Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price by the number of stories, and doing both jobs in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Texas, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, and we have been running that schedule on our Bellaire jobs long enough to know where the grime builds up first.
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 window and gutter cleaning services by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, with no add-ons after the crew is on the ladder.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings and steep roofs change how long the run takes, and a third story adds time to every window. A large window count, or oversized panes, changes the glass time. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles, leaves and grit, need more hands and more flushing. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line hitting the glass is a separate problem that cleaning will not remove, so we flag it before anything is quoted. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a Bellaire job, the quote usually starts with a photo of the front of the house sent by text, plus the number of stories and a rough window count. Pollen is the thing most people underestimate: on south-facing glass it builds a film that a quick rinse does not lift, and in the gutters it turns into a paste that clogs the elbows. A house with heavy build-up in the gutters and a lot of glass on the sun side gets a longer visit than one with a single run and a few windows. Our crew sees this every spring, and the window and gutter cleaning quote reflects it. Cleaning solutions are included in that number, and we tell you up front what they are and why we use them.
Residential and commercial work follow the same logic on our side, though the commercial quote is per building and scheduled around the tenants. For a home, the number we give is the number on the invoice. Interior and exterior glass are priced separately, and this visit covers exterior only. Picture windows take longer than standard panes because they are larger and often higher, so we ask about them on the call. Regular cleanings cost less per visit than a one-off, because the crew already knows the run and the grime is lighter.
| 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 Texas, most of our customers book both gutters and windows twice a year, in spring and fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. The spring visit usually falls late March to April, and the fall visit late November to December.
At each visit we look for specific things. The film on south-facing glass and the paste in the gutters are the spring problem, and they are heavier than most people expect. The leaf load in the fall is the wet mat that sits in the gutters and holds water against the fascia. Across Texas, Gulf hurricanes and tropical storms can move the dates, so we confirm the timing when we talk. Heavy tree cover over the roof means clogged gutters between visits, and the downspouts pack too. Houses that get a sprinkler line hitting the glass need a third visit to deal with the spots that come back a day after cleaning.
A house near a busy road or construction takes more grime on the glass than one set back on a quiet street, and it often needs a third visit in the year. Professional window cleaning on these houses is a matter of timing, not of doing more work on each visit. Most homeowners see a little haze on the glass when the sun is low, and that is the sign the windows need it. Bellaire averages 55.9 inches of rain a year, and June, August and September are the wettest months, so water sheeting over a gutter edge in those months is a sign to call, not to wait, before water damage reaches the fascia.
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 Bellaire, and booking starts with a phone or text estimate using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time varies with the season, so call (866) 435-6328 and we give you the next open slot. In the two busy windows of the year, the spring rush and the fall leaf drop, the calendar fills, so booking early saves a wait. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
For residential properties, the window and gutter cleaning visit covers every window on the outside and the gutters and downspouts. A residential window with an oversized pane or a hard-to-reach sill gets the same care as the rest, and we note it in the photos we send afterward. Our goal is clean windows and clear gutters on every visit, and we schedule service around the weather so the glass dries properly. If a window on the second floor needs a lift, the boom or scissor lift is set up before the crew starts, and the visit is planned around it.
Yes. Our washing services run as one job: the two-person crew that handles our window cleaning services also clears the gutters and flushes the downspouts in the same visit. We do gutters first and glass last, so nothing dirty lands on clean glass.
We give the number by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, based on stories and size, and condos are quoted on the same basis. The number we quote is the number on the invoice, so there is nothing added after the crew arrives.
Usually yes on a Bellaire house, because the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the windows inside never see. Clean exterior glass also brightens the house from the street, which is most of the curb appeal people notice.
Across Texas, most customers book in spring and fall, with the spring visit usually late March to April and the fall visit late November to December.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When the gutters are cleared, the leaves, grit and black runoff come down the wall, so the glass is done after the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and the frames are done as part of the visit, so we remove dirt from every part of the window, not just the glass. None of it is billed as an extra.
This visit is exterior only. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
