The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your residential windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing that falls out of the gutter lands on clean glass. We price it by the number of stories, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Across New Jersey, most of our customers book this in the spring and again in the fall. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote, and the same crew that gives it does the job from the first estimate to the final photos.
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 window and gutter cleaning 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, because we do not add a line item once the crew is on the ladder.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are stories and steep roofs, the window count and any oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove, or a film of grime that has baked onto the glass. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. A residential window is priced by its size and how hard it is to reach, not by how many panes it has. When we see a picture windows layout on a multi-story house, the crew plans the ladder and lift access before the visit so the day runs without surprises.
Most of the window washing we are asked for here is exterior only, and the window washing services we give are built around that scope. The window cleaning services on a quote carry the same scope, so nothing inside the house is added without a separate estimate. The regular cleanings we book are the same visit each time, so the second one is quoted from the first and not re-estimated from scratch. Interior and exterior glass is a separate job that we do not carry on this visit. To get an exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the front of the house and tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have. Our crew can usually give you a firm figure from that alone, and we confirm it in writing before we book the date.
| 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.
Across New Jersey, most homes get window and gutter cleaning in the spring and again in the fall, and that calendar works for both jobs because they run on the same schedule. Residential and commercial buildings tend to follow the same pattern. Statewide, the spring visit usually falls in late May or June, and the fall visit lands in late October or November.
What we find at each visit follows the seasons. In the spring the south-facing glass carries a pollen film, and the pollen paste in the gutters is the reason we book then rather than later. In the fall the leaf load is the main job, and nor'easters across New Jersey can push the dates forward or back a week. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof need a third visit, because needles and grit leave the gutters clogged between cleanings, and houses with a sprinkler line hitting the glass need one too, since those spots come back a day after cleaning. Left alone, standing water in a clogged run can cause water damage at the fascia. Houses and multi-story buildings near a busy road or a construction site collect more dust on the glass, so they get the same treatment, and our cleaning solutions are purified water so the glass dries without streaks.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, or a film that comes back quickly after rain. Gutters tell you when they need it: water sheeting over the edge in a steady rain, or runoff streaking the wall under a run that drips at the joints. If you see either, it is time for a visit, and we will say which of the two it is when we arrive.
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 cleans windows, gutters and downspouts across Short Hills, and we work the whole town rather than a single street. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what the visit will cost and when we can come. Lead time is set by the calendar, not by a promise, so ask for the first open date when you call.
The two busy stretches of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fastest in those weeks. Clean glass and clear gutters are also the fastest way to improve curb appeal, and that is usually why the spring slots fill first. If you want a slot in May or in October, book early. We call before we come, and we confirm the arrival window the day before. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew works from the outside and does not come inside.
Our crew handles window cleaners' usual jobs and a few that fall outside the usual, and the schedule for each is set on the day we book. A professional window cleaning visit takes the same care whether the house is a single storey or three, and we give every window the same attention, from the top sash to the sill. If you want the visit to fit your schedule, tell us which days work and we will build the route around them.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people clean the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit. Gutters go first and glass last, so the debris from the gutters never lands on clean windows.
We do not quote a fixed figure on this page. The number comes from the stories and window count at each residential property, condos included, and we give it by phone or text before we book.
Yes, because the outside carries the grit, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits, and a visit is the practical way to remove dirt that rain does not lift. On our Short Hills jobs, the outside glass is where most of the film sits, and it is also what the sun shows up in the morning.
Across New Jersey, the spring visit usually falls in late May or June, and the fall visit in late October or November. Those are the two visits that match the spring season and the leaf drop.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last, so anything that comes out of the gutter is cleared before the windows get washed.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside.
Cleaning windows inside the house is not part of this visit, and we do not do pressure washing either. The job is exterior glass and gutters only.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
