Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do gutters first and glass last, so nothing washed off the roof lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Across Massachusetts, most of the homeowners who book us do it in spring and fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
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. Booking gutters and downspouts with the exterior windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Work on multi-story buildings, or on a house with a third story or a steep roof, means more time on the ladder and a boom or scissor lift for the upper runs. A large window count, oversized panes and picture windows take longer to reach and rinse. Clogged gutters, the ones packed with needles and leaves or not cleaned in years, take the most time. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain that cleaning alone will not remove. The cleaning solutions, downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Quotes for interior and exterior glass are separate, and this visit covers the outside only.
Here is how we get the exact number. Text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have. A window and gutter cleaning quote built from those three things is almost always close to the final figure, because the crew already knows what a two-story house with that many panes takes. Our crews also see how grime and tree dust build up on the glass each season, so we plan the visit around what is actually on the house.
| 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.
Across Massachusetts, the spring visit falls in late May to June, and in Franklin Town the fall visit runs October to early November. Most homeowners who book us do it twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and one crew doing both in one visit is what makes that schedule simple. On our Franklin Town jobs the spring pollen film sits on south-facing glass and packs into gutter elbows as a paste, and the fall visit clears the leaf mat before the wet weather sets in. Every season, the first frost and the storms that come through Massachusetts change how fast things build up, so we plan the visit around what the house actually shows.
Some houses need a third visit beyond their regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than most. Our crews approach professional window cleaning the same way: on the house in front of them, not on a calendar.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign is worth a call before the next storm arrives, since water damage can start at the wall below an overflowing gutter. Clean glass also does more for curb appeal than most people expect.
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.
This page is about residential properties, and we clean residential window and gutter jobs across Franklin Town. We keep a crew on the calendar for each season. To book, tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front by text or call (866) 435-6328. We will give you a window and gutter cleaning estimate on the spot and hold a date once you confirm. For a commercial building, ask on the phone first, because residential and commercial jobs are not always scoped the same way.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we call again when the crew is on the way. The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fastest then, so if you want a particular week, ask early. If you live in one of the condos, the association sets the access rules, so tell us when you book. We will tell you the typical lead time for your house when you book, and we will not promise a slot we cannot keep.
We clean every window on the outside of the home, including upper stories reached from the pole, and we clean clean windows the same way as dirty ones: purified water, a squeegee, and a wipe of the sill. Schedule service with us by phone or by text and we will confirm the date in writing.
Yes. Our own crew handles both, and our washing services run gutters first and glass last on every visit. That order keeps the wash water and debris off windows we have already done.
We cannot give a figure in writing without seeing the house. The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and you can get it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text with a photo of the front of the house. The quote we give you is the number we will charge.
Usually yes, because the outside takes the pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up through the Massachusetts seasons. The cleaning is there to remove dirt that lands on the glass before you ever see the inside, so it is the first thing a cleaning takes off.
Across Massachusetts most customers book in spring and fall. In Franklin Town the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit runs October to early November, before the first hard freeze.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. When the runs are cleared and every downspout is flushed, the runoff from the roof has mostly drained away from the wall, and only then does the crew start on the windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and frames are cleaned as part of our window cleaning services. They are not billed as extras.
Exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing here, so the crew stays on the outside.
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 the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Our crew sends photos of every gutter run and the finished glass before they leave.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
