Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing washed off the roof lands on clean panes.
We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
Across New Jersey, the crew sees the same pattern every spring and fall: pollen paste in the gutters, and a film on the glass that only shows up once the sun is low.
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. The window and gutter bundle, done in one visit, costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the figure we give you by phone or text is the figure we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof changes how we set up. A large window count and oversized picture windows take more time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more passes. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning alone will not remove.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and this visit covers the exterior only. We do not do pressure washing here.
The cleaning solutions we use are purified water and mild detergent, and the same two people handle the gutters, the windows and the photos. Most of our Montclair customers settle into regular cleanings. If the building mixes residential and commercial floors, say so when you call. Then tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house by text, and we will work out the number from there.
| 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.
On our Montclair jobs, most customers book both twice a year: once in the spring window that runs late May to June across New Jersey, and once in late October or November after the leaves are down. One crew in one visit makes sense at both times because the gutters and the glass need the same clear dry day.
In spring we find pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows and a yellow film on south-facing glass. In fall it is a wet leaf mat that sits on the gutter floor and holds water against the fascia. Across New Jersey, nor'easters can shift the dates, so we book by what the house needs, not the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and clogged gutters can let water damage the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. Multi-story buildings and houses near a busy road or a construction site collect more grime than the next street over.
The sign that windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, not the dirt you see at noon. Clean glass does more for curb appeal than most people expect. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a heavy rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 cleaning services cover residential properties across Montclair, and we can give you a time once we have your address and a photo of the house front. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text: tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have, and we will schedule service for the next open slot.
Lead time varies with the season, and the two busy windows of the year fill first, so it helps to call before late May or before late October. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
When the crew arrives, professional window cleaning and gutter cleaning run in one order: gutters first and glass last, and every window gets the same finish. For a residential window or a sill that needs more attention, we will tell you on the call rather than on the ladder. A single visit covers the full window and gutter cleaning, and the photos go to you before we leave.
Yes. Our window cleaning services and gutter cleaning are done by the same two people in one visit, and we do the gutters first so the glass is not dirtied again. You get one appointment and one invoice.
We do not give a figure in writing without seeing the house. The number comes from stories and window count, and you can get it by phone or text at (866) 435-6328 with a photo of the front of the house.
On the houses we clean in Montclair, the outside carries sprinkler spots, rain dust and grime that the inside never sees. Cleaning the inside alone leaves that haze on the glass you look through from the street. Our washing services are built around the outside for exactly this reason.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit runs late May to June and the fall visit runs late October to November. Call early in either window, since those are the two busy stretches of the year for us.
Not if the gutters are done first. When a run is cleared, leaves and black runoff come down the wall and across the windows below, so we rinse and let the wall drip before we touch the glass.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleared as part of the exterior job, and gutters and downspouts are flushed on the same visit. None of it is billed separately.
No. On this visit we clean exterior glass only, and the pole work is built to remove dirt from the outside of each pane. We do not clean windows inside and we do not do pressure washing.
No, 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. If your home is one of the condos in a shared building, check roof and ladder access with the board first.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
