Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit here, gutters first and glass last. We price both jobs by the number of stories, and doing them together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Most spring and fall calls to our crew come from New Baltimore homeowners who want the whole exterior done at once, so the routine is familiar to us from the first estimate onward. Give us your story count and a rough window count, and we will tell you the number before anyone climbs a ladder.
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. Booking gutter cleaning and exterior window washing in one visit is cheaper than booking two separate washing services, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Our window cleaning services follow the same rule for every house, and if you live in a condo, text us the floor and window count and the quote works the same way.
On the day, the crew sees what drives the quote. A third story or a steep roof changes how the work is set up. A large count of windows or oversized picture windows adds glass to clean. Gutters and downspouts that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear, and guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Packed gutters send runoff down the siding and across the glass below. Dried-on grime along the frames takes a second pass, because the goal is to remove dirt, not to finish faster. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is not something cleaning removes, so we flag it rather than promise it away.
Here is a typical pattern on our jobs. A two-story house with a moderate window count and open gutters gets priced for one visit. When we walk the lot and find heavy grime on the glass plus packed downspouts, we explain what each part adds, and the quote holds. For a closer number, text us a photo of the front of the house with your story count and window estimate, and we will reply with the figure before we schedule.
| 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 New Baltimore customers book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. In spring, pollen settles on south-facing glass and forms a film, while pollen paste builds in the gutters. In fall, the leaf load arrives, and wind or storm seasons move the dates a little each year. Because we rinse with purified water, most glass needs no cleaning solutions. Spring and fall debris reach residential and commercial buildings alike, so the timing question is the same for both.
Some houses need a third visit beyond the regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof means the downspouts fill between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the picture windows leaves spots that come back a day after we wash them. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets a fine layer of grit that builds up faster than the typical schedule allows.
Two signs tell you it is time. Windows show a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and gutters send water sheeting over the edge during rain. Interior and exterior glass run on different schedules, and this visit covers exterior only. Most of our customers here start with the twice-a-year rhythm and adjust once they see what their lot actually produces, which is the only honest way to set the schedule.
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 cleaning services for New Baltimore homes start with a short call or text, where we confirm the number of stories and ask for a photo of the house front. Call (866) 435-6328 to set a slot, and we will tell you the lead time. During the two busy windows of the year, when spring growth and fall leaves arrive, the calendar fills faster, so book early if you want a particular week. Professional window cleaning on multi-story buildings takes longer to set up than a single-story house, and we say so on the call. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and clogged gutters are the first thing we check when water sheets over the edge. Left alone, clogged gutters can lead to water damage at the fascia. We do not touch the windows inside on this visit. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty runoff does not end up on clean windows.
On residential properties, the number comes from the stories and the window count, and we give it to you by phone or text before scheduling. Every residential window is counted from the outside, so we do not quote a figure without those details.
The outside carries rain dust, grime and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. For New Baltimore homes, the exterior is usually what needs attention first, and every window gets its outside glass cleaned.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and late fall, once the spring and fall debris has dropped. Across Virginia, hurricanes and tropical remnants make clear gutters more important before storm season.
No, because the order is gutters first, glass last. When the leaves and grit come down the wall, the glass gets washed after, not before.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job, and every window gets the same treatment. We do not bill them as extras on a standard visit.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean interior glass or do pressure washing here, so call (866) 435-6328 if you need those handled separately.
No, 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, and leave the side gate unlocked. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 with your story count and window estimate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
