Yes, the same two people clean the 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. On our Scottsboro jobs, most customers book this in the spring and again in the fall, when tree debris and falling leaves build up fastest. Ask for the number on the phone and that is the number on the invoice.
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 done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and roughly how many windows you have and we will tell you the figure before anyone climbs a ladder. Here is what moves the quote on our jobs. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Oversized picture windows take more care per pane. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves need more hands on each run. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers will not come off with a cleaning, so we say so up front. Heavy grime on sills is part of the job, and the cleaning solutions for it are included, not billed as an extra. Gutters and downspouts are flushed in the same visit, and screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our Scottsboro jobs we find that the quote changes most with how the house is built and how much tree cover sits over the roof, because that decides how often debris comes back. Window washing alone is one line of the bill, and the washing services we give on the outside of the house are the same whether the gutters are done or not. Our crew handles the window cleaning services and the gutter run in the same visit, which is why the bundle is cheaper. A regular schedule keeps each visit short. If you want an exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house and the stories count, and we will tell you where it lands. Interior and exterior work is split: windows inside the house are not part of this visit, and we do the exterior only. Customers who keep to regular cleanings tend to see the bill stay steady from year to year.
| 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 Scottsboro customers book both twice a year, in the spring and the fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. In spring, pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters, and we find it packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall the leaf load comes down all at once, and on houses we skip in the fall we see clogged gutters sagging under wet leaves by winter. Storms and wind seasons can move these dates, so we keep an eye on the forecast when we set the schedule. Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves spots that come back a day later, or a house close to a busy road all tend to build up faster than the twice-a-year pattern. The window and gutter work on those houses is the same, only more frequent. The window cleaning on a house near a busy road shows the road dust more quickly, and the residential window glass picks up more haze. Pollen and dust together make a window look dirty even after a rinse. Dust that has sat through a summer does not come off in a rinse, so we wipe the frames to remove dirt. You will notice windows need cleaning when you see a haze only in low sun. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout, because that overflow is how water damage starts on fascia and trim. Ask us for a schedule that fits the house, and we will write it down before the first 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.
Our crew cleans gutters and exterior windows on residential properties across Scottsboro, and we book the house by the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. You can call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will confirm a date. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and we call before we come. Booking is by stories, so multi-story buildings are quoted from the photo before the date is set. Booking lead time depends on how full the calendar is, and the two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf season, when our schedule fills first. If you need a slot in those months, book early. We handle the window cleaners' usual work and the professional window cleaning of the glass and gutters in one visit, and we keep the curb appeal of the house in mind with every window and every sill. Some customers want the work done on a set schedule, so we can schedule service as a repeat booking after the first visit. This page is about houses; residential and commercial jobs are quoted by phone, not from this page. Ask for a written estimate and we will send one.
Yes. Our crew does both the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last so the wash water does not run back onto clean glass.
We give the number by phone or text, based on stories and approximate window count. Condos are quoted per unit by stories and windows, not for the whole building, and there is no fixed figure for every house, but the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
On our jobs the outside carries most of the dust, rain film and sprinkler spots, so the outside is where the haze builds up first. Cleaning the inside on its own does not remove that film.
On our Scottsboro jobs most customers book in the spring season and again in the fall leaf season. If you are not sure, text us a photo of the roofline and we will say which visit your house needs first.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the gutters does not reach the clean panes. Our crew follows that order on every visit.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and nothing is billed as an extra. Tracks are cleaned with the window frames.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean interior windows or do pressure washing as part of this service.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, 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.
