Yes, the same two window cleaners clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Manchester jobs, most customers book this in the spring and in the fall, because that is when the grime and the leaves build up enough to matter. Text a photo of your house front and we will tell you what the visit looks like.
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 gutter and window 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, so the estimate you get is the invoice you pay. Nothing on this page is a fixed figure for your house; the exact number comes from your stories and window count. The method is the same for a residential and commercial job, but this page is about houses, so the rules below assume a single-family home or a townhouse.
On the roof and the glass, a few things change the quote. On multi-story buildings, a third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. Oversized picture windows and tall panes take more care on every pane. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, need more hand work before the flush. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared, and hard-water spotting left by sprinklers takes a separate treatment that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our washing services, not billed as extras. Cleaning solutions for the sills and frames are included too, and they remove dirt that a dry wipe leaves behind. Interior and exterior glass are priced as separate jobs, and the windows inside are not part of this visit, which covers the exterior only.
On our jobs, the quickest way to get the exact number is a text or call with the stories and the window count, plus a photo of the front of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or send the photo by text, and the photo settles most of the questions about pollen film, sprinkler lines and guard placement before the crew is on a ladder. Regular cleanings after the first visit are quoted from the same stories and window count. Ask for a written estimate and we will put the same numbers in writing.
| 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 Manchester customers book gutter and window cleaning twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew on one visit makes sense for both jobs. What we find at each visit follows the season. In the spring the glass carries a pollen film, and the gutters hold a sticky paste that clogs the downspouts. In the fall the leaf load is the problem, and a wet mat sits in the gutters and downspouts until the first hard rain, and the runoff from that mat can streak the glass below. Storms and strong wind move these dates, so we look at the house before we set the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit, and we tell you early when that is the case. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded through the year, and that is how clogged gutters build up between visits. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up grime faster than the glass around it. We have seen customers with those conditions book three or four visits a year, and we plan that with them rather than guessing.
There are two signs the windows need attention before the calendar says so: a faint haze you only notice when the sun is low, and water sheeting over the edge of the gutter when it rains, which can lead to water damage at the fascia. Either one is a reason to call. Keeping the glass and the gutters clean also protects the curb appeal of the house between visits. We book the visit when the photo or the description tells us it is time.
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.
Booking a window and gutter cleaning visit starts with a phone call or a text. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories, and we will give you an estimate and a date. Lead time is shown in the booking calendar, and we call before we come, so nobody arrives unannounced. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work; the crew does not come inside.
We clean residential properties across the city, from single-family homes to townhouses and condos. Each residential window gets professional window cleaning on the outside, and every window on the house is included, the picture windows, the upper floors and each sill, so you end with clean windows on every floor. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, when the grime and the leaves are at their worst, so booking early in those months keeps your preferred day. Outside those windows, we can usually find an earlier date.
If you are not sure how many windows your house has, count the ones on the outside and send the total. We confirm the count on the estimate so you can see exactly what is included before you book.
Yes. Our washing services cover both on one visit, with the same two people doing gutters first and glass last, so the dirty water from the runs never lands on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure here without seeing those numbers first.
On our Manchester jobs the outside carries the rain dust, grime and sprinkler spots, so the outside is where the dirt builds up first. Professional window cleaning on the outside is what targets that. Cleaning the windows inside will not remove dirt from the outside of the glass.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall, after the spring bloom and before the first hard freeze. Across Virginia, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late May and the fall visit from November to early December, and we pick the exact day once we see the house.
No. We clear the gutters and downspouts first, flush every downspout, let the wall drip for a few minutes, and only then clean the glass.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are done as part of the visit. Nothing on that list is a separate line item.
On this visit we clean the exterior only. We do not do interior glass or pressure washing on this visit, so ask us about those 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 the windows face it, 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.
