Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Texas, most of the homes we service book it in spring and fall, and that is the rhythm we keep on our Live Oak routes too.
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.
The price comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. We quote it by phone or text from those details, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice. Our crew does not add a surprise line after the work starts.
On the day, the things that move the quote are predictable. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means more time on the boom or scissor lift. A large number of window panes, or oversized picture windows, adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue that cleaning alone will not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are never billed as extras.
For a clear figure, the fastest route is a photo of the front of the house sent by text, plus your story count and a rough window count. Our crew can tell you what the cleaning solutions and time will involve for your building before anyone climbs a ladder. Homeowners with a regular cleanings schedule often find their bill steady from visit to visit, since the work stays the same. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same logic, and your estimate lists only the exterior, so the interior and exterior never land on one bill. You pay for the access and the time, not for a mystery.
Here is how it works on a typical Live Oak house. Stories and roof pitch set the time on the ladder, window count sets the time on the glass, and the state of the gutters sets the clearing time. Pollen film on the outside of picture windows can add a few minutes per pane, which is why we ask about tree cover on the first call. Nothing on this list is a hidden fee, and nothing is charged that was not quoted.
If you want an exact number, call (866) 435-6328 and tell us your stories and approximate window count, or text a photo of the front of the house and ask for a written estimate. Either way you will know the price before we book a date.
| 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 Live Oak customers book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on this calendar. On our jobs the timing is driven by pollen and leaves, and professional window cleaning is booked by the state of the glass and the gutters, not by the calendar on the wall.
Spring visits catch the film on south-facing glass and the paste sitting in the gutters. By fall, the leaf load is what fills the runs, and clogged gutters are the usual cause of water sheeting over the edge. Left through winter, the wet mat can sag a hanger and cause water damage at the fascia. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates a few weeks in either direction, so we book from what the house needs rather than a fixed date.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits, and 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 also picks up grime faster than a quiet street. Crews working on multi-story buildings spend more time on the ladder and lift, so plan for a longer visit. Our crew will tell you on the first visit which of these applies to your house.
Windows tell you when they need it: haze shows up when the sun is low and hits the glass at an angle, and it is most obvious to anyone looking through the windows inside the house. Gutters tell you too, when water sheets over the edge during a rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign means it is time to call us. Clean glass and clear runs also keep curb appeal up between visits.
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 Live Oak and offers cleaning services for the exterior of residential properties and clean windows on the same visit. Booking starts with a quick estimate by phone or text: call (866) 435-6328, tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we confirm the time window. We call before we come, so nobody has to wait on the sidewalk, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall visits described above, when the calendar fills fastest. Booking ahead of those months is the easiest way to get the slot you want. Outside those windows we can usually schedule service around your week, and the lead time is shown when you call. Condos get the same exterior visit, with access arranged in advance.
Every window and gutter run gets the same care, whether it is the front bay, a residential window on the second floor, or a back run over a patio. For the sill and frame work that comes with every window, the crew works from the outside only, and sill wiping is part of the standard visit. If a particular window sits high or the access is tight, we say so on the estimate call and plan the lift around it.
Yes, it is the same crew, and our gutter and window washing services are done in one visit. Our two people start with the gutters and finish with the glass, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean windows.
The number comes from your stories and window count, and we give it by phone or text before we book. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the figure on the call.
Usually yes, because the outside collects rain dust, sprinkler spots and tree film between visits, and cleaning it is how you remove dirt before it bakes on. On houses under trees the outside gets the most grime, so cleaning it is what keeps the glass looking right.
Most of our Live Oak customers book in spring and fall, which is when tree debris and leaves build up in the gutters and on the glass. Booking our window cleaning services ahead of those months keeps your slot open.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last, so runoff from the gutters never reaches clean glass. When the gutters and downspouts are cleared and flushed, the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the standard visit, and none of it is billed as an extra. The crew tells you if anything needs attention beyond that.
No, this visit covers exterior glass only, so we do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing. If you need interior work, tell us on the call and we will point you to the right service.
You do not need to be home, since the crew works outside and does not come inside. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, 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.
