Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing from the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job 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. On our Lowell jobs most customers book this in the spring and fall, when leaves and grit are heaviest on the house. Call (866) 435-6328 for a price from your stories and window count.
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.
The direct answer: window washing and gutter cleaning are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Stories and steep roofs take more time on the ladder. Window count and oversized panes add to the glass. Gutters not cleaned in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more passes. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning does not remove. Gutters that overflow in the rain are the usual route to water damage at the fascia and siding, so a badly clogged run is cleared first. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The windows inside the house are not part of this visit.
On one Lowell job we priced, the quote moved because of the window count on the back of the house and a run of clogged gutters that had not been opened in several seasons. The crew cleared the clogged gutters, flushed the downspouts, then did the glass. The number we gave on the phone was the number on the invoice. Our window cleaners handle professional window cleaning with purified water and a pole, so there is no need to go up a ladder on the siding for the upper panes. For a quote, send a photo of the front of the house by text with the number of stories, and we will tell you what to expect before the crew comes out. A house with clean gutters and glass also keeps its curb appeal from the street.
| 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 customers book both twice a year. Across Massachusetts the spring visit falls in late May to June, and the fall visit in October to early November. Two cleanings a year is the pattern we see most often, and one crew in one visit makes sense for both because the glass and the gutters are dirtied by the same seasons. Regular cleanings keep every window from building up a film between visits.
At the spring visit we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed in the gutters. In the fall we find the wet leaf mat. Storm and wind seasons, including nor'easters across Massachusetts, can move the dates a few weeks in either direction, so ask us to schedule service around the forecast.
Some houses need a third visit. Those are houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, houses where a sprinkler line hits the glass and leaves spots that come back a day later, and houses near a busy road or a construction site. On these houses the gutters and downspouts fill faster, and the glass takes on more grime between visits. Owners who want clean windows through the whole season usually add that third visit.
You can tell windows need cleaning when you see a haze on the big picture windows that only shows up when the sun is low. You can tell gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain.
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.
We have cleaned gutters and windows across the city of Lowell, and most of our calls come from homes that have never had a combined visit. Booking starts with an estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a number before a slot is booked. Our lead time is set by the calendar, and we confirm the date in writing. When our calendar fills, it usually fills in the spring and fall windows, because that is when leaves and grit are heaviest in the gutters and on the glass. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our crew handles residential window cleaning services and gutter washing services on a schedule that works for the house. Residential properties are most of our calls, and we also serve residential and commercial buildings, including condos and multi-story buildings, with the same two-step visit and the same gutters-first order. The point of a combined visit is to remove dirt and runoff from the top of the house before the glass is touched, so each job is done once and every window gets its turn after the gutters. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and this visit covers exterior glass only.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text a photo of the front or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the number by phone or text.
On our Lowell jobs the outside carries the grime, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the outside is where most of the dirt sits. Large picture windows on the front of the house hold the most of it. Cleaning the outside alone is a normal visit for us.
The spring visit falls in late May to June across Massachusetts, and the fall visit in October to early November. Our Lowell customers mostly book those two windows, when leaves and grit are heaviest on the glass and in the gutters. Ask us to schedule service for either one.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When the gutters are cleared first, the dirty water runs off before anyone touches the glass, so nothing lands on clean panes. The same order applies on every one of our regular cleanings.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped with cleaning solutions, and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit. They are not billed as extras.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside 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.
