Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job 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 in spring and fall, and that is the rhythm we plan our crews 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 doing the gutters and the exterior glass together in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Plenty of companies run residential and commercial work on separate rate cards, so ask which one a quote is built on before you agree to it.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder and a boom or scissor lift for the upper runs. Window count and oversized picture windows take longer to reach and rinse properly. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before the flush. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is something no cleaning removes, and we tell you that before we start. Where a film needs more than water, the crew adds cleaning solutions, and that line is on the quote, not a surprise at the door. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior glass is a separate quote, so ask on the phone if the interior and exterior of the glass both need doing.
On our Knightdale jobs, the quotes that surprise people are almost always the ones where the stories were undercounted or the gutters were never touched. Send a photo of the front of the house by text, tell us the number of stories, and we will give you the exact figure before anyone books a date.
| 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.
Most of our customers book professional window cleaning and gutter work twice a year, in late spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. In spring the pollen film builds up on south-facing glass and the pollen paste settles into the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that packs the downspout elbows.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts, so clogged gutters come back faster, and our customers under big trees stay on a three- to four-month schedule. A multi-story house takes more ladder and lift time than a single-story ranch, so the visit runs longer. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house close to a busy road or active construction picks up a film faster than one set back from it. Those are the cases where regular cleanings pay for themselves.
The window tells you when it needs attention: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, especially on the west side. Clean glass is a big part of curb appeal, and the haze shows first from the street. Gutters tell you when they need attention too: water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout, and a run that sits full for a season can push water damage into the fascia. Either one is a reason to call.
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 Knightdale's residential properties and books the residential window and gutter cleaning around your schedule. To get started, text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will confirm the window count and a date. Booking takes a few minutes, and we call before we come, so you are never guessing about the arrival window.
In the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, our calendar fills faster, so it helps to book early. Once the gutters are clear, the crew moves on to clean windows outside, with upper stories done from a pole. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. We will schedule service for the day that suits you, and every window and every run gets the same attention from start to finish.
Yes. Our washing services cover the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, with the same two people, gutters first and glass last, so the dirty runoff never lands on clean glass.
We quote from the number of stories and the size of the house, by phone or text. Send a photo of the front and we will give you the exact number before booking.
On our jobs the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Cleaning the inside alone leaves the grime that makes the glass look dull from the street, and it does not remove dirt that has built up outside. Condo owners should check with the association first, since the outside glass can be the association's responsibility.
Most of our Knightdale customers book in late spring and again in fall, after the pollen drop and after the leaves come down. Those are the two windows when our calendar fills. Call (866) 435-6328 to lock in a date before it does.
Not with our order of work. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, flushing each one, let the wall stop dripping, and only then start on the glass, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the same visit, so you are not billed for them as add-ons.
Exterior only on this visit: we do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing, and we will tell you if something outside needs more than a window clean.
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.
