The same two people who clean your gutters also clean the outside of your windows, in one visit, gutters first and 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 Virginia most of our customers book in the spring and fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized panes, gutters not cleaned in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes are the things the crew finds on the day that change the quote. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our crews deal with window washing on houses of every size, and the washing services we run are built around the same order of work each time. Most homeowners only think about window cleaning services when a residential window starts to look hazy, but the grime on the outside gets there long before anyone notices it from inside. Regular cleanings keep the job quick and keep the glass from needing a second pass.
On a recent Difficult Run house we were told the owners had skipped a few years, so the job ran longer than the front elevation suggested. Ask us for a quote by text, or call (866) 435-6328, with the stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what moves your number. Our quotes cover the exterior only, so if you were hoping for interior and exterior glass in one visit, tell us on the call and we will say plainly what we can do. The picture windows at the back of a house are often the ones that take the longest, because they are large and the grime collects along every edge.
| 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 Virginia our customers book a window and gutter visit twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Each visit finds something different. In the spring we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste in the gutters. In the fall we find the leaf load and the wet mat that sits on the roof edge after the leaves come down. Our cleaning solutions are chosen for the season, since spring tree residue and fall leaf residue need different handling. Storm and wind seasons, which across Virginia means hurricanes and tropical remnants, can move either date. Residential and commercial glass collects the same dust and film, so the same two visits make sense for both.
Some houses, and multi-story buildings in particular, need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road tends to build up faster, and clogged gutters are the usual sign. Our crew treats each of these as a reason to check the schedule rather than as a sales point, and we will say so when it applies to your house.
The sign that the windows need attention is a haze you only see when the sun is low, and the sign that the gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in rain. Left alone, clogged gutters that overflow can lead to water damage at the fascia and the wall beneath, so a sheet of water over the edge is a reason to book sooner. Both signs are easy to spot from the ground, and both mean the next visit is due sooner than the calendar says.
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 the city, and the easiest way to book is to send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, by phone or text, and we will come back with a quote. Lead time is set by the calendar, and in the busy spring and fall windows the schedule fills, so book early if you want a particular week. We call before we come.
We provide cleaning services for homes and window cleaners who take each window in turn, and the goal is the same on every job: clean glass that holds up through the next rain. Every window gets the same treatment, from the first pane to the last. A professional window cleaning visit should leave the sills wiped and the frames clear, and it should leave you with photos of every run and every pane that was done. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. Small things like wiping the sill and clearing the track matter as much as the big panes, and our crew does both every time.
Good curb appeal starts with clean glass and clear gutters, and we aim for both on every visit. If you want to schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm a slot.
Yes. Window and gutter cleaning is one visit by the same two people, who clear the gutters and downspouts and then wash the outside of the windows, gutters first and glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters never lands on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count for residential properties, and we give it by phone or text. The number we quote is the number we charge.
On our jobs the outside carries the spring film, rain dust and sprinkler spots, and those are what haze the glass even when the windows inside are clean. Cleaning the outside alone is a common and sensible choice, and we do not clean the interior on this visit.
Across Virginia the spring visit usually lands in mid to late May, and our fall visits usually fall in late October to November. Here in Difficult Run, the spring visit comes after the trees finish shedding and the fall visit comes after the leaves come down. Text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the month.
No. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then start on the glass, so runoff from the gutters never reaches the panes we have just finished. The wettest months here are May, July and September, which is when there is the most of it.
They are part of the job. Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleared so we can remove dirt from the frame, and none of that is billed as an extra.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean interior glass or do pressure washing on this visit.
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. If you own a unit in one of the condos, check with the association first, since they may control the gutters and exterior glass.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
