The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dripping from the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Virginia, most of our work is done in spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest, and we plan around those two windows.
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.
Window washing and gutter work are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking them separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and roof pitch change how long the crew spends on the ladder, and window count with oversized panes changes how much glass there is to wash. A residential window with a large pane takes longer on each side. We quote from those facts, not from a guess at the house.
What the crew finds on the day adds time. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear than a run that was done last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately in the quote. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is not something cleaning removes, and we tell you about it before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a recent Lake Barcroft job, the customer booked both services for a two-story house with a lot of glass on the back side. What moved the quote was the window count and the gutter run that had gone unopened for a long time, the latter reported in the crew's words as packed to the downspout elbow. Getting an exact number for your house is simple: call or text (866) 435-6328 with the number of stories, your approximate window count and a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate before anyone is booked. Gutters and downspouts are the part most people underestimate, and we check them on every visit. Water that backs up in the gutter runs down the siding, and a single blocked run can cause water damage to fascia and trim over a wet season. The runoff from a roof that drains badly is also what leaves the dark streaks on the glass below, which is why we clear the roof edge first. Condos and townhouses with shared roofs are quoted by the number of units and the stories each one has, and the washing services for each unit are priced the same way. If you want to remove dirt from the glass that has built up over several seasons, we can add that to the window visit.
| 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 of our residential and commercial customers book the window and gutter work twice a year, in spring and in fall. That is when pollen and leaves are heaviest, and it is why one crew in one visit makes sense on each date.
In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass, especially the picture windows that catch the full afternoon sun, and the pollen paste packs the gutters and downspout elbows. In fall, the leaf load fills the runs and the wet mat clogs the downspouts before the first hard freeze. Storms and wind seasons move these dates by a few weeks, so we book against what we see on the house rather than a fixed calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the gutters between cleanings. 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 collects grime faster than one on a quiet street. For these, we suggest regular cleanings at a shorter interval, set by what we find at each visit.
You will notice the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows in low sun. You will notice the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain. Either sign is a good reason to book, and it is cheaper to catch it at the next visit than after a season of build-up.
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 windows across Lake Barcroft, and we work on residential properties from single-family homes to townhouses. To schedule service, text or call (866) 435-6328 with the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. We reply with an estimate and a lead time, which we confirm when you book. The busy windows are the spring and fall months, when our calendar fills and the window cleaning services get booked first, so it helps to ask early.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our window cleaners work from the outside with a water-fed pole, bring their own cleaning solutions, and nothing is done to the windows inside the house. Clogged gutters, the most common cause of water damage on these houses, are the first thing we clear. For multi-story buildings, the crew plans the ladder and pole setup from the photo you send, so the visit runs without surprises. Professional window cleaning on the outside keeps clean windows and curb appeal up between visits, and it is quicker to book us than to wait for the glass to build up.
Yes. On residential properties it is the same crew, and we clear the gutters first, then do the glass, so the dirty water from the roof never reaches clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the size of each residential window on the house, and we give it by phone or text. Text a photo of the front of the house and we will reply with a written estimate.
Yes. Clean windows on the outside clear the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that build up in a Virginia spring and fall, and that is what the glass is missing.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, once the pollen and leaf load is heavy. We check every window on the house at each visit, so ask us for a date that fits your schedule.
No. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so anything that runs off the roof is cleared before we touch a window.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the window visit.
On this visit we clean the outside of the glass only, so interior and exterior work is not included. Interior glass and pressure washing can be booked separately if you need them.
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, and leave the side gate unlocked. To schedule service or ask a question before the visit, call (866) 435-6328.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
