Yes, the same two people clean the 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 booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. On our Wake Forest jobs, most customers book this in spring and again in fall, which is when the grime and the leaves build up.
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, counting every window on the outside of the house, and booking gutters and exterior windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On the day, the crew finds a handful of things that move the quote. A steep roof or a third story changes how we work the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. A high window count, or oversized panes such as picture windows, adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleared in years, packed with needles, seeds and leaves, take longer to clean out and haul away. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is not removed by cleaning; we flag it and quote it separately. Clearing gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is one example of how this plays out. On a recent Wake Forest job, a two-story house had gutters that had not been cleared in several seasons and a sprinkler line hitting the front glass. What moved its quote was the gutter load and the sprinkler spotting, in the words the crew wrote down on the day, with its link. Our crew wrote the scope up before anyone climbed a ladder.
If you want the exact number, send us the stories, the approximate window count, and a photo of the front of the house by text. Window washing services like this are straightforward to price once we see the house. Ask us for a written estimate before we book a date, and we will walk you through what is in it.
| 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 the year, most of our Wake Forest customers book both jobs as regular cleanings, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them.
In spring, the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutters within weeks. In fall, the leaf load arrives, the wet mat sits in the downspouts, and runoff spills over the edge in the first heavy rain. The window and gutter schedule follows those two loads, and the dates shift a little with wind and storm seasons. Those seasons vary by year, so we confirm the window with you on the phone before we book.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters filling between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets a film that builds faster than usual. When we see one of those, we say so on the first visit and suggest a schedule that fits it.
There is also a simple sign for each job. Windows need cleaning when you see a haze only when the sun is low, and a visit is the easiest way to remove dirt before it builds into a film. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 Wake Forest on residential properties and books window and gutter jobs through the same calendar. Booking starts with a phone call to (866) 435-6328 or a text: give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a number for both jobs. To schedule service, check the lead time on the booking page; we do not promise same-day or next-day service unless that is what the calendar shows. If your property is a mix of residential and commercial space, call the same number before you book.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring rush and the fall leaf drop, and the calendar fills faster in those months. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot, and clean glass and clear gutters do more for curb appeal than most people expect. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our window cleaning services are run by window cleaners working from the outside, so windows inside the house are not part of this visit, and we clean with purified water rather than cleaning solutions. Professional window cleaning on your house is done with the same care we use on every job.
Clogged gutters that go too long between cleanings can end up causing water damage at the fascia and foundation, which is why we would rather come out on schedule than wait until it is urgent. On multi-story buildings and condos, the lifts are set up before the crew starts, and the work is planned around the house rather than around the calendar.
Yes. The same two-person crew cleans the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit. Gutters are done first and the glass last, so nothing runs down onto the clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house. Text us the number of stories and a photo of the front, or call (866) 435-6328, and we give you the figure before you book.
On our Wake Forest jobs, the outside of every residential window carries most of the grime: rain dust and sprinkler spots. The inside is not part of this visit, so the outside is what you see change right away.
Most of our Wake Forest customers book a spring visit and a fall visit. Ask us when your gutters were last cleared and we will tell you which window fits your house.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the leaves, grit and black water from the gutters are gone before any window is washed.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the standard visit when they are reachable from the outside.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this job. Interior and exterior glass are separate questions, and this visit covers the exterior only.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Text a photo of the roofline if you have one.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
