The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by what comes off the roof. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across New Jersey, most of our customers book this in the spring and fall, when pollen and leaves build up fastest.
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.
Window washing and gutter cleaning are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, both jobs together in one visit come in below booking them separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Our crew checks the stories, the roof pitch, the window count and any oversized panes before we quote, so the figure you hear is the one on the invoice.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: multi-story buildings with a third floor or a steep roof, a window count that runs high, gutters not cleaned in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter 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 and are not billed as extras. The windows inside are not part of this price.
Across New Jersey, the most useful thing you can send us is a photo of the front of the house by text, plus the stories and a rough window count. From that we can usually tell whether a standard visit covers it or whether the roof needs a closer look. Homeowners often ask about professional window cleaning on older houses with many small panes, and the answer is the same: count the windows, count the stories, and tell us what the glass looks like from the street. Along with the glass, we also check the gutters for clogged gutters and water damage at the fascia, and we photograph anything that needs attention so you can decide what to do next. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal from the street.
| 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 of our customers book our cleaning services for both gutters and exterior windows twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. In the spring the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the grit paste sits in the gutter elbows. In the fall the leaf load comes down and packs the downspouts before the first hard freeze.
Storm and wind seasons, including the nor'easters that move through New Jersey, can shift the dates by a few weeks, so we confirm the slot a week ahead. Heavy tree cover over the roof usually means a third visit, because needles and grit pack the runs between cleanings. A sprinkler line hitting a residential window also needs a third visit, since those spots come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or active construction gets the same treatment. We check every window on the house before we leave.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in rain. Our cleanings are planned around those signs, not around a fixed number of visits, and we are happy to schedule service for whichever pattern fits your lot.
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 windows across Somerville, and our window cleaning services run the same way on every street. You send an estimate request by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we reply with the number. Lead time depends on the season, and the dates for our washing services are confirmed when you book.
The two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf drop, fill our calendar fastest, so book early in those months rather than waiting. Outside those windows the calendar is open, and we can usually fit a visit in sooner.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and calls before we arrive. We cover residential properties and the condos where the grime builds up on upper floors, and we handle gutters and downspouts as part of the same visit. Because runoff from the roof is what spots the glass, we clear the gutters first, remove dirt from the downspouts, and then do the windows, so you get clean windows at the end of the day.
Yes. Our crew does both in one visit, so you do not need to book two companies. The gutters are cleared first and the glass last, so what comes off the roof does not end up on clean windows, and the order is the same on residential and commercial buildings.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the stories and we give you the figure, which is the same figure you see on the invoice.
Usually yes, because the outside carries the dust, the rain film and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Large picture windows show that outside film most, since one pane shows every streak. Clean glass inside still looks hazy if the outside is coated.
Across New Jersey most of our customers book regular cleanings for late May to June and late October to November. Those are the months the leaves build up fastest on the glass and in the gutters.
Not if the order is right. We clear the gutters first, flush the downspouts and let the wall drip off before we touch the glass, which keeps the water off the panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit as well, so there is no separate line item for them.
Booking is for exterior glass only, not interior and exterior cleaning together. We do not clean the inside of the glass, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit. We rinse with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing is left on the glass.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, 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.
