Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in a single visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing washed down the wall ends up on clean glass. 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 Salem jobs, most customers book this combined visit in spring and again in fall.
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.
The direct answer is simple: we price by stories and approximate window count, booking gutters and exterior windows in one visit costs less than two separate jobs, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Spring tree litter and the grit that stays in the gutters after it both affect how long a run takes, so we ask about them up front. Our cleaning solutions are mixed for the glass, and the residential and commercial work we do uses the same method.
What moves a quote on the day: multi-story buildings with a third floor or a roof too steep to walk, a window count heavy with oversized panes and picture windows, clogged gutters not cleaned in years and packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards we have to lift and reseat, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our crew has cleaned Salem houses where the interior and exterior glass both needed attention, but on this visit we do the exterior only. Interior glass is a separate job we do not schedule here. Regular cleanings keep the bill lower over time, because a gutter cleaned twice a year packs less than one left a full year. If you want an exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the front of the house and tell us the stories and the window count, and we will send a written estimate before a date is booked.
| 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 Salem jobs most customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Our crew also provides cleaning services for the outside of windows on a schedule that follows the spring bloom and the leaves rather than the calendar. Window cleaners who only come once a year miss what builds up between visits.
In the spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste packed into the gutters. In the fall it is a wet leaf mat that sits in the runs and sets into the downspouts. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we check the forecast before we set them. Professional window cleaning on a regular schedule keeps the glass from getting hazy, and it keeps clogged gutters from sending runoff down the fascia, which is where water damage starts.
Some houses need a third visit as we see them. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster than the rest of the street. Curb appeal depends on those details more than on the calendar, and we tell you which of them your house has after the first visit.
You will know the windows need it when you see a haze only in low sun. You will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain.
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.
Booking with us is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of your house with the number of stories and an estimate of the window count. We will quote the job and set a date, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, though you should expect a text with photos of each gutter run and the finished glass before the crew leaves.
We offer window and gutter cleaning on residential properties across the city, including condos, and we clean windows on houses large and small. Each job is booked to a specific date, so we schedule service for the day you pick, and a residential window on the front or back gets the same care as every window on the house. The sill below each pane is wiped as part of the work.
The busiest weeks of the year are the spring bloom and the fall leaf drop, when our calendar fills. If you want a slot in those weeks, ask early. Lead time depends on the season, and we will tell you the first date available when you call.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and we do the gutters first so that dirty water is not running down onto clean glass.
We do not give a figure here. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we quote it by phone or text before anything is booked.
For most Salem houses, yes. Rain grime and sprinkler spotting build up on the outside faster than the inside gets dirty, and a cleaning is the only way to remove dirt that has set into the glass.
Most of our customers here book in the spring, once the spring bloom finishes, and again in the fall after the leaves are down.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. Running it the other way means someone has to wash the windows again before the crew is off the ladder.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior job. Tracks and interior work are not part of this visit.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house, and we do not offer pressure washing services here.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
