Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Chester jobs most customers book the pair in spring and fall, so the calendar fills in those two seasons.
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, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and you get that number before any crew is booked.
On the day, the crew sees what moves a quote: a third story or a steep roof, a window count that runs high or oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of every professional window cleaning visit and are not billed as extras.
Here is how we look at a house before quoting. We count the stories, walk the perimeter, and note how many panes face the street. Oversized picture windows cost more time per pane than standard double-hungs, and the crew says so on the phone. Multi-story buildings with several roof levels are priced as separate runs. Gutters with clogged gutters that have sat through a full season usually add time for the first clear, and the crew photographs the packed sections before any work starts. Window washing is the core of the job, and window cleaners on our crew work from a water-fed pole where the height allows it. Where the glass shows water damage from a failed sill or flashing, the crew reports it and does not quote a repair. Stains on the windows inside the house are not part of this visit.
For a Chester house last spring, the quote moved because the back run sat under a mature tree, the gutters were packed with seeds, and the owner had one oversized window on the second floor. Those three things, not the front of the house, set the number. Ask for a quote with the number of stories, the window count, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text, since the front is what shapes curb appeal from the street.
| 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.
On our Chester jobs most customers book both cleaning services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Gutters and exterior glass are done on the same calendar because the same seeds, pollen and leaves hit both, and the crew cleans every window on the house, not just the ones facing the street.
In spring the pollen film shows on south-facing glass, so every residential window on that side needs attention first, and the pollen paste sits in the gutters, so the first visit is about getting the pollen off before it bakes on. In fall it is the leaf load, which packs the downspouts and leaves a wet mat on the roof, and the runoff from that mat stains the glass under the eaves. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a few weeks in either direction, and we book around them.
Some houses need a third visit, so regular cleanings beyond the spring and fall pair are added for those lots. Heavy tree cover over the roof means the downspouts pack between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than one on a quiet street.
One Chester customer on two visits a year with no trees over the house is a simple schedule. Another on three or four visits a year under trees or with sprinkler spotting needs the extra cleanings to keep the gutters and the glass from building up. Each house gets the schedule its own lot calls for, set after the first visit, and the crew uses that first visit to remove dirt before setting the next date.
The sign the windows need cleaning is a haze you only see when the sun is low, and clean windows lose it the same day. The sign the gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service for the spring or fall date, or text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which schedule fits.
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.
We provide window cleaning services and gutter and window washing services across Chester, and the crew works the same route each season so the calendar stays predictable for the people on it. Residential properties and small multi-unit buildings get the same estimate method, and a residential and commercial mix is quoted by stories and window count. Condos with shared gutters and downspouts get one estimate for the whole building, so every owner sees the same schedule. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, and we call before we arrive.
To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and tell us the number of stories. We send a written estimate the same day you ask for one. The lead time for a first visit depends on the season and is given on the phone. In the two busy windows of the year, when our calendar fills, book early.
Yes, our crew does both in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing dirty lands on clean glass.
We quote it by phone or text from the stories and the approximate window count. Call (866) 435-6328 with those two numbers.
On our Chester jobs the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that never reach the inside, so the outside glass gets dirty first.
Most of our Chester customers book in spring and fall, which is the schedule we run, and the months are set on the phone when you schedule service.
No, because the gutters are cleared first and the glass is cleaned after the wall has stopped dripping. Doing it in the other order is the reason clean glass gets spotted.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are included. The glass gets purified water from a water-fed pole, so no cleaning solutions are left behind to streak. None of it is billed as a separate line.
We do not clean interior glass or do pressure washing on this visit. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and this visit covers exterior glass only, which the crew says before the work starts.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, 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.
