The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and 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. Across Alabama, most of our customers book this bundle in the spring and the fall, when leaves and grit build up the most.
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 window washing and gutter work by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Do both jobs in one visit and the bundle costs less than booking two separate washing services. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge for window cleaning services, and the bundle saving is shown on your estimate.
On our jobs, the same things move the quote every time. A third story, or a roof too steep to walk, means more time on the ladder. So do oversized picture windows and a high count of small panes, since every window gets a full cleaning and nothing is skipped. This quote covers the exterior only, so interior and exterior glass are never billed as one job. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with washing, and we say so on the estimate rather than charging for a fix that does not work. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is how we arrive at the number for a Florence house. A two-story house with a steep roof and a large front window shows the method: the story count, the window count and the state of the gutter runs set the quote, and the crew adds no fee at the door. Getting an exact number is simple: send a text with a photo of the front of the house, tell us the number of stories, and give us a rough count of the windows. Once we have those, we can quote the job.
We keep the glass clean through the seasons, with regular cleanings for homes that want the window and the curb appeal to hold up. Picture windows and the glass facing the drive pick up the most grime, so those are the ones our crew checks first.
| 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 gutters and exterior glass twice a year, in spring and fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. Spring visits run mid to late April across Alabama, and in Florence the fall visit is November to early December.
At the spring visit, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are the first things we see. The fall visit is about the leaf load, which packs the downspouts and sits wet on the runs through winter. Left packed, the gutters can push water into the fascia and cause water damage. Across Alabama, Gulf hurricanes and tropical remnants can shift the dates, so we check the forecast before we book.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the gutters between visits, and clogged gutters are the usual reason water sheets over the edge in a storm. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after washing, and ordinary cleaning solutions do not lift those. A house close to a busy road or a construction site gets dust on the glass faster. Multi-story buildings take longer, since the upper glass is reached from a pole rather than a ladder. For those houses we plan a third visit, and we say so on the estimate.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. The gutter-first order applies to residential and commercial buildings alike, because runoff does the same damage to any wall.
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 provides cleaning services for windows and gutters throughout Florence, and we schedule service around the two busy windows of the year, when leaves and grit bring the most calls. In those weeks the calendar fills, so book ahead rather than waiting for the first clogged gutter. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text: give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a firm estimate you can plan around.
Lead time depends on the season and the day of the week, and we will tell you the first open date when you book. We call before we come, so you know the crew is on the way, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our professional window cleaning uses purified water on every window, and we check every window, including the sill and the tracks, before the truck leaves.
If you are weighing whether to book now or wait, the simplest test is the amount of grit or leaves you can see on the frame and the gutter lip. Once that is visible from the ground, the job is ready to be scheduled.
Yes. The same two-person crew cleans the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps dirty gutter water from running down onto clean windows.
The number comes from the story count and the size of the house, and you can get it by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo. We do not quote a range here because the exact figure depends on those details.
Yes, because the outside of a residential window takes grit, rain dust and sprinkler spots between visits. The clean glass on the windows inside can still look hazy from the street if the outside is dirty.
Across Alabama, most customers book in spring and fall, when the leaf load and spring haze are at their heaviest. In Florence, the fall visit runs November to early December.
No, because we clear the gutters and downspouts and rinse the wall before we touch the glass. Gutters first, glass last keeps the runoff off the panes.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the exterior job, so the crew can remove dirt from every frame. None of them is billed as an extra.
No, this visit covers the exterior glass only on residential properties. We do not do interior windows or pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home, and that holds for condos too, since the crew works from the outside. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, and leave the side gate unlocked. Our crew sends photos of every run before the truck leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
