Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. On our Reading jobs most customers book in spring and fall, and that is when the crew comes out to check the gutters and the glass.
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 our washing services by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Window washing and gutter work done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs, the quote moves with a few things the crew finds on the day: stories and steep roofs that have to be worked from a boom or scissor lift, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have gone years without cleanings or are packed with needles, leaves and grime, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a Reading house where a window crew has already done the glass and the gutters still hold a season of leaves, we clear the runs first, flush every downspout, and then do the glass in one pass. The same order works for a two-story house with a large run of picture windows across the back. To get your exact number, send us the number of stories, a rough residential window count, and a photo of the front of the house by text, and we will come back with a figure before anyone books 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 Reading customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing window and gutter work in one visit makes sense. On our jobs the spring visit is late May to June and the fall visit is late October to November.
In spring we find a pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the gutters, so the first pass is the one that matters most. Purified water does most of the work, and cleaning solutions only come out where a film will not rinse off. In fall the leaf load is the main thing, and we find wet leaf mats sitting in the runs. Storms and wind seasons, including nor'easters across Massachusetts, can move these dates a few weeks in either direction.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts, and clogged gutters come back faster than most. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects a fine film faster than most, and multi-story buildings with a lot of glass need more time on the lift. A gutter that overflows for weeks can also cause water damage to the fascia below it. We will tell you after the first visit which of these your house has.
Windows need another visit when you see a haze only when the sun is low. Haze on windows inside the house is a separate job, since we do not clean the inside glass. Gutters need one when water sheets over the edge in rain. Either sign means it is time to call.
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 provided cleaning services across Reading, covering gutters and downspouts as well as the glass, and we book in the order calls come in. Start with an estimate by calling (866) 435-6328 or by text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a number you can plan around. Because our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, book early in those stretches if you want to schedule service on a day that suits you.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and calls you before they arrive. Whether you are a homeowner with one house or someone managing several residential properties, the same crew handles the job, does professional window cleaning on residential and commercial buildings alike, and sends photos of every gutter run, every window, and where the runoff went before the truck leaves.
Our window cleaning services cover the full list of exterior glass, from the lowest sill to the top floor, so every window on the house gets the same attention. The crew uses purified water to remove dirt without streaks. Clean glass and clear gutters also help curb appeal, which is the first thing the street sees, and condos get the same exterior work as houses as long as the crew can reach the glass safely. Send us the list of what you need and we will schedule service around it.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do gutters first and glass last, so nothing dirty washes back onto clean glass.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a figure before anyone books a date.
On our Reading houses the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Cleaning the outside alone is a normal job for us, and it is the part that shows from the street.
Most Reading customers book the spring visit in late May or June and the fall visit in late October or November. Those are the months we see the most build-up on the glass and in the gutters.
Not on our jobs. We clear the gutters, flush the downspouts and let the wall dry before we touch the glass, because water from the runs will streak any pane below it.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and frames are done as part of the visit. They are not billed as extras.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. Interior and exterior work is not bundled into one price, and we do not do pressure washing.
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 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.
