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 both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. On our Rathdrum jobs most customers book this in spring and fall, which is when the seed, leaf and tree debris load is heaviest on the glass and in the runs.
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 two jobs separately. We count every window before we give a number, and the figure we give on the phone is the figure we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate from those details.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder. Oversized panes, picture windows included, and a high window count add time on the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before anything underneath can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is not removed by cleaning at all. Cleaning gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a Rathdrum job we priced a two-story house with a steep front roof and a long gutter run on the back side. The quote moved because of the roof pitch and the number of windows on the upper floor, not because of anything unusual inside. Our crew photographed each run and sent the photos before leaving. For your own number, send us the stories, the window count and one photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what moves it on your house specifically. Window washing on an upper floor and the gutter run above it are done in the same setup, which is why the bundle costs less. Washing services of this kind are priced by the building, and our per-visit figure stays fixed once we have seen the house. Window cleaning services in Rathdrum come down to those same few inputs. Grime and runoff from the roof are the reason the gutters go first, so the glass is not dirtied twice. Cleaning alone cannot remove dirt that has set into the glass from hard water, so that job needs a separate treatment, quoted after we see it. Condos with several stacked units are priced per building so the crew sets up once for the whole run.
| 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 the year, most of our Rathdrum customers book gutters and windows twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Across Idaho, spring visits run late May to June, once the seed drop has finished. In those weeks we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and sticky grit packed into the gutter elbows. The fall visit runs late October to November, once the leaves are down, and the wet leaf mat is the main thing we clear.
Some houses need a third visit beyond regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and we flag those on the first visit so you know what to expect. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects a fine film faster than most. Our crew sees these in the same way on every job, so we will tell you early if your house is in one of these groups.
Two customers on our Rathdrum list show the difference. One is on twice a year with no trees over the roof. The other is on three or four visits a year because of tree cover and sprinkler spotting. Both get a written note after each visit with what we found. Clean windows and clear gutters are both easier to keep up when the schedule is set in advance, so we book the next date at the end of each visit. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs; this schedule covers the outside only.
The sign windows need a cleaning is haze you only see when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign gutters need one is water sheeting over the edge in the rain instead of running down the downspout. Call (866) 435-6328 to book the next spring or fall date, or text a photo of your roofline and we will tell you which group your house falls in.
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 gutters and exterior glass across Idaho, and we work the Rathdrum area on a regular schedule. To schedule service, call or text the number of stories and a photo of the house front. From that we can usually tell you the earliest open date, and the lead time depends on the season, so ask when you call. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, and booking early in those weeks keeps you on the list you want.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew calls before they come and works from the outside of the house. Our professional window cleaning reaches each residential window with a water-fed pole, so most of the glass, upper floors included, is done without a ladder leaned on the siding. We use purified water and no cleaning solutions on the glass, so it dries without streaks. On a two-story house we do the work in one visit, and on a three-story one we use a boom or scissor lift where the roof and the glass require it.
We serve residential properties across the Rathdrum area, and we also do gutter cleaning for homeowners. Window cleaners who work the outside of the house in one visit are not common, so the crew keeps its schedule tight to keep the calendar open. Clogged gutters are the first thing we check on a return visit, and water damage at the fascia is the sign we tell you to watch for. Multi-story buildings and condos are quoted per building. If a property is both residential and commercial, say so when you call. For a quote, call (866) 435-6328 or text the number of stories.
Yes. The same two people do both on one visit, and they do the gutters first and the glass last so dirty runoff does not land on clean windows.
We do not quote a figure without seeing the house. The price comes from the number of stories and the window count, and we give you that number by phone or text before booking.
On our Rathdrum jobs the outside carries most of the grime: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. Clean glass inside will still look hazy if the outside is dirty. Clean outside glass also helps curb appeal when the house is seen from the street.
Across Idaho, spring visits run from late May to June, and our fall visits run from late October to November. Booking early keeps you on the date you want.
No. Gutters go first and glass last, so the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall before any window is washed. That order is the whole reason we do both on one visit.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the outside. We do not bill those as extras on this visit.
We clean the outside of the glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not do pressure washing.
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 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.
