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 doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Massachusetts, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, and on our Swampscott jobs the calendar fills up in those same two windows.
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, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking gutter cleaning and window cleaning separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, with no add-ons at the door, and cleaning solutions for frames and sills are part of that number. Our quote covers window and gutter cleaning only, and washing services such as siding or driveway work are booked separately.
On our jobs the quote moves for a handful of reasons. A third story or a steep roof changes how the crew works. A high count of windows, or oversized picture windows, adds time. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer than a light run. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing no cleaning removes, so we flag it on the first visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are never billed as extras.
Getting an exact number is simple. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, tell us the stories and roughly how many windows, and we will come back with a figure. If the property mixes residential and commercial space, say so up front, because the quote is set for houses. Our Swampscott work is mostly on older homes with heavy leaf loads, and the window and gutter cleaning on those houses often has to account for pollen film on the glass and paste in the gutters. Ask for a written estimate before you book so the number is on paper. For interior and exterior glass together, we do the exterior only on this visit, and picture windows get the same careful pass as everything else. If your house has had cleanings in the past, tell us how often, because regular cleanings keep the gutters running clear and the job faster each time.
| 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.
On our Swampscott jobs most customers book both gutter cleaning and exterior window cleaning twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew handling both cleaning services in one visit makes sense on this calendar.
In spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and paste packed into the gutters and at the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs over the winter, and clogged gutters from that mat are the usual reason a run overflows. Storms and wind move the dates a little, and in a bad season we would rather see you early than late.
Some houses need a third visit, and so do multi-story buildings with a lot of glass on the upper floors. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits, and a gutter that overflows long enough can cause water damage at the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a closer look. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime on the glass faster than most. Our crew logs what it sees at each visit so the next booking is based on the house in front of us, not a guess.
Two customers can end up on very different schedules. One house with no trees around it may be fine on a fall visit alone. Another under mature trees, or with a sprinkler line on the glass, may need a third trip each year to keep up. We write that down after the first visit and tell you what the house needs, the way a professional window cleaning booking should work.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, or a film that catches the light on the glass. The windows inside the house need their own schedule, since we do not clean them on this visit. Gutters tell you the same way, with water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout. Clean glass also does more for curb appeal than most owners expect.
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 run window and gutter cleaning across Swampscott, and our crew takes the same approach to the gutters and downspouts on every house, whether it is a compact home with a short roofline or a larger property with several runs and a lot of glass. Our experience is with residential window and gutter work, and we apply the same process to residential properties of every size. If you are comparing window cleaners in Swampscott, ask each one how the gutters are handled, since our window cleaning services start with the gutters.
Booking starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the window count before the crew is scheduled. Lead time is shown on our booking page, and the calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf season. If you want a particular date in those weeks, book early.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew calls before we come, and we will not start without you knowing who is on the ladder and when. If the property is one of several condos in a building, tell us on the call so access is sorted before the crew arrives. We do the gutters first so the runoff from the roof is gone before the glass is touched. We try to schedule service in one visit so you are not paying for two trips, and we aim to remove dirt from every window and every run, leaving the clean windows and gutters dry before the crew packs up.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and downspouts and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so water from the roof is gone before anyone touches the glass.
The figure depends on stories and window count, so we give it by phone or text after you send those details. We do not quote a number here because two-story houses vary a lot in size.
On our Swampscott jobs the outside carries most of the road film, rain dust and sprinkler spotting. The inside can look fine while the exterior glass is hazed, so the outside is often the bigger difference.
Our customers here usually book in late spring and in fall, after the seed drop and again after the leaves come down. Ask us when your house is most due, and we will tell you from the last visit.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and debris from the roof is gone before anyone touches the windows. Doing it the other way round is how the glass gets dirty twice.
Screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, which is how we remove dirt from the places that hold it, and we clean the tracks on the exterior side. None of it is billed as an extra.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the glass indoors, and pressure washing is left out of this booking.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Tell us on the call if access needs arranging.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
