Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Window washing and gutter cleaning go on one ticket, gutters first and glass last, so nothing washes back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle costs less than two separate trips. On our Portsmouth jobs, most customers book this in spring and again in fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us your story count to get that number.
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.
Our window washing and gutter cleaning are priced together, by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and one window and gutter visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our washing services are quoted per visit, 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.
On the day, the crew sees what moves the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more safety setup. Oversized panes and a high window count add time to the glass, and picture windows take longer per pane than standard sashes. Gutters that have not been cleared in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more hand work. Grime that has built up on frames over a long stretch adds time too. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed and quoted by the foot before we start. Hard-water spotting left by sprinklers is a separate issue that cleaning alone will not remove, and we say so before we quote it.
Regular cleanings keep each visit short, while a first cleaning on a house with years of buildup takes longer, so tell us when the gutters were last cleared. Send us a photo of the front of the house and tell us your story count and roughly how many windows face the street and the back yard. A steep back roofline that needs a boom or scissor lift is priced on setup, so mention it in the same message. We confirm the estimate in writing before we book the date.
Our crew does exterior cleaning on this visit. Interior and exterior window cleaning are separate bookings, and the windows inside the house are not part of this one.
| 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 homeowners who book window and gutter cleaning do it twice a year, in spring and in fall. Spring visits across Virginia usually fall in mid to late May. On our Portsmouth jobs, fall visits land in late November to December, which is why one window and gutter visit makes sense at those two points in the year.
In spring, what we find on the glass is pollen film on south-facing windows and pollen paste packed into the gutter elbows. By fall, the leaf load is the main problem, along with the wet mat that sits in the gutters after the last drop. July through September is the wettest stretch in Portsmouth, with about 50 inches of rain a year, so runoff off the roof is heavy then, and clogged gutters can push that water into the fascia, which is a water damage risk. Storm and wind seasons, including hurricanes and tropical remnants across Virginia, can move the dates, so we confirm the window before we book.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or active construction gets a film of dust that builds up faster than usual. If the house is one of several condos in multi-story buildings, tell us when you book, since stories and access change the setup. If your house falls into one of those groups, we tell you after the first visit.
Once a year is enough for a house with few trees and no sprinkler spotting. The sign that windows need cleaning sooner is a haze you only see when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. Either one means it is time to book, not time to wait.
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 provides professional window cleaning services and gutter cleaning on residential properties across Portsmouth. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we return a written estimate before we set a date. Booking is busiest in late spring and late fall, when pollen and leaf drop peak, so the earlier you call in those months, the better.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and our window cleaners stay outside the house. Lead time depends on the season and the current schedule, and we will tell you the first open date when you call. We do not guarantee same-day service, but we will tell you honestly how soon we can come.
Our crew knows the curb appeal of a clean house is what neighbors see first, which is why we give every window the same attention, including the sill, and check the frame and screen before we finish. The glass is cleaned with purified water rather than cleaning solutions. If you want the gutters and the glass done on one schedule, one call books both.
Our work is set up for residential properties. If a building is residential and commercial, describe it when you call and we will say whether we can take it.
On our jobs in Portsmouth, yes. The same two people handle window and gutter cleaning in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so runoff from the wall above never lands on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count. Tell us both by phone or text and we give you the number in writing before we book. A residential window cleaning quote follows the same rule, so the number on the phone is the number on the invoice.
For most Portsmouth homes, yes. The outside takes the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and that film builds up on the glass even when the interior glass has been cleaned separately.
Spring visits across Virginia usually fall in mid to late May, and fall is late November to December. Most of our Portsmouth customers book the fall visit in that window, when leaf drop is at its peak.
No. Gutters first, glass last, so anything that washes off the roof and down the wall is cleared before the windows are touched. The crew does the roof, the gutters and downspouts, and the wall first, then the glass. The point of that order is to remove dirt and runoff before the glass is cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit when they are reachable from the outside.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the inside of windows and we do not do pressure washing as part of this booking.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. If the house is one of several condos in a building, tell us when you call so access and stories are set before the crew arrives.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
