The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so the glass is not dirtied twice. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than two separate trips. Across New Jersey, most of our customers book this bundle in spring and fall, and the crew that does the work is the one that quotes it.
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 the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that we set the lift up before we can reach the top run, window counts with oversized panes that take longer per pane, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras. Our window washing and washing services run on the same visit as the gutters, and the glass is never waiting on a second crew because our window cleaning services are one crew from start to finish. Gutter cleaning on our Rutherford jobs means the gutters and downspouts get flushed until the water runs clear, and the runoff on the wall below is rinsed before the glass is touched. A condos building or a house with heavy grime on the glass needs a longer visit, because the crew has to remove dirt by hand before the rinse, and we say so on the phone. Across New Jersey, the first question we ask is for the stories and a photo of the front of the house, sent by text. That is enough to give the exact number. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and we will return a written number.
| 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 book window and gutter work twice a year. Across New Jersey, the spring visit runs late May to June, and here the fall visit falls in November to early December, so one crew in one visit covers both calendars. On our jobs the pollen film shows on south-facing glass, and the leaf load comes down in the fall. Storm and wind seasons, the nor'easters in particular, move the dates by a few weeks. Under heavy tree cover, and where a sprinkler line hits the glass, the spots come back a day after cleaning, and those houses are on a third visit. A house near a busy road or a construction site also tends to need a third visit. Our interior and exterior work is separate, so this visit covers the exterior only, and the frames get mild cleaning solutions on residential and commercial jobs alike. Regular cleanings keep the picture windows and the gutter runs from building up between visits. You will know windows need it when the haze shows only in low sun, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain. Ask for a written estimate, and we will set the first date for the visit that fits your lot. Text a photo of the roofline and we will say which of these your house needs.
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 Rutherford for homeowners and property managers, and our crew works the whole town. Booking starts with a phone call or text that gives us the number of stories and a photo of the house front. From there we give a written estimate and offer the first open date. Our professional window cleaning is done by the same two people who clean the gutters, so there is no handoff between trades. Our cleaning services are booked the same way: one call, one written number. Good window cleaners check the roof before they go up the ladder, and we do the same, then clear the gutters first so nothing dirty lands on the glass. Clean glass and clear gutters are the fastest route to better curb appeal on a Rutherford house. Interior glass is a separate booking, so the windows inside stay as they are on this visit. Our schedule fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and fall, so the earlier you call, the sooner the crew can come. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Multi-story buildings take a boom or scissor lift, and we set it up before the crew starts. If clogged gutters are already pulling away from the fascia and have caused water damage, the crew photographs it and reports it, rather than selling you a repair.
Yes. Window and gutter cleaning is one visit with the same two people, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps anything dirty from the roof off clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text a photo of the front and the stories to us, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will send a written number. The bundle costs less than two separate trips.
For a residential window in Rutherford, the outside carries the tree film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spotting. Those build up on the glass whether or not the inside is clean, so the exterior visit is the one that changes how the house looks from the street.
Our Rutherford customers book in late spring and again in fall. To schedule service, call or text with the stories and a photo of the front. Across New Jersey, spring and fall are the two windows when the pollen and the leaves arrive, so those are the calls that fill the calendar first.
No. We clear the roof, the gutters and every downspout first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then start on the glass. Doing it in the other order is how dirty water ends up on clean windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleared as part of the exterior visit, and none of it is billed as an extra. We check every window on the way out, and screens go back in the window they came out of.
Exterior only on this visit, for residential properties. We do not clean inside the glass, and we do not do pressure washing, so the crew comes out, does the outside and leaves.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. We send photos of every gutter run and the finished glass before the crew leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
