Yes, the same two people 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 an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Virginia, most of our customers book it for spring and fall, and that routine is what keeps the glass and the gutters working together.
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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate number of windows, and a bundled visit covers gutters and exterior glass for less than two separate bookings. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. What drives the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that is slow to reach, a large run of window washing across picture windows with a heavy film of grime on the glass, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Interior and exterior glass are two different jobs, and the windows inside the house are not part of the number here, which covers the exterior only.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. When we arrive we walk the outside of the house with you, count the stories and windows, and check the runs, so the quote we gave you holds once the boom or scissor lift is set.
To get an exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories. A crew that sees the lot gives the same figure you will pay, and nothing is added after the ladder goes up. Ask for a written estimate before you book a date, and we will send it to your phone. Most people who book washing services with us also want the gutters done, which is why the two are priced together. Our rate covers the regular cleanings on every run that gets the same care, and a window that stays clean between visits costs you nothing extra.
| 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 Oakton customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense. On our jobs the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are heaviest in the spring, so the spring visit clears the pollen before the rains carry it down the walls. In the fall the leaf load fills the runs, and a wet leaf mat is what sags the hangers and shows up as water damage on the fascia by winter.
Across Virginia, hurricanes and tropical remnants can move the dates, so we book the visit around the weather rather than the calendar. Some houses need a third visit, and we see it most with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that come back a day later), or a house near a busy road or construction, where dust settles on the window frames faster than on a quiet street. Multi-story buildings also take longer, since the lift has to be set on each side, and those houses, along with any home under heavy tree cover, go on a schedule of three or four visits a year.
Windows tell you when they need it by a haze you only see when the sun is low in the afternoon. Gutters tell you by water sheeting over the edge in a hard rain. Clogged gutters show up as runoff pouring past the lip instead of into the downspout, and in Oakton the wettest months are May, July and September, so that is when a clogged run is most likely to spill. If you see either one, call (866) 435-6328 and we will look at it on the next visit.
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 Oakton, and the estimate starts with a call or text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. We use that to quote the job and to set a date, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not come inside. We work on residential properties, and the gutters and downspouts are checked on the same visit as the glass. If your building is both residential and commercial, call before you book so we can tell you whether this visit fits it. Booking is quickest outside the two busy windows of the year, when the pollen and leaf seasons fill our calendar with window cleaners on every route. Most people who need professional window cleaning in the fall book early, so a call at the start of the season gets the earlier date.
Our window cleaning services cover every residential window on the outside of the house, the screens, and each sill, and we use the same pole and purified water on the glass. Cleaning solutions are kept for the frames and sills, where the grime sits, and the glass itself stays on purified water. Every job is scheduled with you in advance so the visit fits your household, and the crew confirms the window count against the estimate before work starts. For a clean look that holds up through the season, schedule service twice a year and keep the exterior glass in step with the gutters. Good curb appeal starts with the glass and the runs working together.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the runs washes onto clean glass.
Residential window and gutter work in Oakton is quoted by the number of stories, the approximate window count and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give the number from those.
The outside usually needs it more. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots settle on that side first, and the haze builds there long before the inside shows anything. Outside-only residential window work is what most people book for this visit.
Across Virginia the spring visit falls in mid to late May, and in Oakton the fall visit is usually late October to November, before the first hard freeze. Book early for those windows, since the calendar fills fastest then.
No, because the order is gutters first, glass last. When the runs are cleared and the downspouts flushed, the runoff has already drained and the wall has a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the glass. Purified water then lets the crew remove dirt from the glass without leaving streaks.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the same visit, and nothing is billed as a separate extra on a standard job.
This visit covers exterior glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not do pressure washing on this visit, and we say so on the estimate.
You do not need to be home. If your home is one of the condos in a shared building, confirm the access rules when you book so the crew can reach the outside of your unit. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move the cars off the driveway, 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.
