The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by the run-off from above. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and both jobs booked together in one visit cost less than two separate trips. Across South Carolina we see most homes booked for spring and fall, which is when the grime, pollen and leaf load builds up the 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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and window and gutter cleaning booked together in one visit costs less than two separate jobs. Some window cleaners bill by the pane. We bill by the house, and residential and commercial buildings are both quoted from the stories and the window count. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and a rough window count and we will quote it before anyone climbs a ladder.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to work safely. Oversized picture windows and large panes take more time per pane than standard sash. Clogged gutters take more hands than a run cleaned last season, especially when they are packed with needles and leaves. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting left by sprinklers will not come off with cleaning, so we flag it when we see it. Purified water does most of the work, and any cleaning solutions we add for stubborn grime are included in the one number, along with downspout flushing and screen rinsing. A film of pollen on the glass is cleaned in the same pass and is not a separate charge.
The most accurate number comes from a photo of the front of the house sent by text, with the stories and a rough count of windows. We do not quote from a distance, and we do not guess at the back of the house. The quote for repeat cleanings on the same house stays the same as the first, since the stories and window count have not changed. For a cleaning that covers the whole house, both gutters and exterior glass in one visit, we give one number that includes the flushing, the haul-off and the photos we send you before the crew leaves. This quote covers the exterior only, so if you are weighing interior and exterior glass together, say so when you call.
| 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 South Carolina most of our customers book our cleaning services twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and one crew doing both gutters and glass in one visit is what makes that calendar work. Some window cleaners only come once a year, but a single spring visit misses the fall leaf load. Spring clears the film that settles on south-facing glass and packs into the gutter elbows. Fall clears the leaf load before the first hard weather.
What we find at each visit depends on the calendar of your area. Clogged gutters are the first thing the crew checks at each visit. In spring we see a yellow film on south-facing glass and a damp paste of debris in the downspouts. In the leaf months the gutters carry a wet mat that backs water up under the shingles, and left alone, that backed-up water is how water damage starts. Across South Carolina, hurricanes and tropical remnants bring rain events that can move the calendar, so a hard blow late in the season can bring a visit forward, and we call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. On our jobs that means heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves spots that return a day after cleaning, or a house near a busy road or a construction site where grit settles fast. Those houses go on regular cleanings three or four times a year, not two, and our professional window cleaning crews plan the dates around the calendar. Multi-story buildings get booked early, since the upper panes need the pole and a clear day. Whether the windows inside need attention is a separate call and does not change the outside schedule.
You will know the windows need it when you see a haze on the glass that only shows when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a steady rain instead of running into the downspout. Clean glass and clear gutters also help curb appeal, and that is a fair reason to book before a visit from guests.
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 clean exterior windows and gutters across the Charleston area, and the crew is on the same schedule for the whole job. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories and a rough window count, and we will reply with an estimate and an open date. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, the calendar fills quickly, so book early if you can. Ask for window and gutter cleaning on the same visit and the crew handles both.
Our crew handles every window on the outside of residential properties, and each residential window gets the same pass, from the first floor to the top sill. The whole house is one visit. Roof runoff is why the gutters go first, and the crew follows that order on every visit. We do not offer washing services for siding or decks on this visit, only exterior glass and gutters. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come so you know when the crew is on the way. Work on multi-story buildings is booked as its own job because the upper panes need the pole. Owners of condos can text photos of their own windows, and we will say what we can reach from the ground. Clean windows and clear gutters are the outcome you pay for, and we book the visit that gives you both.
Yes. The same crew does both in one visit, with gutters first and glass last, so the crew does not have to remove dirt from the glass twice.
The number comes from the stories and the window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give the number before the visit. We do not quote a range here because the house decides it.
On our jobs the outside carries most of the grime, from rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass between visits. Clean inside glass will still look hazy from outside if the outside is dirty.
Across South Carolina most customers book in spring and fall, when the leaf load and grime are heaviest, so that is the calendar we plan around.
No, that is why gutters come first and glass last. When the gutters and downspouts are cleared, the runoff carries leaves, grit and black water down the wall, so the glass waits until the run is done and the wall has stopped dripping.
Yes. Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and frames are cleaned as part of the window cleaning services on this visit, not billed separately.
We do exterior glass and gutters only on this visit. The windows inside stay as they are, and we do not offer washing services such as pressure washing for siding or decks here.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, 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.
