Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Orchards customers book this in the spring and fall, and we have been running the same routine on these houses for a long time. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote before you 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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and bundling window washing with the gutters costs less than booking two of our washing services separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder. A high window count, or oversized panes that need a second setup, adds time. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more passes before the runoff comes out clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run underneath, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Orchards jobs, the quotes that climb most are the ones where the gutters have gone a long time without a visit, because the window cleaning services are the same either way. If the home is one of several condos sharing a gutter line, mention that when you text. If you want an exact figure, text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with the number before a crew is scheduled. The crew works to remove dirt from every run it can reach, and every run gets a photo so you can see what was cleared and what was left for the next visit.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $170 | from $275 |
| Two stories | from $225 | from $240 | from $375 |
| Three stories | from $295 | from $330 | from $495 |
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.
On our Orchards jobs, most of our customers book both twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Spring is when the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste sits in the gutters. Fall brings the leaf load, and the wet leaf mat is what fills the runs before winter.
What we find at each visit depends on the trees and the weather. The spring film shows up as a yellow haze on the outside of the glass and as a paste in the elbows of the downspouts. Where the film has dried on, we add mild cleaning solutions to the purified water. In the fall, the leaves are packed into the gutters and the wind pushes them against the fascia. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, so we schedule off the actual condition of the glass and the runs, not only the calendar.
Some houses need more than the twice-a-year routine. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house close to a busy road or construction tends to need more frequent cleanings, because the grime comes back faster. Regular cleanings keep that film from building up between visits. The spots from sprinklers are the ones that return a day after cleaning, and they are the first thing to check if the glass looks cloudy again.
The sign that windows need attention is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either, text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what we see.
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 work across the city and book an estimate by phone or text, and you can call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service. Give us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house, and we confirm the window count and the gutter runs before we set a date. Lead time is listed on the booking page, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the windows inside the house are not part of this visit.
The busy windows are the spring and fall, when the leaf load and tree dust are heaviest, so the calendar fills faster then. If you want a slot in those months, book early. Our cleaning services use professional window cleaning equipment on the glass and the gutters, and the job is scheduled around the condition of the house rather than a fixed route.
We also handle the exterior of multi-story buildings and homes with large picture windows, and for residential and commercial exteriors the same routine applies: gutters first, then the glass. Clogged gutters that have been left through a season can lead to water damage on the fascia and siding, which is why the runs are cleared before anything else. Clean glass and clear runs also help curb appeal, so the front of the house gets the same attention as the back.
Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. The routine is built for residential properties, so the roof blow-off and gutters come first, then the glass, and the dirty water never runs across a clean pane.
We do not give a range here. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you get it by phone or text before we schedule service.
Yes, because the outside of a residential window carries the tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. On our Orchards jobs the outside is where most of the film sits, so cleaning it gives you clean windows that change the view more than people expect.
Most of our Orchards customers book in the spring and the fall, and we will confirm the timing when you call. Book early if you want a slot in the busy months.
No, because gutters go first and the glass goes last. When the leaves and grit come down a wall, they land on any window below, so we flush the downspouts and let the wall drain before we touch a pane.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and every window gets the same check. Tracks are included on the glass side as well, and we note anything that needs more work in the photos we send you.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so if you want interior and exterior glass both done, that is a separate booking. We do not do interior windows or pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, 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.
