Yes, 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 the approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Our crew does this work across Massachusetts and most of our Melrose customers book it in the spring and fall.
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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit comes in below booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and that holds whether you book gutters, glass or both. Clean glass and clear gutters do most of the work for curb appeal, so both are priced into that number.
On our jobs, a handful of things move the quote. A third story or a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it changes the set-up. A high count of picture windows takes more time per window than standard sashes. Clogged gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line needs a treatment that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
The fastest way to get an exact number is a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, or a call to (866) 435-6328. We look at every window on the street side and the back run, because those are the ones that tell us how much glass and gutter there is. Where a property has seen heavy grime or water damage from a clogged run, we flag it in the estimate so there is no surprise on the day. We use purified water rather than cleaning solutions with soap, and window washing that is exterior only, done by a professional window cleaning crew working from the ladder or pole, is the scope we quote here. The windows inside stay out of the quote.
| 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 Melrose customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. In spring the gutters hold seed and bud debris from the trees, and the glass takes a pollen film that shows most on south-facing panes. In fall the leaf load is what matters, and the gutter run is the part that gets missed when it is done by someone who only sees the glass. Regular cleanings in the spring and fall keep the tree debris and leaf load from settling in.
Storm and wind seasons can move the dates. Across Massachusetts, a nor'easter that drops limbs or leaves a heavy mat in the gutters can push a fall visit earlier. Houses under heavy tree cover, or with a sprinkler line hitting the glass, often need a third visit, because the spots that come back a day after cleaning are a mineral problem that repeats. A house near a busy road or a construction site also tends to load the sills faster than a quieter street.
On the glass, the sign that windows need a visit is a haze you only see when the sun is low. On the gutters, the sign is water sheeting over the edge in rain. If you see either one between visits, call us and we will tell you what it is.
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 worked across Melrose, and the estimate is the first step with us: a call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Our washing services start with that number. From there we schedule the visit and call before we come, so nobody has to wait around for a truck that never shows. To schedule service, send the stories and a photo and we book the slot. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall, when tree debris and leaves are heaviest. That is when our calendar fills first, so booking early keeps your slot. Outside those windows, a slot usually opens faster. Where a property has condos or multi-story buildings in the same block, we can often schedule them on the same run to save a trip.
Our crew handles gutters and downspouts as one job, so the runoff from the roof gets checked along with the glass beneath it. Window cleaning services for residential window glass and clean windows on the same street are the core of what we do, and we will remove dirt from the gutter path and the sill before the glass is touched. We work on residential properties and on residential and commercial buildings the same way, by stories and window count.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people in one visit. We clean the gutters first, then do the outside of the glass, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean windows.
We do not quote a figure in writing. The number comes from your stories and window count, and you get it by phone or text at (866) 435-6328 before anything is booked.
On our Melrose jobs the outside carries most of the grime on picture windows: pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the glass and sill. Cleaning the inside alone leaves that haze in place, and regular cleanings of the outside keep it from coming back.
Across Massachusetts, the spring visit runs late May to June and the fall visit late October to November. Those are the two visits we plan the year around in Melrose too.
Not with our order of work. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then start the glass, which is the reason for the order.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit as the crew reaches them, and nothing is billed separately for those.
No. This visit covers the exterior only, so we do not offer interior and exterior glass in one job, and we do not do pressure washing either. If you need either, we will tell you who to call.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while 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.
