Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two trips. On our Melissa jobs most customers book in the spring and again in the fall, so the schedule is easy to keep.
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 the gutters and the windows separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a written estimate.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Stories and steep roofs take longer on the ladder. We count every window on the house, and oversized panes change the time on the glass. The gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more passes. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers does not come off with a cleaning, and we say so before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a recent Melissa job, the quote moved because the house had three stories and a long run of picture windows facing the street, and the gutters had not been opened in several seasons. The crew cleared the runs, flushed each downspout, and then did the glass last. Getting your exact number is simple: tell us the stories, estimate the window count, and send a photo of the front of the house. Once the number works for you, schedule service by phone or text, and we will handle the rest from there.
We keep the work simple and the number straight. Window washing, washing services and window cleaning services are all one crew and one visit for the exterior of the house. Grime and runoff from the roof end up on the lower glass, which is why the gutters come first, and we remove dirt from the frames and sills as part of the same visit. The glass is rinsed with purified water, not cleaning solutions, so there is nothing left to streak. Clean glass also does the most for curb appeal from the street. Condos and multi-unit buildings get the same process, and we give a written estimate before the crew is scheduled.
| 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 Melissa customers book both twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the schedule. Our window and gutter visits line up with the seasons, so a single appointment covers both.
In spring we find a pollen film on the south-facing glass and sticky tree residue in the gutters. Pollen builds up fast, and it is the reason the spring visit matters for the glass. In fall the leaf load comes down, and the wet leaf mat is what blocks the runs before the first hard rain. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we confirm the timing with you when we book.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or construction picks up extra grit on the outside of the windows. On those houses we suggest regular cleanings instead of two a year, and we say so on the first visit.
You will know windows need cleaning when a haze shows up that you only notice when the sun is low. Most people only notice how much better the view is with clean windows, which is the goal. You will know gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down 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.
We clean residential window jobs across Melissa, and we serve homeowners who want the gutters and the glass done in one visit. Scope differs between residential and commercial jobs, so this page covers houses only. Most of our work comes through professional window cleaning referrals and direct calls, so the calendar is built around that. Our crews are the same people who do the cleaning services on site, which keeps the quality consistent from one house to the next.
To schedule service, start with an estimate by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories, and send a photo of the house front so we can see the roofline and the windows. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year our calendar fills, so booking early helps.
We also handle multi-story buildings and homes where clogged gutters have started to cause water damage at the fascia. Those jobs get a priority check on the first visit. Our window cleaners work the outside glass only, and the crew stays on the exterior the whole time.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing dirty lands on the clean panes.
We do not quote a number here because it comes from the stories, the size of the house and every window on it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to schedule service, and we will give you the number before we book.
Yes, because the outside carries the tree dust, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits. The inside of the glass does not collect those, so an outside cleaning is what changes the curb appeal you see from the street.
Most of our Melissa customers book in the spring and again in the fall. Spring visits catch the tree film and fall visits catch the leaves, so those are the two windows we plan around.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. When the glass is washed first, the water from the runs runs down the wall and across the panes, so someone has to wash them again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside.
No. On this visit we clean the exterior of the windows only, the windows inside the house stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing. This visit is for the exterior glass only, so interior and exterior work is a separate job.
You do not need to be home, because our crew works outside and does not come inside. Turn the sprinklers off, 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.
