Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters and downspouts go first and glass goes last, so nothing dirty runs down clean panes. We price by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Virginia, most of our customers book this work in the spring and in the fall, when tree debris and leaves build up fastest. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
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. Bundling gutter cleaning with exterior window cleaning in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our window washing services are billed the same way, by stories and window count, so the bundle is the cheaper route for most houses.
On the day, the crew looks at what actually moves the quote. A third story or a roof steep enough that we have to work from a boom or scissor lift changes the setup. Every window on the outside is counted, and picture windows and other oversized panes change the time on the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles, seeds and leaf mat, take longer than a run cleared every season. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning alone will not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across Virginia, the work we see most is clearing runoff paths and making sure water leaves through the downspouts instead of sheeting over the edge. Getting an exact number is simple: send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with a figure before we book. Grime is heavier on the south-facing glass, and a single pass often leaves dirt that needs a second look. We remove dirt from the frames and sills as well as the glass, so the windows look finished, not just rinsed.
| 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 customers book the gutters and the outside glass twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit makes sense for both. In Reston, the spring visit sits in mid to late May and the fall visit in late October to November.
What we find at each visit tracks the season. In spring the pollen film on the south-facing glass is thick, and seed paste in the gutters is packed into the elbows. In fall the leaf load is the problem, a wet mat that holds water against the fascia. Wind and storm seasons, hurricanes and tropical remnants across Virginia, move the dates when a run has been loaded hard. Houses under heavy tree cover, or with a sprinkler line hitting the glass, often need a third visit, because the spots that come back a day after cleaning are the sign of mineral water rather than dirt. A house near a busy road or a construction site also gathers grime faster than a quiet street.
Our regular cleanings are built around those two visits, with the third one added where the lot needs it. Cleaning solutions do not replace a visit, and once the cleaning is done the glass needs its next pass on the same schedule. Window cleaning is most useful when the haze only shows up when the sun is low, and gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during a rain.
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 Reston and the wider city, and the estimate comes first. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us, give the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we will tell you when a slot is open. Lead time is set by the calendar, not by a promise, so ask when you call. The two busy windows are spring and fall, when tree debris and leaves are heaviest, and our calendar fills quickly in those weeks.
We provide professional window cleaning for residential properties, condos and the multi-story buildings in the area, and every residential window we reach gets purified water from a water-fed pole for the upper floors. Our window cleaning services are for the outside only, so the windows inside stay yours to handle. Most of our window cleaners work from the ground with the pole, which keeps the crew off ladders wherever it can. Clogged gutters are the single most common source of water damage we see around a house, which is why the two jobs belong on the same visit.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We take residential and commercial jobs, and the first step is the same for both: count the stories. We call before we come, and we keep the curb appeal of the house in mind from the first pass to the last. If a slot is not available right away, we will say so and give you the next open date.
Yes. Our crew does both, and it is the same two people on the ladder and on the pole. Gutters are done first and the glass is done last, so the dirty water from the roof does not run down clean windows.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house. Send us a text with a photo of the front of the house and we will quote the exact figure by phone or text before we book.
In Reston the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Those build up on the outside glass and frames, so cleaning the inside alone leaves the view blurry from the street side.
Most of our customers here book in mid to late May, once the spring tree bloom has settled, and again in late October or November, after the leaves come down. Across Virginia, spring and fall are the usual windows.
Not when the order is right. Gutters are cleared and flushed first, then the wall is given a few minutes to stop dripping, and only then do we clean the windows. That is the reason we always do gutters first, glass last.
Screens are rinsed and put back in place, and sills are wiped as part of the job. We do not bill those as extras, and if a track needs more time we tell you before the crew starts.
No. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, so on this visit we clean the exterior only and do not do pressure washing. If you want the inside of the glass done, that is a separate arrangement and not part of this visit.
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 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.
