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. Across Idaho, most of our customers book this in the spring and fall, when the seed, pollen and leaf loads are heaviest.
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, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. That one number covers the window washing and the gutter work, and it covers the washing services from the first downspout to the last pane. Our window cleaning services cover the exterior glass only, and interior and exterior glass jobs are quoted separately. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you that number before anyone is scheduled.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. A third story, a steep roof or multi-story buildings all mean a boom or scissor lift and more time on the ladder. Oversized panes and a high window count add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue, because no cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a recent Mountain Home visit, the quote moved because the house had three stories, a steep front roof and a long run of gutter that had gone uncleared through a full season. Those three things set the time on the lift and the number of runs we had to flush, which is what we priced. Give us the stories and an approximate window count and we will tell you the number to expect for your house. Picture windows on the upper floors take more time, and so do the windows that sit behind a sprinkler line. We note both on the estimate so you know why the number is what it is. Regular cleanings keep the glass and the gutters from building up to that point, which is the simplest way to keep the job small over time.
| 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.
Across Idaho, most of our customers book both gutters and windows twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall. In Mountain Home that rhythm holds for residential and commercial buildings alike, which is why one crew and one visit makes sense for both jobs.
In the spring, the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutter elbows and leads to clogged gutters. Plain water does not lift that film, so the crew adds cleaning solutions where the glass needs them. Through the summer the glass picks up haze and dust that you can barely see until the sun is low. In the fall, the leaf load comes down and turns into a wet mat that holds water against the fascia, and that mat sends runoff down the siding. Storm and wind seasons move the exact dates a little, so we look at the house and the calendar together before we set a day.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded through the year. 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 more grime on the glass between visits. For those houses we suggest the third visit as a plan, not a sales pitch.
Window cleaning is about how the glass looks, and the sign that it needs a visit is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need a visit is water sheeting over the edge in a rain, which over time can turn into water damage at the fascia. Either one means it is time to call, and the crew will tell you what it found.
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 crews work across Mountain Home and the homes around it. Unlike some window cleaners who only quote the glass, we quote the whole house, gutters included. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us, and we book the job from one estimate. To schedule service, send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a date and a window. Most jobs get on the calendar within the lead time we quote on the phone. We call before we come, so you are never surprised by a truck in the driveway.
The busy windows are the spring and fall stretches when the pollen and the leaf load peak. Our calendar fills then, so if you want a slot during those weeks, book early. Outside those windows there is usually room, and the crew can often fit a house in sooner. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but a clear side gate and a quick word about any pets make the morning easier.
Our cleaning services use professional window cleaning methods on every job, with water-fed poles for the upper floors and purified water for the glass, so we reach every window and the windows dry without streaks. That is the same approach we bring to every house in the city, whether it is a single-story bungalow or a taller home with more glass. If you want your home's curb appeal to look right from the street, the gutters and the windows are the two places the eye goes first.
Yes. The same crew does both, and the gutters and downspouts are cleared before the glass in one visit.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before any date is set. Gutters left to overflow for a season can cause water damage, so clearing them is part of the price.
Often yes. The outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots here, and our water-fed pole is how we remove dirt from the glass you see from the street.
Most residential properties here book in the spring and in the fall, when the pollen and the leaf load are heaviest.
No. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, so runoff does not reach the glass, and we let the wall drip off before we touch the glass.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and those are part of the job.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, the windows inside stay as they are, 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 windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. The same steps apply on condos, where the crew confirms building access before the visit.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
