Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. Our crew works across Massachusetts and books most of its Fitchburg jobs in the spring and fall, when the glass and gutters need it 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.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate by stories and window count before anyone climbs a ladder. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately.
On our jobs, the crew finds the same few things drive the quote: a third story or a roof steep enough that we have to work from a boom or scissor lift, oversized picture windows that take more time per pane, gutters packed with needles and leaves that have not been opened in years, gutter guards we have to lift and reseat, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Multi-story buildings and tall houses take longer than a single-story home, so the estimate allows for that extra ladder or lift time. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Cleaning solutions are a small part of the bill; the time on the ladder is the larger one.
Window and gutter work is only part of keeping a house in shape, and the cleanings you schedule should match the way your house is used. We ask about the sprinkler heads, the trees and the window layout before we quote, so the estimate reflects what we will actually do on the day. Interior and exterior glass are not the same job, and this visit covers the exterior only, so windows inside the house stay as they are. If you have a question about a specific house, ask us by phone and we will tell you what we would look at first.
One Fitchburg job we did last year had a sprinkler line hitting the lower glass on the south side and a pair of tall trees over the back roof. The quote rose because of the spotting and the extra time in the gutters, not because of the house itself. That is the kind of detail we want on the phone before we give you a number.
| 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.
Most of our Fitchburg customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. In spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the gutters are the first things we see. In fall, clogged gutters from the leaf load are what change the schedule, and nor'easters across Massachusetts can move the dates either way.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road picks up a film faster. Gutters that overflow for a whole season can cause water damage at the fascia. We see these conditions on the job and tell you when we think a third visit makes sense, rather than selling one by default.
The sign windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain. If you see either one, the crew can take a look at your next scheduled visit or sooner. Clean glass and clear gutters are also the quickest boost to curb appeal a house can get in a single morning.
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 does window and gutter cleaning on residential properties across Fitchburg, with the most recent jobs on the east and west sides of town. To schedule service, call or text (866) 435-6328 and tell us the number of stories, and send a photo of the house front. We will give you an estimate and a date. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, late spring and late fall, fill fastest, so the earlier you call, the better your odds of getting the day you want.
Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. We call before we come, we work outside, and we do not go inside the house. The crew checks each window and sill, and any window we cannot reach safely gets noted in the photos we send after the visit. We take residential and commercial jobs, but this page is about houses. If you live in a condo, tell us when you call, since the gutters and glass may not be yours to book. This is the straightforward residential window cleaning and gutter service we offer, one visit covering every window on the outside of the house and each downspout.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two-person crew doing both in one visit. Our washing services cover the gutters and the glass together, and we clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the grime and runoff from the roof does not land on clean windows.
We do not quote a figure from the web. The number comes from the stories, the approximate window count and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text before the visit.
In Fitchburg the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between cleanings. Cleaning the inside will not remove dirt from the outside, so the exterior is where most of the dirt sits.
Across Massachusetts, spring visits run late May to June and fall visits run October to early November. Most of our Fitchburg customers book in those windows, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest, and our calendar fills fastest then.
No, because we clear gutters first and wait for the wall to stop dripping before we start on the glass. If the glass were washed first, someone would have to wash it again.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the exterior window job and are not billed as extras. We rinse the screens, wipe the sills and clean the tracks we can reach.
Not on this visit. Professional window cleaning on this job covers the exterior glass only, and we do not pressure wash the siding or other surfaces as part of this service.
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 while 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.
