Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. 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 Virginia, most of the homes we clean get the visit in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest, and that rhythm is how we plan our calendar.
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. The residential window count is the first number we ask for. Stories and steep roofs take longer to work safely, so they move the quote more than almost anything else. Multi-story buildings and condos with long runs of glass are quoted the same way, by stories and count.
On the day, the crew looks at window count and oversized panes, grime baked onto the glass, gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove. Baked-on grime takes longer, so a heavy job is quoted with the time to remove dirt built in. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our washing services and are not billed as extras.
Our Annandale jobs show how this works. Take the house we clean every spring on a quiet street: a two-story with a long run of picture windows and gutters that had gone several seasons between visits. The crew found the elbows packed and the back run sagging, so runoff had been running down the siding, and the quote came from those specifics, not from a guess. Window cleaners who skip that step leave the same runoff on the glass. Whatever the house, the way to get an exact number is to tell us the stories and the window count and text a photo of the front of the house. We will tell you what it will cost before the crew is on the ladder.
| 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 Annandale customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Spring is when the film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters; fall is the wet leaf load and the grit that comes down with it.
On our jobs the film is the first thing we see on the glass when we arrive, and the gutters show it at the elbows. We pick the cleaning solutions to match what is on the glass, and we check every window before we leave. The leaf load shows up later in the season and tends to be heaviest at the back runs. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates a little, so we schedule around the weather rather than the calendar.
Some houses need regular cleanings on a shorter cycle than twice a year, and some need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction usually means more grit and more spotting between visits, and we plan those on the shorter cycle. Some of our customers on twice-a-year plans have no trees and see the same condition every visit, while others under trees end up on three or four visits because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. After the first visit we tell you which pattern your lot follows.
You will notice windows need cleaning when a haze shows up only in low sun. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain. Interior and exterior glass are quoted separately, so tell us which you want when you book. Either way, a photo sent to us is enough for us to tell you what we see.
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 cleans gutters and windows across Annandale, from the older homes to newer builds, and we have handled a range of exterior glass and gutter situations across the area. Homeowners who want window washing and gutter cleaning from one team get professional window cleaning and gutter work in a single booking. Our window cleaning services and washing services run on one schedule, and the same method we use on residential and commercial exterior glass applies to a house. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm a date. Lead time depends on our current calendar, and we will tell you the first open slot when you call.
The busy windows are the spring and fall visits, when leaf loads and grit hit at once. If you want to schedule service in those weeks, book early, because our calendar fills up. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Every window on the house gets the same pass, and multi-story buildings are planned with the ladder crew ahead of time.
Owners with glass that is starting to look hazy, clogged gutters that are overflowing, or runs that show early water damage often ask for the earlier slot. We will look at what you describe and tell you plainly which job comes first, whether the goal is curb appeal or stopping water damage on residential properties.
Yes. Our crew does both, gutters first and glass last, in one visit.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and condos are priced the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you the figure before the crew comes out.
On our jobs the outside carries the grit, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the outside of the glass is usually where the grime builds up first. Clean windows show the difference in low sun, and every window on the outside gets the same pass. Interior cleaning is a separate question.
Most of our Annandale customers book in spring and in fall, after the film and the leaves have had a chance to settle. Those are the two seasons when we see the most buildup, and regular cleanings in those seasons keep the schedule steady.
Not when we do the job. Gutters and downspouts go first, glass last, so the runoff is cleared before any window is touched.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. We do not treat them as extras.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside are not part of it. Interior and exterior cleaning are booked as separate jobs, and we do not do pressure washing.
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. Ask for a written estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 if you want the number in writing first.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
