Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the 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. Across Virginia, most of our customers book this bundle in the spring and the fall.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing the window and gutter work in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and it is the same number you see on the invoice. It covers the outside of the house only, so interior and exterior glass are separate decisions for you.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are the same few things. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder. Window count matters, and so do picture windows and other oversized panes, which need more care to clean without leaving marks. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run beneath them. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is another factor, because that mineral film does not come off with a standard cleaning.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job at no extra charge, cleaning solutions included, and if the crew finds a roof repair it is photographed and reported to you, never sold on the ladder.
Our experience with this work in Meadowbrook shows that the most useful thing you can do before we quote is send a photo of the front of the house by text, and tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have. That is enough for us to give you an exact number. Pollen film on the glass in spring, or the grime that builds up on picture windows over the year, can make a bigger difference than the window count alone. We see that on the glass and in the gutters, and we price what we find. We quote residential and commercial jobs the same way, by stories and window count. Regular cleanings keep the job predictable, since a home on a steady schedule is usually quicker to do than one that has gone a long time without attention.
| 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 jobs twice a year, with the spring visit usually landing in mid to late May and the fall visit in November to early December. One crew in one visit makes sense for that calendar, and windows inside the house are a separate booking that does not change these dates. Plenty of window cleaners only do the glass, which is why we fold the gutters into the same visit.
In the spring we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste in the gutters. In the fall we find the leaf load. Across Virginia, hurricanes and tropical remnants can move those dates, so we schedule around the weather rather than around a fixed day.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means clogged gutters fill faster, as needles and grit pack the downspouts. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. Multi-story buildings with a lot of glass, and houses near a busy road or a construction site, collect more dust on the glass. On our jobs those are the cases where a third visit pays off, because the build-up is faster than the seasonal schedule.
If you are looking at professional window cleaning services for your house, book the spring visit for mid to late May, after the pollen has built up, and the glass comes out cleaner than it would in the middle of the season.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout. Left alone, clogged gutters can lead to water damage at the fascia and the foundation, and a clean front keeps your curb appeal 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.
We provide window and gutter cleaning for residential properties across the city, and commercial buildings get the same booking steps. Every residential window gets the same exterior treatment, every sill gets wiped, and every window on the list is photographed before we leave. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm a time. Lead time depends on the season, and the calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, when spring film and leaves are heaviest. If you want clean windows in those months, book early.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we send photos of the finished run and glass so you can see every window and every gutter we did.
Yes, the same two-person crew handles our window cleaning services and the gutter work, which is one of the frequently asked questions we get. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters does not run down onto the windows we have already done.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and it covers our window cleaning services and the gutters together. Text us a photo of the front of the house and the number of windows, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you a number before we come out.
On our jobs the outside carries the spring film, rain dust, sprinkler spots and grime, which the inside never sees. Cleaning the outside keeps the glass clear even when the inside is fine.
Across Virginia, most of our customers book in the spring and the fall. Ask us which month suits your house or your condos, since the spring film and leaf timing vary a little from year to year.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. The leaves, grit and runoff from the gutters and downspouts come down the wall, so the glass waits until both are finished.
Screen rinsing, sill wiping and track cleaning are part of the job on the outside of the house, and the rinse helps remove dirt from the frame before the glass is done. We do not bill them as extras.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so windows inside the house are not part of this booking. Pressure washing is not included in our washing services on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, 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.
