Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Our crew does this work across Virginia, and most of our Bull Run customers book it in the spring and the fall.
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 window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done in one visit cost less than booking them separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a written estimate.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to work safely. A large window count or oversized panes, like picture windows, adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before any water can run. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate problem that cleaning will not remove, so we note it before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Bull Run jobs, the houses that run longest are the ones with heavy trees over the roof and the ones where water has been sitting behind the fascia for seasons. Clogged gutters on those houses hold runoff against the wall, and that is where we most often find water damage starting at the trim. The glass on the same houses shows the dust and grime that comes down with the rain. Every window gets the same care on the outside, and the price reflects the full house. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and that is part of why the outside gets the full job. Cleaning the exterior glass does not touch the windows inside, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit. When you compare window cleaners, ask whether the gutters are in the number they quote, because ours are. For a professional window cleaning quote, the most useful thing you can send is a photo of the front of the house and a count of the stories.
| 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 Bull Run customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Virginia, spring visits usually fall in mid to late May, and the fall visit usually lands in late October to November. Regular cleanings on that schedule clear the gutters ahead of the wettest months, June, July and September, when the runoff is heaviest. Here is what we find at each visit. In the spring, the pollen film on the south-facing glass is thick, and the sticky paste sits in the gutters and the elbows of the downspouts. In the fall, the leaf load is what we clear first, and the wet mat that builds up in the gutters sits against the fascia until the first rain moves it. Storm and wind seasons can shift the dates in either direction, so we call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded all season, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. Heavy film needs cleaning solutions on the glass, not just a rinse. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass than the same house on a quiet street. Those are the houses we see on three or four visits a year, and it is worth having the crew look at the first visit before deciding how often to come back.
Clean windows show the view straight through, and the first sign a residential window needs cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. Gutters tell you when they need it by water sheeting over the edge in a steady rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either, it is time to book one of our cleaning services, and the sill gets wiped with the glass.
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.
To schedule service, start with an estimate by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we will give you a price from those. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, when the spring buildup comes down and the leaves come down in the fall, so it is worth booking early for those months. We do not promise same-day service; the lead time is listed when you call. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come so you know the crew is on the way.
We clean the exterior glass of residential properties and the gutters and downspouts of the same homes. For condos and other multi-story buildings, the crew handles the window cleaning services and the washing services on the same visit, priced by stories. The runoff from a clogged gutter is the reason most of these jobs get booked, and the crew clears it before anything else. Between the gutters and the glass, the work is about the grime and dirt that builds up on a house, and our job is to remove dirt where it sits and leave the rest of the house alone.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the glass does not get dirty water running down it from the roof.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it over the phone or by text. Send a photo of the front of the house and the story count, and we will send a written estimate.
Yes, because the outside takes the most of the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that come down on a Bull Run house. The inside glass is a separate question and we do not do it on this visit.
Most of our Bull Run customers book in late spring, after the pollen drop, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down, and that pattern of two regular cleanings a year suits most houses. Call (866) 435-6328 or book a date online, and we will tell you the next open slot.
No. We clear the gutters, flush every downspout, and let the wall dry before we touch the glass. If the glass were washed first, someone would have to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and the tracks are cleaned as part of the exterior glass. Picture windows get the same pole work on the outside. None of those are billed as extras.
No. We clean the exterior glass on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, so the inside is not part of this visit. For a building that is residential and commercial, call and describe it first, because the crew checks access before agreeing to it.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
