Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the 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 in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Most of our Decatur customers book it in the spring and the fall, and we work the same way on every house we clean. For a quote, call (866) 435-6328 with the number of stories.
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 quote from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the glass separately. Window washing on the glass and the washing services on the gutter run are priced from the same count, so the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves it on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof changes how long the ladder work takes. Oversized picture windows and panes set high in a wall add time on the glass. Gutters and downspouts nobody has opened in years come down packed with leaves and grit, and the runoff under them takes longer to remove dirt from, so a gutter guard that has to be lifted and reseated is priced in at the start. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is the one thing cleaning will not remove, so we flag it before we quote. A condo with a shared roof is priced by the stories and the runs we reach from the ladder. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
For a real number, send us a photo of the front of the house by text along with the stories and a rough window count. On one Decatur job the quote moved mostly on the back run of gutters, which had not been opened in several seasons, and the count of tall picture windows on the south wall. Your house will be different, so we measure it rather than guess. Pressure washing of siding and the work on windows inside the house are not part of this visit.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $240 |
| Two stories | from $195 | from $210 | from $325 |
| Three stories | from $255 | from $285 | from $430 |
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 Decatur customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew does both in a single visit. The spring visit comes after the seed and pollen drop, when the pollen film sits on the south-facing glass and the sticky paste has packed into the gutters. The fall visit comes after the leaves come down, when the wet leaf mat is the main thing in the runs.
What we find at each visit depends on the house. Heavy tree cover over the roof means the downspouts fill between visits, and those houses need regular cleanings rather than the twice-a-year schedule. We use purified water on the glass, and cleaning solutions only come out for a pane that water alone will not lift. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the lower panes. Those are the cases that tend to need a third visit, and we tell you which of them your house is when we see it.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low. Gutters tell you the same way, with water sheeting over the edge in a rain. Between cleanings, if you see either one, text us a photo and we look at it with you. The schedule works the same for residential and commercial properties, and interior and exterior work is quoted as separate jobs, so the visit here covers the outside only.
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 and window cleaning services across the Decatur area, and booking starts with a quote by phone or text for professional window cleaning. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories, and we confirm a visit window. Lead time is set by the calendar that week, and it is longer in the two busy windows of the year, when our calendar fills. We call before we come, and we call again when the truck is on the way.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and it does not need a key to the house. Before the visit, the only things we ask are the side gate unlocked and the pets kept inside while the ladders are up.
We take on the jobs that come with a lot of glass and a lot of gutter, from ranch houses to two- and three-story homes with clogged gutters that have been left a season too long. Multi-story buildings are quoted on the same stories count, so a three-story building gets the same ladder plan as a house. Water damage from an overflowing run is something we point out on the first visit, so it does not become a bigger repair later. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal, which is why many of our customers book both at once.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and they do the gutters first and the glass last. That order keeps the runoff off the clean glass.
We give the number by phone or text, from the stories and the size of the house. We quote residential properties by stories and window count, so send those two things and we give you the number.
On a Decatur house the outside carries the dust, the rain film and the sprinkler spots, so the outside is usually where the haze comes from. Cleaning only the inside leaves that film on every window, and clean windows need the outside done too.
Most of our Decatur customers book in the spring and in the fall. The spring visit comes after the seed drop and the fall visit comes after the leaves are down, which is when the crew finds the most in the gutters. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328.
Not on our jobs. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass, so nothing runs down onto a pane we have already done.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on most houses, and we tell you before the visit if a track needs more time.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, which is the usual residential window job. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not pressure wash siding on this visit.
No, 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.
