Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Our crew books the spring and fall visits on the houses we clean in McLean, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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 a residential window job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On the day, the crew sees what moves the quote: a third story or a steep roof that has to be worked from a boom or scissor lift, window count and oversized panes, gutters nobody has opened in years and packed with needles, leaves and grime, gutter guards that have to be lifted before anything underneath can be cleared, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Multi-story buildings take the same lift work, so the quote follows the height instead of a flat rate. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and not billed as extras.
Our window washing uses a water-fed pole and purified water, so the glass dries without streaks. Frames and sills get a cleaning solution where grime has built up, and the purified-water rinse does the rest on the glass. For most homes we do a cleaning of the exterior, and picture windows take the same care as the rest of the glass. Our regular cleanings are scheduled, so the crew arrives with the same setup each time and the next visit is easy to plan. The washing services we run for McLean homes are the same on every job, and the cleanings we do outside of a set schedule are quoted before the crew is dispatched.
To get your exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text the crew a photo of the front of the house with the stories and a rough count of the windows, and we will confirm the figure by text before we book.
| 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 customers here book both twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
What we find on the glass in the spring is a film on south-facing windows and a paste packed in the gutters, and the pollen season moves the visit dates a little each year. In the fall it is the leaf load that fills the runs, and clogged gutters are what block the downspouts before the first hard freeze. Across Virginia, hurricanes and tropical remnants can move the dates too, and the crew calls ahead when we are moving a visit.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters packed between visits, and a run that stays packed can lead to water damage at the fascia. 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 more grit on the glass than a quiet street. Customers with that setup usually book three or four visits a year rather than two.
You can tell when windows need it by the haze you only notice when the sun is low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. Our crew is glad to look at either one with you.
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 works across McLean on residential properties, and the easiest way to start is an estimate by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting us. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you the number before anything is scheduled. Lead time depends on the calendar that week, and we tell you the first open slot when you call.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, when our calendar fills fastest. Booking early in those windows keeps the schedule easy to hold. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work.
We run the same professional window cleaning on every job, and the method is the same for residential and commercial glass. The crew checks every window on the house from the pole, which keeps the curb appeal consistent from one visit to the next. If you already use window cleaners and want the gutters done in the same visit, ask us to schedule service around your existing appointment. Our window cleaning services are booked as one job, so the gutters and the glass land on one invoice.
Yes. The same two people who clean the outside of your windows also clean the gutters in the same visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the runoff from the gutters off the clean glass below.
We give the number by phone or text, and it comes from the stories and the size of the house. Condos are quoted for only the windows and gutter runs you own. Send a photo of the front and the rough window count and we confirm the figure before we book.
On our McLean jobs, the outside carries the film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Cleaning the outside is what helps remove dirt from the glass after the rain, and that is the part that changes how the house looks from the street.
Most of our customers here book a spring visit and again in the fall, after the leaves come down. Spring visits usually land in mid to late May across Virginia, and fall visits in late October to November. We can tell you the open slots when you call.
No, as long as the gutters and downspouts are cleared first. The leaves, grit and black water under them come down the wall and across any window below it, so we clear the runs, flush the downspouts, and only then start on the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the visit, and we tell you before we start if a track needs more than a wipe.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, so windows inside the house are not part of this booking. Pressure washing is not included either, and we will say so on the estimate if interior and exterior work is asked for.
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 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.
