer storms. The fall visit lands in late October to November, after the last leaves drop and before the first hard freeze.
What we find on each visit follows the calendar. In spring the pollen collects as a yellow film on the south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters and elbows. In fall we find the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we often see clogged gutters and gutter runs that sagged under ice by late winter. Metuchen's wettest months are June, July and October, and a clogged run left through those months sends runoff down the wall, which is how water damage starts, so we check the downspouts before the summer storms as well. Across New Jersey, nor'easters and heavy-rain months move the dates a little from year to year, so the crew checks the gutters and the glass on the day rather than working to a fixed calendar.
Some houses in Metuchen need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and those customers book three or four times a year instead. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. Multi-story buildings and homes on a busy road pick up more grime than their neighbors, and a clogged run left alone can soak the wall below. We tell you at the first visit which of those applies to your lot.
The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge during rain instead of running into the downspout. Curb appeal drops fast when the glass looks hazy from the street, so book a professional window cleaning as soon as you see either. Our window cleaners check both on the same visit, and the crew can usually schedule the next open slot within the season. Cleaning the outside is how we remove dirt from the glass and frames, and it does not touch the windows inside, which stay as they are.
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 crew has worked across Metuchen on residential properties, and we are glad to quote any address in town. Booking starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Ask for window and gutter cleaning in the same message and we will schedule service for both in one visit. Lead times are listed on the booking page, and we call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop. Our calendar fills in those weeks, and we ask people to book early if they want a slot in May or in late October. Outside those windows the schedule has more room. If you need one of our window cleaning services after a storm or a gutter cleared before a rain, mention it when you call and we will tell you what we can fit.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside. We ask that you keep sprinklers off the night before so the glass is dry, move cars away from any window that faces the driveway, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Every window on the outside of the house that we can reach safely gets done, including the upper floors reached from the pole, and we leave clean windows with the sill wiped on each one. Interior glass is not part of this visit.
Yes. The same crew does both, in one visit, with gutters first and glass last so the dirty runoff never reaches clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us a photo of the front and tell us the stories, and we will give you one number over the phone for our window cleaning services and the gutters together.
In Metuchen the outside carries the rain dust, the tree grime and the sprinkler spots, so the outside is usually where the dirt sits, and the inside can look clean while the glass is not.
Most of our customers here book for late May or June and again for late October or November. If your home is one of the condos, check with the association first, since the outside of the glass may not be yours to book.
No. We flush the gutters and downspouts first and clean the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto the panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, which is how we remove dirt from the frames as well. Tracks are included on the exterior side.
Our washing services on this visit cover the outside of the windows only. We do not clean inside the glass or do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside, 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.
