Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit here. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Cambridge jobs most customers book in the spring and in the fall, and that is when we see the most runoff and buildup on the glass and in the gutters.
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 window and gutter cleaning for residential and commercial buildings by 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 we see the house, the crew measures stories, counts windows, and checks what is actually in the gutters, so the quote holds on the day.
Several things move the quote on our jobs. Multi-story buildings take longer to walk and reach, especially a third story or a steep roof. Oversized panes and picture windows take more time per pane. Gutters not cleaned in years, with clogged gutters full of needles, seeds and leaves, take more work to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is not something cleaning solutions will lift, and we tell you about it before we start. Flushing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a Cambridge job, the things that matter most are the stories, the window count and what the gutters look like when we open them. To get the exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and tell us the stories and roughly how many windows you have. A photo of the front is often enough to set the crew up for the right visit.
| 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.
On our Cambridge jobs, most customers book professional window cleaning and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. The spring visit is for the pollen film on south-facing glass and the paste in the gutters, and the fall visit is for the leaf load that comes down before winter. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates, so we set them once we see the house.
Some houses need more than two regular cleanings a year. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house close to a busy road or construction all tend to need more frequent cleaning. Sprinkler spotting in particular comes back a day after cleaning, and that is a sign to adjust the watering rather than to book another cleaning.
You will notice when windows need attention because the haze shows up when the sun is low and you can see the grime and film on the glass. Gutters tell you when they need cleaning because water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspouts, and that can lead to water damage.
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 schedule window and gutter cleaning across Cambridge, and the estimate starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and it fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring months and the fall leaf months, so call early to schedule service for a particular week. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our crew also handles residential properties, condos and the occasional commercial building, so if you have a larger job we can look at the whole site. We clean every window on the outside and the sills, and a residential window gets the same pass as a picture window. We hand you a clear price for the full job before we start. If you want clean windows before a sale, for curb appeal, or simply to see the view again, a single visit covers the whole house.
Yes, our window washing services include gutters, and on our jobs it is the same two people. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters does not run back onto the clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and our cleaning services are quoted by phone or text. Send us the stories and a photo of the front and we will give you the price before the crew comes out.
In Cambridge the outside carries most of the buildup, including pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Cleaning the outside keeps the glass clear even if the windows inside the house are already clean.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall. The spring visit clears the film and the fall visit clears the leaves before winter.
No, because the crew works gutters first and glass last. The roof and gutters are cleared and every downspout is flushed, then we let the wall drip before anyone touches the windows, so there is no second round to remove dirt.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job. They are not billed as extras.
Not on this visit. We clean exterior glass only, so this is not an interior and exterior job, and we do not do pressure washing either.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside 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.
