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 both jobs done together cost less than two separate trips. Most of our Portsmouth customers book it in the spring and fall, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge.
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. Booking gutter cleaning and window washing services in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Residential and commercial jobs are quoted separately, and interior and exterior glass are priced as their own line, so the figures on this page are for exterior work on houses.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, window count and oversized picture windows, grime built up on the glass, gutters that have gone years without cleanings and are 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.
Our Portsmouth jobs show how much the details matter. One customer's quote moved because of the number of stories, the window count and the tree cover over the back run; the crew logged what it found and the invoice matched the quote. To get your exact number, text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what the job includes.
| 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 Portsmouth customers book regular cleanings twice a year, in late spring and again in late fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Each visit finds something different: a film of pollen on south-facing glass and paste in the gutters during the spring pollen season, and a heavy leaf load in the fall. Where that paste has set on a frame, the crew uses cleaning solutions, and paste left in the gutters can lead to water damage when it blocks the drain. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little from year to year.
Some houses need a third visit as we see them: heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that come back a day later), or a house near a busy road or construction. Most of the time, clogged gutters are why water sheets over the edge in a rain. Window and gutter cleaning needs go up under those conditions, and we will tell you which pattern your house fits after the first visit.
Windows need cleaning when you notice a haze you only see when the sun is low, and windows inside the house collect dust too, though this visit covers the outside. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in a rain.
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 Portsmouth, and we book by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you an estimate and a date. Our crew also books multi-story buildings the same way, by stories and the lift the crew needs. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring season and fall leaf drop, so book early if you want a specific week. We call before we come.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside. We offer window cleaning services that match how the house is built, and we handle every window, the sill and the frame on the outside.
Homeowners across the area rely on professional window cleaning to keep curb appeal up without the ladder work. Our window cleaners work from the ground where they can and from a boom or scissor lift where they must, and we schedule service around the weather.
Yes. The same two people clean gutters and downspouts and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the runoff off the clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and window count on your residential properties. Text us the number of stories and a photo of the front, and we will give you the exact figure by phone or text.
On our Portsmouth jobs, the outside carries the most of the dirt: tree dust, road dust and sprinkler spots. Clean inside glass will still look hazy from the outside if the exterior is left alone.
Most of our Portsmouth customers book regular cleanings in late spring and again in late fall. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar before the busy weeks fill.
Not when the order is right. We clear clogged gutters and flush the downspouts before we touch the glass, so nothing runs down onto a pane we have already cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped to remove dirt as part of the job. Tracks are included in the same visit and are not billed as an extra.
Exterior only on this visit. Interior and exterior glass are priced separately, and we do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, and leave the side gate unlocked. Owners of condos get the same quote steps as houses: text a photo of the roofline and the number of stories, and we will confirm the plan.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
