Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing dripping from the runs lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. On our South Plainfield jobs most customers book in spring and again in fall, and across New Jersey the pattern is the same: the crew that cleans the gutters is the crew that washes 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.
We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done in one visit costs less than booking gutter cleaning and window cleaning separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our window cleaning services quote the outside glass only, so interior and exterior work never gets folded into one figure. Gutter and window cleaning on a single-story house is the simplest quote; two and three stories add ladder and lift time, and the crew notes that before it gives you a figure.
What we find on the day moves the quote more than anything else. Stories and steep roofs change how the crew sets up. Window count and oversized picture windows change the glass time. Gutters and downspouts that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a real finding, and cleaning will not remove it; we flag it and quote the treatment on its own. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our South Plainfield work, the quote that surprises people is usually the one for residential properties left a long time between visits. Window washing services on a glass front that has not seen a cleaning in a year take more passes than regular cleanings on a set schedule, and the gutters tend to be packed by then as well. Ask for the number with the stories and window count, and send a photo of the front of the house by text, and we will tell you where it lands before a truck is booked. The grime on older glass and the buildup on the sill are the things you can see from the sidewalk, and the crew plans its time to remove dirt from both before the first pass.
| 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 South Plainfield jobs most customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes the most sense for most houses. Across New Jersey, the spring visit runs late May to June and the fall visit late October to November. The crew shifts those dates when nor'easters come through, and the timing is the same for a residential and commercial glass front because pollen and leaves follow the same calendar on both.
What we find in spring is pollen. A film of it sits on south-facing glass, and in the spring pollen season the gutters fill with a paste that dries to a crust on the elbows. Leaf load comes in fall, and by the time the last leaves drop the gutters carry a wet mat that holds water against the fascia, and the runoff from that mat is how water damage starts at the roofline. A window and gutter visit in each season clears the glass and the runs before clogged gutters or a film on the glass has a chance to do harm.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits. Multi-story buildings and condos with a lot of upper glass often need one too. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a separate look. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects a film that two visits a year does not keep up with. We tell you which of those your house has after the first visit, not before.
Two signs tell you the windows need a cleaning before the calendar does: a haze you only see when the sun is low, and a streak pattern that shows up after rain. A haze on windows inside the house is a separate question, since this visit covers the outside glass. On the outside, the crew works with purified water rather than cleaning solutions. The sign the gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in a rain, which means the runs are packed or the slope is off. Either way, a photo of the problem is enough for us to tell you which it is.
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.
Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house, and we return a quote for the window and gutter cleaning service on the same call or text. The cleaning services we offer are scheduled around how many crews we have out in the area, and the lead time we quote is the one that applies to your street. Our residential window work runs the same route the gutter crew does, which is part of why the two jobs fit into one visit.
Most of our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring pollen season and the fall leaf season. If you want a slot in either window, book early. A house that is booked for the spring visit by the end of winter avoids the queue that builds once the first warm week arrives. Our professional window cleaning crews treat each visit as a scheduled job, not a drop-in, and we will hold a date once you accept the estimate.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew calls before they come, and they will photograph every run and every window before the truck leaves. Keeping the curb appeal of the house is the point, and clean glass and clear gutters do that from the street. Ask us for the exact timing when you schedule service, and we will tell you what is included in that visit and what is not.
Yes, and yes. The crew that clears the gutters and downspouts is the crew that does the glass, in one visit, so there is one setup and one invoice.
For a window and gutter visit on a two-story house, the number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. It is the number on the invoice.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of the grime: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots, so that is where the dirt builds up. The inside is a separate question, and we do not clean it on this visit.
Most of our customers here book in spring, after the pollen drop, and again in fall, after the last leaves. Across New Jersey, the spring visit runs late May to June and the fall visit late October to November. To book either one, call (866) 435-6328.
No, because the gutters go first and the glass goes last. Leaves, grit and black water coming off the runs, and any runoff that reaches the sill, would otherwise land on panes that were already washed.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, which keeps the frame from washing back onto the glass. Tracks are part of the glass job and are not a separate charge.
No. This visit is exterior glass only; we do not do inside glass or pressure washing on it.
You do not need to be home for exterior work. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
