The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last. We price residential windows and gutters by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Virginia, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to get your quote.
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 washing and gutter work 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. What moves it on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that is slow to work from, a large window count or oversized panes, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before anything can be cleared, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and the windows inside stay out of this price.
Here is how it plays out. Professional window cleaning on a house with clogged gutters and a long run of glass that has not been cleaned in a while takes more time than a recently maintained one with a small window count, even at the same number of stories. The window count is the one number that changes most between jobs, so we ask for it and a photo of the front of the house by text before we give you a figure. On multi-story buildings the work takes longer again, because each story adds its own ladder setup. Water damage from a gutter that has been overflowing for a season is the kind of problem the crew flags on the roofline before anything else. For the outside of the glass, the exterior window count and any panes that are hard to reach matter as much as the stories, and clean glass does more for curb appeal than most people expect.
To get the exact number, text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Ask for a written estimate and we will send it before the crew 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 of our customers book both gutters and residential windows twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew running both cleaning services in one visit makes sense on the calendar. At each visit the crew finds different things. In spring the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs the downspout elbows. In fall the leaf load is the main thing, and the wet mat sits in the gutter until the first hard rain. Storm and wind seasons move the dates, so we book around them rather than on a fixed day.
Some houses need a third visit beyond the usual two, and regular cleanings keep the calendar from slipping. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots on every window it reaches, and those spots that come back a day after cleaning need a mineral treatment rather than another wash. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime on the sill faster than a quiet street does. On our jobs those are the cases where we suggest an extra visit.
The sign that clean windows need another visit is a haze you only see when the sun is low. Gutters tell you the same way, with water sheeting over the edge in rain. Either one is enough to book a visit.
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.
The crew works the Lincolnia area and the neighboring stretch of the county on a regular route. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send the number of stories and a photo of the house front by text, and we give you an estimate and the next open date. Lead time depends on the season and the day, and the crew tells you the window when you book. In the two busy stretches of the year, spring pollen and fall leaves, our calendar fills, so booking early in those weeks gets you a better slot. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the washing services we run, including our window cleaning services, are outside only. For residential properties, and for residential and commercial work alike, the crew handles the grime on the glass and the debris in the gutters and downspouts. Part of the job is to remove dirt from the glass and the gutters before the crew packs up, and the runoff and debris go in the bags they take with them. Condos with shared gutter runs get scheduled as one job so the crew can work the full length in one visit.
Yes. Our crew does both in one visit, gutters first and glass last. The same two people do the roof, the runs and the outside of the glass, so you are not booking two companies.
The figure comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, not from a fixed rate. Text us the story count and a photo of the front, and we give you the number by phone or text before anything is booked.
Usually yes for the outside alone, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between seasons. The inside is a separate job and we do not do it on this visit.
Across Virginia our customers book in spring and fall. The busy weeks fill up, so booking early in those windows gets you a better slot.
No. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, then give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the glass. Gutters first, glass last is the reason the order matters.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the exterior job, and the glass gets purified water rather than cleaning solutions. None of it is billed as a separate extra on the invoice. Even picture windows get the same treatment as the rest of the exterior glass.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. Cleaning the interior and exterior glass counts as two separate jobs for us, so the inside of the windows is not part of this visit. We do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
