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 roofline lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two trips. Across Massachusetts, most of our customers book spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
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.
Our price follows the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge once the crew is on site.
Stories and roof pitch matter most. A third story or a roof too steep to walk changes the setup, and so does a walk-out basement that puts the back run twenty-four feet up. Window count matters too: every window on the exterior is part of the quote, and oversized panes need more time per pane. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate question because no cleaning removes it. Window cleaning services for the outside of the house, gutters and downspouts flushed, screens rinsed and sills wiped are all part of one price, and none of it is billed as an extra.
To get your exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house with a count of the stories. Most quotes on our Needham jobs come back the same day, and the number we give is the number on the invoice. This quote covers the outside only, and we do not clean interior and exterior glass on the same ticket or pressure wash on this visit. Our crew wipes the window washing and washing services surfaces by hand, and we remove dirt from the frames before rinsing the glass. Grime on the sills and runoff from the roof are what we see most often on condos in this area, and they are part of the work.
| 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 Needham customers book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across Massachusetts, spring visits fall in late May and June, after the seed drop finishes. Fall visits come in October and early November, after the leaves come down and before the first hard freeze.
In spring, pollen settles as a yellow film on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutter elbows. Picture windows collect the worst of it, and the window and gutter work is heavier then than at any other time of year. In fall, the leaf load is the problem: a wet mat sits in the gutters, and runs that were not cleared often sag under the winter weight. Across Massachusetts, nor'easters move the dates in both seasons, so we book by what the roof looks like rather than by the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters packed between visits, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grit on the frames. Regular cleanings on these houses run every three to four months rather than twice a year. Cleaning solutions are not the fix for mineral spots; the fix is moving the sprinkler head. Haze that only shows when the sun is low is the sign windows need attention, and water sheeting over the gutter edge in the rain is the sign the gutters do.
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 the neighborhoods of Needham where the houses have the stories and window counts we see most. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a date and a window. Most of our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, which follow the pollen and leaf months, so the earlier you book the better your chance at the date you want.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works from ladders and a boom or scissor lift where the roof requires it, and it does not come inside. Our cleaning services are built for professional window cleaning on houses with curb appeal to protect, and for multi-story buildings where a missed run turns into water damage on the siding. Our work covers residential and commercial clients, and residential properties get the same exterior service as any other house. Interior glass on commercial jobs is a separate quote, and on this visit the work stops at the exterior. Our window cleaners keep the job on schedule so clogged gutters do not wait a full season.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the roof runoff never reaches clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us a photo of the front of the house and we give you the figure by text or phone.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those keep clean windows looking hazy from the street no matter how the inside looks.
Most of our customers book late May or June for spring, and October or early November for fall.
No. Gutters first, glass last, so the water and debris from the roof are gone before anyone touches a window.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job, and none of it is billed as an extra.
No. This visit covers the exterior glass only, and we do not pressure wash on it.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, 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.
