Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the roof never reaches clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Our crew does this work across Virginia every spring and fall, and it is the simplest way to get both done at once.
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. Our window cleaning services cover the outside glass, and our washing services add the gutters, so doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. We quote the exterior only, because the interior and exterior of a house are two separate jobs.
On the day, the crew finds a few things that move the quote. A steep roof or a third story takes longer to reach safely. Window washing takes longer on a house with many panes, and oversized picture windows take longer still. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles and leaves take more time to clear and flush. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass, and no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras.
Here is how to get an exact number. Tell us the number of stories and a rough count of windows, and text us a photo of the front of the house. A plain count of panes and a clear picture of the roofline are enough for us to quote over the phone or by text. For a house with a lot of grime from a long stretch without a cleaning, we will say so before we start, and the regular cleanings after that cost less per visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text the photo, and we will give you the number before anyone books 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.
Across Virginia, most customers book window and gutter work twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Spring is when the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the gutters. Fall is when the leaf load arrives and wet leaves sit in the runs over winter. The crew brings its own cleaning solutions, so nothing is needed from you.
What we find at each visit depends on the trees and the sprinklers. Under heavy tree cover over the roof, needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and clogged gutters are the usual result, so those houses go on a three- or four-month schedule. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, so those houses need a third visit to keep the glass clear. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the sills and frames, and it also needs closer checks. A gutter that overflows for a season is how water damage starts at the fascia, which is why we check the runs at every visit. Multi-story buildings with a lot of glass take longer to schedule, and residential and commercial jobs both get planned floor by floor.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze shows up when the sun is low and you can see it on the glass. Gutters tell you too: water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either one, call us. We will look at the run and tell you whether it is debris or a slope problem. Windows inside the house are not part of the visit, so keep that glass on your own schedule.
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 has cleaned gutters and exterior windows across Falls Church, and the calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, in spring and in fall, when tree dust and leaves arrive. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. We book a date from there and call before we come, so you know when the crew is on the way. Our cleaning services are booked by stories and window count, so the crew arrives with the right ladder for that house. We are window cleaners and gutter cleaners in one crew, so you get one number. Our professional window cleaning uses purified water on a pole, so the glass dries without streaks.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and it sends photos of each gutter run and the finished glass before the truck leaves. Each visit covers every window on the outside, and the sill is wiped on each one. For commercial buildings we also run the same schedule per building, and for homeowners we handle the same two-job visit at a single residential address. Clean glass and clear gutters do most of the work for curb appeal, and that is what a neighbor sees first. To schedule service, reply to the estimate and we will send a date. Ask for a written estimate with the number on it, and we will hold to that number on the invoice.
Yes. Our crew clears the gutters and downspouts and does the outside of the windows in one visit, and it is the same two people on the ladder for both. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the water from the roof never lands on the clean panes.
The number depends on the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328, or send us the number of stories, a rough count of windows and a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote the residential window bundle before you book.
Yes, because the outside carries the tree dust, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots. Rain runoff from the sills carries that film down the glass, which is what dulls the view. The inside stays clean longer, but the outside glass is where the film builds up in Falls Church.
Most of our Falls Church customers, including owners of condos, book in spring and in fall. Spring is for the tree dust, and fall is for the leaves before the first freeze, so book one visit in each season.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. When we clear a run, the grit and the water under it come down the wall, so we flush every downspout and let the wall dry before anyone touches the panes.
Screens, sills and frames are part of the exterior job and are not billed as extras. On residential properties we rinse the screens, wipe the sills and clean the frames on every visit, since dust left on the frame is what dirties the glass again. That is how we remove dirt from the whole window, not just the pane.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean the inside of the windows and we do not do pressure washing, but we can give you a separate estimate for those if you need them.
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 leave the side gate unlocked. Our crew sends photos of every run before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
