Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing washes back onto clean glass. 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. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you a number based on your stories. Across Virginia, most homeowners who book a residential window clean do it in the spring and fall, and we keep the same crew on both jobs so the order of work never breaks.
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 quote professional window cleaning and gutter work by stories and approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than paying two separate crews, one for gutters and one for window cleaners. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job rather than billed as extras.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof changes how we set the ladder and boom or scissor lift, and multi-story buildings often need a lift on more than one side. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes that take two people to wipe safely. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinkler heads is etched into the glass, and no cleaning removes it, so we flag it and quote a separate treatment if you want it.
Across Virginia, the fastest way to get the exact number is to text us a photo of the front of the house with the stories counted, plus a rough window count. A house that has been sitting under a heavy tree canopy for years often shows water damage on the trim where gutters have overflowed for a long time, and we will point that out before we quote the window work. Our window washing is exterior only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are, and the glass is done with purified water so it dries without streaks. For an older building with clogged gutters, or a townhouse with a lot of glass, a quick call first saves a surprise on the day, and a clean front goes a long way toward curb appeal.
| 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 Martinsville customers book both cleaning services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Each visit finds something different. In spring we see pollen film on south-facing glass and on every window that gets the afternoon sun, and a paste of pollen in the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf load, which comes down in wet mats that sit on the roof and back up the runs. Storm and wind seasons can move either date by a few weeks, and we call before we come.
Some residential properties 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 the window is cleaned. A residential window on a house close to a busy road or active construction gathers grime faster than one on a quiet street. Those are the cases where we suggest booking a schedule service with more frequent visits, and we explain the reasoning at the estimate rather than selling it.
Even clean windows pick up haze, and the sign they need cleaning again is haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 window cleaning services starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text, and we ask for the number of stories and a photo of the house front, which is usually enough to set a date. Lead time depends on the season and the schedule that week, and we will tell you the earliest slot when you call. The two busy windows are the spring pollen period and the fall leaf drop, when our calendar fills first, so calling early in those months gets you a better date. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work; the crew does not come inside, and we call you before we arrive.
Our crew has handled washing services across Martinsville for single-family homes, a number of multi-story buildings and condos, where the exterior glass and the gutters and downspouts can be reached from the same setup. For residential and commercial jobs, such as older office buildings and apartment blocks, the work is often scheduled around tenants, so we coordinate the access and the times in advance. Across the city, the same questions come up: how high the runs sit, whether the sill and tracks are included, and whether the glass will be wiped clean of runoff from the gutters above it. The answer starts with clearing the runs, which is how we remove dirt before the glass is touched.
Yes. The two jobs run on one visit with the same two people, gutters first and glass last, so the order of work never breaks.
We do not give a figure in writing. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before the visit.
Usually yes here. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots collect on the outside of the glass, and the inside stays clean on its own, so the outside is where the grime builds up.
Most of our Martinsville customers book in spring and in fall, timed to the pollen drop and the leaf drop. Some homes also move to regular cleanings after the first visit, depending on the trees and traffic around them.
Not when the order is right. Gutters are cleared first and the glass is done last, so the runoff from the runs has stopped before anyone touches a pane.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on most windows and we will note any that need more time. Picture windows are included too, though oversized panes can take two people to wipe safely, and the quote will reflect that.
We do not clean interior glass on this visit, so the interior and exterior of a window are never done together, and we do not do pressure washing on this job. The exterior work covers residential and commercial buildings alike. If you have a preference for cleaning solutions on the frames, tell us when you book.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
