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 both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across North Carolina, most of the homeowners who book us do it in the spring and fall, when the glass and the gutters need it most.
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 the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized panes, gutters nobody has opened in years and 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.
Before we quote, it helps to know the exact stories and window count. A photo of the front of the house, sent by text, is usually enough for us to give you a firm number, and you can also call (866) 435-6328 to go over the house. The gutters we see with clogged gutters are the ones that have been left a full season, and the glass we see with water damage risk is usually the glass below a run that overflowed for months. Cleaning the two together catches both before they add up. Our work is also what protects your curb appeal, which is most of why people call us, and the same crew handles the multi-story buildings we are asked about as well as single-story homes. Many people compare us with window washing services in general, and the difference we point to is the order of work and the one-visit bundle. If you have wondered how window cleaners handle the outside and the gutters on the same day, the answer is that our crew does both together, every time. We do not clean windows inside on this visit.
| 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 Lincolnton customers book both twice a year, once in late spring and once in late fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Regular cleanings at those two points are what keep the buildup from setting into the gutters and the frames.
What we find at each visit is consistent. Pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste in the gutters show up in the spring. Leaf load builds in the fall. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we confirm the timing before we book. Our cleaning services are scheduled around these two windows, and professional window cleaning is booked for the same dates, so the glass and the gutter runs are clean before the season changes.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, and a house near a busy road or construction all bring grit and spotting back faster. A residential window under a sprinkler line is the classic case, because the spots come back a day after cleaning. Our crew treats residential properties the same way on each visit, so the frequency follows what the house actually collects. The sill and frame collect dust between cleanings, which is why we wipe them on every visit. We will also mention when a house is due, so you can schedule service before the glass shows it.
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 in rain. If you see either, we can look at every window and every run on the next visit, and we will tell you what we find before we start on the sill and the screens.
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 has worked across Lincolnton, and we book the estimate by phone or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text us the stories, the approximate window count, and any washing services you already use, and we confirm a date. Lead time depends on the season, and during the busy spring and fall windows our calendar fills first. The crew brings its own equipment and purified water, so you do not need to buy cleaning solutions for the job. We handle residential and commercial glass with the same order of work, and the booking is the same either way.
When the calendar is full, we say so on the phone and offer the next open slot. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come, so you are not waiting on the drive. The window cleaning services we do cover the whole outside of the house, and the same crew handles the gutters and downspouts on that visit. Picture windows on the front of the house are done from the pole, one pane at a time, so the big glass dries without streaks.
Our work is also useful where grime builds up from traffic and weather, and the runoff from a roof is the usual reason gutters need clearing in the first place. We are careful to remove dirt from the frame and sill, not just the pane, so nothing washes back onto clean glass. We also clean condos on the same schedule as single-family homes, with the same order of work and the same photos sent before the crew leaves.
Yes. Our crew does the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. Nobody is handing the work off between two companies.
We do not give a range here. The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house, and you can get it by calling (866) 435-6328. Or send a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm the number.
On our Lincolnton jobs, the outside carries the pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots, and those are what you see through the glass whether the inside is clean or not. The outside is the part that changes fastest.
Most of our Lincolnton customers book in late spring and in late fall. Those are the windows when pollen and leaves are heaviest, and our calendar fills first.
Not if the order is right. When we clear a run, the leaves and the black water come down the wall, so the gutters are done first and the glass last, and the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches a pane.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit as well, and nothing on that list is billed as an extra.
We clean the outside of the windows only on this visit. We do not do interior and exterior glass as one job, and we do not do pressure washing.
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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
