The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. On our Fairhope jobs most customers book a spring and a fall visit, which is why one crew handling both makes sense here.
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, and the bundle of both cleanings done in one visit comes in below booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so call (866) 435-6328 with the stories and window count and we will quote it before the crew is scheduled. Residential and commercial buildings are counted the same way, and so are condos, by stories and windows.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that we work from the ladder with more care, oversized panes and picture windows that take longer to reach, gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles, leaves and pollen, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Clearing the gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Interior and exterior glass are priced apart, and this quote covers the exterior only. The glass is done with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing is left to streak.
On a Fairhope job the first thing we do is look at the front of the house and ask for a photo of it by text. A photo lets us count stories and gauge the glass before anyone drives out. Our Fairhope customers who send a photo usually get an accurate number on the first call, with no surprise on the invoice. If you have an exact window count, send that along too, along with whether any of the glass is a picture window or a sill that runs the full length of a room. Those details change the time on the ladder more than almost anything else. Customers who book regular cleanings usually see the number hold steady from one visit to the next.
Our crew has cleaned houses where the sprinkler line hits the glass every morning, and the spotting that comes back a day after cleaning is mineral, not dirt. We flag it on the visit and quote the treatment separately, so you know the cost before we start. Keeping the number straight means the bundle price on the phone is the price you pay.
| 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.
Most of our Fairhope customers book both cleaning services twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit fits the calendar. Across Alabama, the spring visit falls in mid to late April, and the fall visit lands in late November to December. In spring the glass shows a pollen film on the south-facing panes and the gutters pick up seed and paste, and in the fall the leaf load builds up. A clean front keeps the curb appeal up through the spring.
At each visit we find the same things repeat. The film builds up faster on the south side, and the gutters hold seed and paste that clogs the elbows. Clogged gutters from the wet leaf mat are what sags a run in the fall, and storm and wind seasons move the dates a few weeks in either direction. We adjust the schedule to match what the house shows us.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits, so those customers are on every three to four months. Fairhope gets 68.3 inches of rain a year, with June, July and August the wettest months, and a gutter that backs up in those months can send water damage into the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass gives spots that come back a day later, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the outside of the glass. Multi-story buildings take more time on the ladder, so the crew plans those visits with more room. A customer with no trees and no sprinkler spotting is usually fine on the twice-a-year schedule.
You will notice when the windows need professional window cleaning: a haze you only see when the sun is low in the afternoon. You will notice when the gutters need it: runoff sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout. Either sign means it is time to call.
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 Fairhope as window cleaners and gutter cleaners, and we can tell you how soon a slot opens when you call. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text: give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we return a quote before anything goes on the calendar. The approximate window count is enough for that first quote; we confirm the exact count on arrival.
Booking is simple. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will fit the window and gutter cleaning around your availability. The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf drop, so booking early in those months gets you an earlier date. Outside those windows we usually have room sooner.
Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. The crew does not come inside, so the windows inside stay as they are, and we call before we come so you know roughly when the truck is on the street. Every residential window we clean is done from the outside, and every window gets its sill wiped as part of the visit. The goal is clean windows and clear gutters after one visit, with the crew working to remove dirt from every pane and frame. Residential properties get the same crew and the same order of work, gutters first and glass last, whether it is a small lot or a larger home with many windows. Our washing services also cover screens, rinsed by hand and put back in place.
Yes, it is the same two people. We clear the gutter runs and the downspouts first and clean the outside of the glass second, because the leaves and the grit that come off a gutter run down the wall and across the windows below it.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give you that number by phone or text before anything is scheduled. We do not quote a figure on this page because every house in Fairhope is a little different.
On our Fairhope jobs the outside carries the rain dust, the film and the sprinkler spots, and those sit on the glass even when the inside is clean. The outside is where the grime collects, and an inside clean never touches it.
Most of our customers here book a spring visit and a fall visit, and the spring rush and the fall leaf drop are the two busiest windows of the year. Booking early in those months gets you an earlier date.
No, that is why we do gutters first and glass last. When the gutters are cleared, the grit and the black water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and tracks are cleaned on request. None of those are billed as separate extras on the invoice.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing. That holds for townhomes too, where the outside glass is the part we clean.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off 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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
