Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. 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 North Carolina, most of our customers book this combined visit in spring and fall, so the dates fit the seasons you already plan around.
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 together in one visit cost less than booking the gutters and the windows as two separate trips. Our window cleaning services are quoted that way too. Booked alone, window washing is quoted by window count, and any washing services on the estimate show as their own line. The same estimate works for condos: the stories, the window count and the state of the gutters decide the number. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and the bundle saving is shown on your estimate.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes more time on the ladder. Oversized panes and a high window count add to the glass. The gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass and no cleaning removes it, so we flag it before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
To get the exact number, text us the number of stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house. We use the photo to check the roofline, the runoff path and the glass, then give you a written estimate. We do not guess from the street. We also keep the grime on the glass and the debris in the gutters separate in the estimate, since it takes different work to remove dirt from glass than to clear gutters, and both are priced on what we see. Call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo, and we will send the estimate back in writing.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $240 |
| Two stories | from $195 | from $210 | from $325 |
| Three stories | from $255 | from $285 | from $430 |
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 North Carolina, most customers book gutters and windows twice a year, which is why one crew and one visit makes sense for both jobs. Most customers settle into regular cleanings in spring and fall. Residential and commercial buildings get the same calendar, and the dates below are the ones we plan around. In Carrboro, our spring visit runs late April to May, and our fall visit runs November to early December.
In spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass is heavy, and pollen paste packs the downspout elbows and the gutter seams. Any residential window that faces the sun shows it first. In fall, the leaf load is the main job, and wet leaves can sit in the runs through the winter. Our rain runs about 48.9 inches a year here, and March, July and September are the wettest months, so the gutters carry the most water in those months. Storm and wind seasons can shift the dates, and we call before we come rather than working from the calendar alone.
Some properties need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. Large picture windows show every spot, and a house with several of them is a candidate too. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the frame. On those jobs we plan a third visit so the glass and gutters stay in the state they were left in. Where the glass needs cleaning solutions beyond plain water, we say so on the estimate before the visit.
The sign windows need cleaning is haze you only see when the sun is low. The sign gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge during a rain, instead of running into the downspout. We treat interior and exterior glass as separate schedules, and this visit covers the exterior glass only.
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 works across Carrboro, and we serve houses of all sizes, from single-story homes to multi-story buildings. Our cleaning services include the gutters and the outside glass. We know which parts of the town carry the most tree cover, and that shapes how often a property needs cleaning. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories. We reply with a written estimate, and we set a date within our normal lead time, which is listed on the estimate itself. The estimate covers every window on the house.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring season and the fall leaf drop, so booking early in those months gives you more choice of dates. Both jobs, gutter work and professional window cleaning, share that calendar. Outside those windows we usually have more open slots. We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way. Clean glass and clear gutters add to curb appeal, and the combined visit does both on one trip.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew works outside, and it does not clean windows inside the house on this visit. When you compare window cleaners, ask whether the gutters are done on the same visit. We are a service for cleaning the outside of windows, not a solution for water damage that has already started, and if we find water damage behind a gutter we photograph it and report it so you can get it looked at. For clogged gutters that are already overflowing, we clear them the same visit and tell you what caused the overflow.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both, gutters first and glass last. Doing them in one visit means one setup and one trip, which is why the combined price comes in lower than two separate jobs.
We do not quote a figure without the details. The number comes from the number of stories, every window on the house and what is in the gutters. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we send a written estimate.
In Carrboro the outside carries most of the grime: tree dust in spring, rain dust, and the sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. For residential properties, the exterior glass is where that buildup shows first. Interior cleaning is a separate job and we do not do it on this visit, so the exterior work is what you are booking.
Most of our Carrboro customers book in late April to May for the spring visit and November to early December for the fall visit. Booking early in those months gives you more choice of dates, because the calendar fills.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and the black water under them come down the wall and across the windows below. Washing the glass first means washing it again, so we do the glass last. The gutters above them come first, because that is the only way clean windows stay clean after the work.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job, and the tracks are cleaned on the same visit. None of these are billed as extras.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean the inside of windows, and we do not do pressure washing.
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. Our crew sends photos of every run before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
