Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in a single visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Nantucket jobs, most customers book this in the spring and fall, which is when the leaf loads are heaviest and the glass shows 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.
We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, both jobs are done in one visit, and the bundle costs less than booking gutter cleaning and window washing separately. Professional window cleaning is quoted the same way: we count every window on the outside of the house before we give a number. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Windows inside are a different job and are not in this quote.
On the day, the crew finds a few things that move the quote. A third story or a roof steep enough that we work it from a boom or scissor lift adds time. A house with many oversized panes takes longer than one with standard sizes. Gutters that have not been opened in years arrive packed with seeds, needles and leaves, and clogged gutters take more passes to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned under them. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate problem, and no cleaning removes it, so we note it on the visit.
Where we have seen water damage that started with an overflowing run, the runoff had been hitting the same stretch of wall for a season or two, and the cause was almost always debris building up, which is why we flush every downspout and not just the visible stretch. On one Nantucket job the quote came up because the house had three stories, a large count of picture windows on the south face, and a run that had not been cleaned in several years; what we found is in the words of that visit, and the case is linked from the coverage section. For the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house with the stories visible, or call (866) 435-6328, and tell us roughly how many windows are on the outside.
| 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 Nantucket customers book both cleanings twice a year, once in the spring after the seed drop, and once in the fall after the leaves are down. That timing is why one crew in one visit makes sense for these cleaning services: the gutters and the glass are dirtied by the same seasons, so doing them together keeps the work in step.
In the spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass is the first thing we see, and the sticky paste sits in the gutter elbows and downspouts. In the fall, it is the wet leaf mat that packs the runs, and the glass picks up the grime that the leaves leave behind. Storm and wind seasons can shift the dates, so we book on what the house has been through rather than the calendar, and the goal of each visit is to remove dirt before it packs in.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and we flag those on the first visit. A house close to a busy road or active construction picks up a fine film faster than one set back from either. On houses like these, regular cleanings every three to four months are the more typical pattern on our routes, and one fall visit is usually enough for an open lot with few trees.
The sign that windows need cleaning is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. If you are seeing either, it is time to schedule service.
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 works across Nantucket, offering gutter and window washing services on residential and commercial properties, and we also do multi-story buildings and condos on a scheduled basis. Every residential window on the outside of the house gets the same care as the gutter run above it, and window cleaning services on the same house are booked on the same visit. Booking starts with an estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the photos of every run and every pane come to your phone before the truck leaves.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills in those weeks first. If you can book outside those windows, you will usually get an earlier slot. Lead time is listed on the booking page, and we do not promise a date we cannot hold. We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners across Nantucket and the surrounding area on the same schedule.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the runs does not end up on clean panes. You get one visit and one invoice.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we quote it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and tell us roughly how many windows there are, and we will give you the number we will charge.
Usually yes, because the outside carries most of what we see here: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots on the south and west faces. The inside can stay as it is, and the outside still gets dirtier faster than the glass you look through from the inside. Clean glass also does more for curb appeal than most people expect.
Most of our Nantucket customers book in the spring, once the seed drop has passed, and again in the fall after the leaves are down. If you are unsure, send us a photo and we will tell you which of those visits your house needs.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, and you will not see them billed separately.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, and the interior and exterior question comes up often, so we say it plainly: the outside only. We do not clean windows inside, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this job. If you want to know which cleaning solutions we use on your glass, ask us when you book.
No, 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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
