The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing falls back onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. Across Massachusetts, most of the houses we clean get booked in spring and fall, and our crew works through both seasons. Tell us your stories and roughly how many windows you have, and we will give you the number we will 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 window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking two separate washing services. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, with no add-on surprise after the crew arrives. Gutters and downspouts are flushed, screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and none of that is billed as an extra.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means the crew works from a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder, which changes the setup time. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes such as picture windows that take more care to reach from outside. Gutters nobody has opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer than a run cleared on a regular schedule, and the runoff from them is heavier when the crew flushes the downspouts. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate condition that cleaning alone will not remove, so we note it at the estimate and do not promise it comes off with the rest.
Our Marblehead quotes come from the same few facts every time: stories, window count, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text. Send that and we can tell you the number before anyone is on a ladder. When a house has heavy tree cover over the roof, the gutters pack faster and the crew spends more time on the downspouts, and that shows up in the number. Every quote covers the work needed to remove dirt from the glass and the gutter runs. If your home is one of several condos sharing a roof, mention that with the photo, since shared access changes the setup. A customer who sends the photo and the story count usually hears back the same day, with the bundle figure and what it covers, so there is no guessing about whether the windows and gutters fit in one visit.
Getting an exact figure is simple. Count the stories from the ground at the front of the house, count every window on the outside, and take a photo of the house front. Text it to us or call (866) 435-6328 and ask for a written estimate before you book a date.
| 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 Marblehead customers book both gutters and windows twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the schedule. The spring visit clears the pollen that settles on south-facing glass and the seed and pollen paste that packs the gutters. Pollen film comes off the glass with purified water, and a stubborn frame gets one of our gentle cleaning solutions, rinsed before it dries. On our jobs, the spring pollen film shows up as a yellow haze on the glass, and the gutter runs come down heavy with the paste. In fall the gutters fill with wet leaves that hold water against the fascia, and the crew sees the runs that sag under the weight.
Storms and wind shift the dates. Nor'easters across Massachusetts can bring down debris in a single night on residential and commercial buildings alike, and a late storm can push the fall visit later than planned. We book by the season rather than by a fixed day, and we call before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, so those customers are on every three to four months. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need more frequent work on the windows. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more grime on the glass and in the gutters, and those customers book a third visit as well. For houses without that kind of exposure, two regular cleanings a year are usually enough to keep both on schedule.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will know gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 has cleaned residential properties across Marblehead, and we book in the order the calls come in. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We use that to give you a number and a window, and nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. Our crew works outside, and we call before we come.
Lead time varies with the season. The two busy windows of the year fill first, so if you want a spring or fall date, book as early as you can. Booking a date early is the simplest way to avoid waiting on a slot, because the calendar fills in those months. Gutter and window cleaning services for a single house are a short job on a regular schedule, and we keep notes on each house so the next visit starts from the last one. Clean gutters and clean glass also protect curb appeal between visits. Our crew handles residential window cleaners' work and gutter clearing in the same trip, which is the point of the bundle. For houses in multi-story buildings the setup takes longer, and we plan the visit around the access.
Clogged gutters can cause water damage to the fascia and the wall below, and that is one reason we run the regular schedule. Clean gutters move water away from the house, and the crew checks each downspout on every visit to confirm it is clear. If you want a professional window cleaning and gutter visit on the calendar this season, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set up the date.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, starting with the gutters and finishing on the glass.
We quote from the number of stories and the approximate window count, so the number depends on the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the figure.
Yes, and the outside is where it counts most. On our jobs the outside carries most of what dirties a window here: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots. Cleaning only the windows inside leaves that film on the glass you see from the street, so the outside is where clean windows matter most.
Across Massachusetts, spring visits run late May to June and fall visits run late October to November, and those are the windows that fill first. Ask when we can get your house on the schedule.
No. We clean gutters first and glass last, so the runoff from the gutters comes down before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed and the sill is wiped as part of the exterior visit. Tracks are included in the same visit.
On this visit we clean the exterior of the windows only, since interior and exterior glass are separate jobs. We do not clean windows inside or do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, 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.
