The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing runs back down the wall onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across New Jersey, most of our customers book the job in spring and fall, after the seed and leaf drops that clog runs and coat the glass.
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.
Professional window cleaning and gutter work are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, a bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Clean runs and clear glass also do more for curb appeal than most homeowners expect. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a figure before anyone climbs a ladder.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are consistent. Stories and steep roofs take longer on the ladder, and multi-story buildings with a lot of glass take longer still. Window count and oversized panes change the time on the glass. The quote covers exterior glass only, so windows inside the house are not priced here. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate treatment that no regular cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a recent job in Saddle Brook, the quote was driven mostly by the number of stories and a long run of clogged gutters on the back of the house, where the downspouts had backed up for two seasons. The crew cleared the runs, flushed every downspout until the water ran clear, and then did the exterior glass from the pole. A house with the same stories and fewer trees usually lands lower. To get your exact number, tell us the stories and the window count and send a photo of the front of the house, and the window washing is quoted in the same figure.
Nothing about the glass gets added after the fact. If the crew finds water damage behind a run or a loose fascia, they photograph it and report it, and that is a separate conversation, not a line item on this invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your 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.
On our Saddle Brook jobs, most customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew handling both cleaning services in one visit makes sense for most homes. In the spring the pollen film settles on every window, especially the south-facing ones, and packs into the gutters as a paste that runs back under the shingles. In the fall the leaf load arrives all at once and the runs fill faster than the downspouts can clear them. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates by a few weeks, so we call before we come rather than working from a fixed calendar.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit collect in the downspouts between cleanings, so those customers are on a more frequent schedule. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and that is a mineral issue, not dirt, so we flag it on the first visit. A residential window near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass and needs closer attention.
The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low, because clean windows look clear from the inside at dusk. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of falling through the downspout. If you see either, text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which visit you need next, and we can schedule service for the next open window.
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 Saddle Brook on both residential properties and a range of homes, including condos, with varied roof lines and glass counts. Most jobs combine window cleaning services with gutters and downspouts in one trip. Booking for our washing services starts with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and most estimates are sent the same day you ask for them. Lead time for a first visit is a programmatic field that depends on how many jobs are already on the calendar, so we will tell you the next open date when we quote. The two busy windows of the year are the spring tree-bloom season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fastest then. Booking in the shoulder weeks usually gets an earlier slot.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and calls before they arrive, so you know when to expect the truck. The pole reaches the upper panes, so the crew can remove dirt from them without a ladder against the siding. If a gate needs to be opened or a car moved off the driveway, that is the only thing we ask.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the glass in one visit. We do the gutters first and the windows last, so the runoff does not land on clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the front of the house and we will quote it from there.
Yes, because the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Those build up between regular cleanings and show as haze on the glass, which is why most customers book the exterior on the same visit as the gutters.
Most of our Saddle Brook customers book in the spring and in the fall, after the tree dust and the leaf drop. The timing logic is the same for residential and commercial glass, because the spring dust and leaf load decide it. If your house has heavy tree cover, text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you whether you need a third visit.
No, we do the gutters first and the glass last so the leaves, grit and black water coming off the runs never reach panes we have already cleaned. Doing it in the wrong order means someone has to clean the glass a second time.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and we do not bill them as extras. We use purified water rather than cleaning solutions on the glass, so nothing is left behind to streak. Tracks are included in the exterior visit as well, so you will not see a separate line on the invoice.
No, this visit is exterior glass only, so we do not clean interior and exterior glass together and we do not do pressure washing. Picture windows are cleaned on the outside during the same visit. If you need the inside done, we can point you to someone who does interior work.
You do not need to be home for exterior work. Before the crew arrives, turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
