Yes, 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 both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across Alabama, most of our customers book this in the spring and fall, and the crew that quotes the job is the crew that does it.
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.
Window washing and gutter work are priced together, by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than two separate bookings. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Starting prices rise with house size, and the final figure comes from the stories and the glass on your house. Our washing services follow the same rule, and nothing else is added once we have quoted you.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer and more safety setup than a single-story ranch. A large window count, oversized picture windows, and tall panes all add time on the glass. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, need more passes before they run clear. Heavy grime on the glass takes more passes than a light film. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before the gutter can be cleaned underneath. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a different problem: cleaning does not remove it, and we will tell you that before we start. Regular cleanings keep the gutters and glass from building up to the point where it takes extra passes. This quote covers exterior glass only, so interior and exterior glass are never mixed into one price. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is what our crew has seen on Muscle Shoals jobs. Getting an exact number starts with three things: the stories, the approximate window count, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text. With those we can quote the window cleaning services for your home without a site visit. The quote covers the gutters and downspouts, the exterior glass, and the frames, and it matches the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date that suits you.
| 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 of our customers book both twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. The spring visit usually lands in mid to late April, and the fall visit in November to early December. At each visit we look for the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed in the window and gutter runs. Storm season across Alabama, with Gulf hurricanes and tropical remnants and Mobile Bay taking direct landfalls, can move the dates, so we book by what we find, not by a fixed date.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps clogged gutters loaded between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day later, and cleaning solutions alone will not clear them. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up grit that settles into the runs. Multi-story buildings, including a three-story home with a lot of glass, take more setup time on the ladders and the pole. Cleaning solutions for residential and commercial glass are not all the same strength, so the crew picks the mix for the pane in front of it. On those houses we suggest a third visit, and we tell you why when we quote it.
Watch for two signs. Haze on the glass that you only notice when the sun is low usually means the windows need a visit. If the haze is on the windows inside the house, that is a separate job, and the exterior visit will not fix it. Water sheeting over the edge of the gutter in rain means the gutter needs a visit, or the slope needs checking, because left alone that water can cause water damage behind the run.
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.
Booking with us starts with a quick estimate by phone or text. Tell 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. Lead time depends on the season, and we confirm the first open date when we give the quote. In the two busy windows of the year, when pollen and leaves are heaviest, the calendar fills faster, so it helps to schedule service early. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the photo. We count every window on the house, including the small ones with a deep sill, so the quote matches the glass.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside. If you want to be there, you are welcome, but it is not required for the work to be done right. A clean exterior does more for curb appeal than most people expect, and it takes one visit.
Our crews have worked across Muscle Shoals and the surrounding Shoals area, and the same two-person crew handles the gutters and the glass on every visit. Homeowners comparing window cleaners often look only at price, but professional window cleaning also depends on the order of work and the water used. That is why the cleaning services we offer stay consistent from one job to the next, and why we can keep the scheduling simple.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both, cleaning the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. That way nothing dirty runs back onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the residential property. We give it by phone or text, and the number we quote is the number we charge.
Yes, the outside of a residential window carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Washing the outside glass also helps remove dirt that has settled on the frames.
Our Muscle Shoals customers usually book in the spring and the fall, and we will tell you which timing fits your lot at the first visit. If your home is one of the condos on a shared roof, check who owns the gutter runs before you book.
No, gutters first and glass last is the reason. When the runs are cleared first, the grit and runoff are gone before any glass is touched.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the exterior window job. They are not billed as extras.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside windows and we do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside, 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.
