Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit here in Triangle. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. 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 the houses we clean are booked for the spring and fall, and that is when we set up the calendar for the year.
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.
The quote comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we give that number by phone or text before anyone climbs a ladder. Doing the gutters and the exterior glass together is cheaper than two separate visits, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice. Our window washing services and gutter work follow the same rule, so you know the figure before the crew arrives.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and the quote covers the exterior only. We also clean the grime off the frames while we are up there, not just the panes.
Here is what we have seen drive a quote in Triangle. Take one of our local jobs: the crew priced it from the stories and the count of picture windows across the front, and the owner knew the figure before we arrived. Cleanings every year keep the job simple, and regular cleanings are cheaper over time than letting the glass build up. Call (866) 435-6328 for window cleaning services, or text a photo of the front of the house with your stories and window count, and we will tell you exactly what it comes to.
| 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 book a window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and that is the pattern we see on the houses we clean. The spring visit clears the pollen film off south-facing glass and the sticky grit in the gutters, and the fall visit clears the leaf load. The two visits fit one crew in one visit, which is why the same calendar works for both jobs.
Here is what we find at each visit. In late spring the gutter elbows fill with a paste that holds water against the fascia, and that is how water damage starts. The south-facing panes take on a yellow film that rain only smears. In the leaf season the mat in the gutters goes wet and heavy, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see clogged gutters, with runs that sag under the weight. Storms and wind move the dates, so we book from what the house needs rather than the calendar alone. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, a lot near a busy road, or multi-story buildings need a third visit, because grit and needles keep packing the downspouts and the spots return a day after cleaning.
You will know windows need it when the glass looks hazy only when the sun is low. You will know gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, text a photo and we will tell you which visit comes next. We rinse the glass with purified water, not cleaning solutions, so there is nothing left to streak. The runoff works the same way on residential and commercial walls, so the gutter-first order does not change.
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 clean the gutters and the exterior glass on residential properties across Triangle. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories, and we call before we come. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows of the year, the spring visit and the fall leaf drop, are when our slots fill first. Book early in those months and you will get the day you want.
Our crew handles the job from the roof to the sill, with the glass done last so the gutter runoff does not reach it. We bring the equipment for every window, including the upper stories, and we do not need you home for the exterior work. Our cleaning services stay outside the house, and the crew does not come inside, so the job stays simple for you. Many of the window cleaners in the area stop at the lower floors, but we go to every window that can be reached safely, and we photograph any that cannot. Professional window cleaning keeps the curb appeal of the house up through the year, and that is the point of scheduling it.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people do both, in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last so the runoff does not reach clean panes.
We do not quote a fixed figure on the web. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before the visit.
Yes, because the outside takes the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. A visit is how we remove dirt that rain only spreads across a residential window, and that is what hazes the glass on a Triangle house across the year.
Our customers here usually book in spring and fall, which lines up with the spring visit and the leaf drop. Condos get the same gutter-first order, and we will tell you which visit your house needs first.
No, we clear the gutters and downspouts first and work the glass last, because the leaves and black water under them run down the wall and across any window below. Clearing the glass first means washing it again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the exterior job. They are not billed as extras.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing on the same job.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, and keep pets inside while the ladders are up.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
