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 the two jobs separately. On our Shelby jobs most customers book the work in the spring and fall, when the leaves and the grime are at their worst.
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 gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs in one visit costs less than two separate trips. The same method applies to residential and commercial buildings. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings, a third story or a steep roof, take longer to reach safely. A high window count or large panes add time at the glass. Clogged gutters, the ones not opened in years and packed with needles and leaves, take more clearing. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are part of the price. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is something a cleaning will not remove, and we say so before we start. Gutters and downspouts get cleared and flushed, and screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not extras. Grime on the sills comes off with the rest, and runoff from a blocked run is the first thing we check.
On our Shelby jobs the houses that land at the high end of our range are usually the ones with a lot of window glass across the back and the gutters that have gone the longest without a visit. The customers who get the most out of one visit are the ones who send us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house by text before we call. That is enough for us to tell you what the job will take, and the window and gutter cleaning on your house will be quoted from that information.
Because the wettest months in Shelby are March, June and August, the gutters and the glass often need the same care at the same time, and that is why one visit covers both. Our crew cleans the exterior of the window and the gutter together, so there is no second setup and no second trip. Our cleaning solutions are purified water, which dries clean and leaves no streaks. We do not clean the inside of the glass on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing here; if you need interior and exterior work, that is a different booking. For the picture windows, the large panes across a back wall, the crew sets up the lift once and cleans them in the same pass as the rest.
Regular cleanings are cheaper over time than waiting until the gutters overflow or the glass is hard to see through, and that is the reason most of our customers book on a schedule.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $150 | from $240 |
| Two stories | from $195 | from $210 | from $325 |
| Three stories | from $255 | from $285 | from $430 |
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 customers in Shelby 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.
Across North Carolina the spring visit usually falls in late April to May, and in Shelby the fall visit runs late October to November. In the spring the pollen film shows on south-facing glass and the pollen paste sits in the gutters and at the elbows of the downspouts. In the fall it is the leaf load that matters, a wet mat that packs the runs and sags under the first cold snap. Across North Carolina, storm season brings hurricanes and tropical storms to the coast, and storm and wind seasons can move those dates by a few weeks, so we book from what we see on the house, not from a calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits, and a clogged downspout sends runoff down the siding. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects more film on the windows than a quiet street does. Customers with that kind of exposure tend to book three or four times a year, and we tell you which group your house is in after the first visit.
A professional window cleaning on a regular schedule removes dirt before it sets, keeps the glass clear, and keeps the gutters running, which is the easiest way to avoid water damage from a blocked run. Cleaning services like ours are simplest to plan when they are on the calendar before the season arrives, so text us a photo of the front of the house and we will say which schedule fits.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a hard rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 cleans the residential window and the gutters on homes across Shelby, and we book every job by phone or text. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal. Send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you an estimate and a date. Most of the schedule is booked a few weeks ahead in the busy months, so the earlier you call, the easier it is to get the window and gutter cleaning you want.
When our calendar fills, it is almost always in the two busy windows of the year: the spring visit, which runs late April to May across North Carolina, and the fall leaf drop. We keep a few open slots each week through those stretches, and earlier callers get first pick of dates. If the residential properties you want cleaned include more than one structure, tell us when you call so the crew can plan both in one trip.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and the crew sets up at the house without going inside. We clean the glass and the gutters together, and we photograph each gutter run and the finished glass before the crew leaves, so you can see the work whether or not you were there. Every window gets the same attention, from the picture windows on the back to the small panes on the side of the house, and the sill under each one gets wiped as part of the job.
Schedule service with us by phone at (866) 435-6328, or text a photo of the house and we will reply with a date and the number from your stories and window count.
Yes, on our Shelby jobs it is the same two people. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not run back onto clean windows.
We give you the number from the stories and the size of the house, by phone or text, and condos are quoted the same way. There is no range we quote here, because the number depends on what is on your house, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 to get yours.
Yes, because the outside carries most of what builds up in Shelby: rain dust, sprinkler spots that come back, and film that washes down from the roof. The inside stays as it is on this visit, and the outside is what the weather hits.
Across North Carolina the spring visit usually falls in late April to May, and in Shelby the fall visit runs late October to November, after the leaves drop. We book from what we see on the house, so text us a photo and we will say when your house needs it.
No, because we clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. When a run is cleared above a window, the leaves and the grime come down the wall, so the glass has to wait until the runs are done.
Screens are rinsed and the sill under each window is wiped as part of our washing services. Tracks are cleaned on the same visit, and none of it is billed as an extra.
Our window cleaning services cover the exterior glass only on this visit. Windows inside the house are not part of it, and we do not do pressure washing here.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
