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 both jobs booked together in one visit come in below two separate trips. Spring and fall are when most houses need it, and our crew works through both seasons with the same ladder setup on every side of the house.
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.
Our washing services are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking window washing and gutter work separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, because the crew confirms stories and window count before the visit. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
What moves the quote on our window cleaning services is what the crew finds on the day. Stories and steep roofs take longer on the ladder. Window count and oversized panes add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleared in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more passes before the runoff runs clear. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a mineral deposit, not grime, so it will not remove dirt the way a normal pass does, and we say so before we start.
Condos are priced the same way, by stories and window count, so the same questions get asked on every call. On our Cambridge jobs, the quote is shaped by the same few facts each time. The fastest way to get an exact number is to call (866) 435-6328 or send us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text. We will tell you what the bundle comes to and what, if anything, would change it. Nothing on the invoice will be a surprise that was not said on the phone.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $170 | from $275 |
| Two stories | from $225 | from $240 | from $375 |
| Three stories | from $295 | from $330 | from $495 |
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.
On our Cambridge jobs, many houses do well with two cleanings a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the window and gutter work. Across Massachusetts the pattern is the same: the spring visit, which runs late May to June, clears the pollen and seed debris, and the fall visit, November to early December, clears the leaves before the first freeze. Each visit is a single appointment for both jobs, so the schedule stays simple.
In spring the pollen film on south-facing glass is the first thing we see, and the gutters hold pollen paste in the downspout elbows. Picture windows show that film first, because the glass is large and easy to see. Fall brings the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs and drags water over the edge. Storm and wind seasons, including the nor'easters that move across Massachusetts, change the dates more than anything else, so we book around them rather than fixed dates.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house close to a busy road or active construction collects more grime on the glass. Regular cleanings suit most houses, and if your house has one of these, we will suggest a third cleaning, and it will be the crew who says so after the first visit, not a schedule we push on you. The same spacing works for residential and commercial buildings.
Sign that windows need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low in the sky. Sign that gutters need it: water sheeting over the edge of the run during rain. Either one is worth a call before the next visit. The interior and exterior glass do not dirty at the same rate, and this visit covers the exterior only. Cleaning solutions come out only where water alone will not lift the film.
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 books the Cambridge jobs through the estimate line, and the usual first step is a phone call or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season and the calendar. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 and we give you the actual date when we book it. The two busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when our calendar fills, so booking early gets you a slot that suits the schedule.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not touch the windows inside, so the job runs on the outside of the building only, and every window on that outside gets the same care. Professional window cleaning on multi-story buildings and older houses takes the same care at every level, and we handle residential and commercial work with the same setup on each side of the house.
For cleaning services that also cover clogged gutters, the same crew handles the runs and the glass in one visit, which keeps water damage from building up along the fascia and under the sills between cleanings. Our window cleaning services cover the exterior glass, screens and sills. Many window cleaners skip the gutters, but our crew runs them first. Clean windows and clear gutters also help curb appeal from the street, and each residential window is done from outside with the same setup. Residential properties and multi-story buildings both get that same setup. We keep the schedule tight so the crew can get through the house in a morning and move on to the next job on the list.
Yes, and it is the same crew. We clean the gutters first, then the glass, so clean windows and clear gutters come out of one visit without a second trip.
The number comes from stories and window count, and we give it by phone or text before the visit. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the figure.
Outside glass picks up pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees, and that is where the grime builds up. Every window on the outside gets the same care, and a residential window is done from outside on the same setup as the rest of the house.
Many of our customers book the spring visit and the fall visit, and booking in spring or early fall keeps the calendar open for you. Ask us which month fits your schedule, and we will help you schedule service around it.
No. Gutters first, glass last, so the runoff from the gutters is cleared before anyone touches the window. The reason is simple: if the glass were washed first, the runoff would hit it again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job. None of it is billed as an extra.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not do interior windows or pressure washing as part of this service, and that holds for residential properties and multi-story buildings alike.
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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
