Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dripping off the roof lands on clean panes. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done in one visit cost less than booking them separately. On our Chelsea jobs, most customers book this in spring and fall, which is when the leaves and grit build up enough to matter.
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 direct answer is simple: we price by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Booking window and gutter cleaning together in one visit costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs, a few things change the quote. A third story or a steep roof that cannot be walked changes how we set up. Window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows, which take more time per pane. Pollen on the glass adds a little time, and that is already in the number we quote. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer than a gutter cleaned last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing a cleaning will not remove, so we flag it on the day. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Cleaning solutions are not the variable here; purified water does the work on the glass. What we need from you is the story count, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house, sent by text to (866) 435-6328. With those we give you the exact number, and it is the number on the invoice. If your house has a lot of residential and commercial mix in its outbuildings, tell us when you call so we quote the full scope.
Along with the regular cleanings most homeowners book, we also handle one-off jobs. Ask about interior and exterior work when you call so we can tell you what we do and do not cover on the visit.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $230 |
| Two stories | from $185 | from $200 | from $310 |
| Three stories | from $240 | from $270 | from $410 |
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 Alabama, most customers book both jobs twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Our Chelsea customers follow the same pattern, and most of our cleaning services are booked that way. Plenty of homeowners call window cleaners and a gutter crew separately, and one visit saves the second trip.
In the spring we find pollen on south-facing glass and sticky tree residue packed in the gutters. Leaves are the fall problem, forming a wet mat that holds water against the fascia. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates, so we look at the house before we set a plan.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or construction picks up dust faster than most. Clogged gutters are the usual first sign of trouble, and with about 58.5 inches of rain a year, with February, March and July the wettest months, a clogged run can overflow fast and lead to water damage at the fascia. Multi-story buildings need a different setup, so a third story is quoted on its own. If you have any of these, expect to be on more often than twice a year.
You can tell windows need it when you see haze that only shows when the sun is low. Professional window cleaning clears that haze, and clean glass does a lot for curb appeal from the street. Gutters need it when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. Dirty windows inside are a separate job and not part of this 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.
We do window and gutter cleaning on residential properties across Chelsea, from single-family homes to the mix of older and newer builds. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We count every window on the house, and each residential window counts toward the same number. We give you the number from that, and we call before we come.
Lead time is listed on the booking page for this city. The two busy windows of the year are the spring rush and the fall leaf drop, when the calendar fills first. Book early in those months if you want a specific day. We aim for clean windows and clear gutters on the first visit.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew stays outside and does not come inside. The crew wipes the sill under every window before it packs up. A clean job starts with a clear plan, so tell us about any gate, dog or driveway issue when you book and we plan around it.
Yes. The same two-person crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Both are booked as one of our washing services, so there is one quote and one visit. Gutters go first and glass goes last, so the work stays clean from roof to sill.
We give you that number by phone or text, based on stories and the approximate window count. We do not quote a figure without those details, and the number we give you is the one on the invoice.
Yes. The outside carries the grime, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up here, so the glass looks hazy even when the inside is clean.
Most of our customers book in spring and in fall. Spring catches the tree dust and fall catches the leaf drop, and those are the two busy windows on our calendar.
No, because we clean gutters and downspouts first and glass last. Runoff from a gutter run would otherwise land on clean panes below, so the order matters.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and frames are done as part of the exterior work, and the crew uses purified water to remove dirt from the frame. They are not billed as extras.
No. This visit covers exterior glass only, and our window cleaning services stop at the outside of the panes. We do not clean inside the windows or do pressure washing on this visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Condos are quoted the same way as a house, by stories and window count.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
