The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing that falls out of the gutters lands on clean glass. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Idaho, most of our customers book this twice a year, in spring and fall, and we work on the houses we clean the same way.
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.
Our quote comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count on residential properties, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the gutter cleaning and professional window cleaning separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and the saving for doing both together is worked out on your quote, not promised here. We do not give a price in advance because the house decides it.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a large number of oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and we use purified water on the glass rather than cleaning solutions.
Across Idaho, the quotes that surprise homeowners most are the ones where the gutters were never cleaned and the glass has been sitting under the runoff. Clogged gutters that have overflowed for a season can send water down the siding and into the sill, which is where water damage starts, and we would rather you know about it before the crew is on the ladder. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house by text, and we will say what the visit will involve. The window washing and the gutters are quoted together, so the price you hear is the one on the invoice, not a starting number that climbs once we are up there.
| 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 customers book our cleaning services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and one visit covers both gutter cleaning and window cleaning. Across Idaho, the spring visit falls in late May to June, after the seed drop has finished, and the fall visit runs October to early November, after the leaves have come down. Our crew checks the glass every visit, and what we find in spring is a film of pollen on the south-facing panes and a paste of it in the gutters. In fall it is the wet leaf mat and the grit that washes off the roof in the first heavy rains.
Heavy tree cover over the roof changes the schedule for regular cleanings. Needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, so houses under big trees often need a third visit. A sprinkler line that hits the glass is another reason to come back, because the spots that appear a day after cleaning are mineral deposits and need a separate treatment. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust on the sills faster, so it is worth asking us to schedule service a little more often than the calendar suggests.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, because clean windows do not show it. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Either sign means it is time to book a visit, and the crew will tell you on arrival whether the schedule should change.
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 starts with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text, using the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. We look at each residential window and the gutters together, so the estimate covers both jobs and the bundle is priced in one figure. Lead time depends on the season, and the calendar fills fastest in the spring and fall windows when the leaves and grit are heaviest, so ask for a date early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Our window cleaning services cover the outside of the glass, and the gutters and downspouts of the same house get the same two-person crew, so the washing services happen in one visit. The crew hauls the debris away and works to remove dirt from the sills before leaving, so nothing is left in the beds or on the walkway. Runoff from the roof is the reason we start at the top, because a gutter cleared after the glass is washed sends grit down the wall again. A house with heavy grime on the sills and the frames gets the same careful pass on every window, not a quick rinse on the easy ones.
Condos and multi-story buildings are scheduled by the number of units, and the crew works from one building to the next so the route is short. If you are unsure whether your house is on our route, send the address with your estimate request and we will say.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and debris from the roof do not land on clean panes.
We do not quote a figure on this page because the price depends on the number of stories and the window count. Send us both by phone or text at (866) 435-6328, and say whether the job is a residential house or a commercial property so we can tell you if it fits our route.
In Star the outside takes the most damage. Pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spotting all sit on the exterior glass, so cleaning the inside alone leaves the worst of it on the panes, and the street-facing glass is what most of your curb appeal depends on.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, once the seed drop is done, and again in fall, after the leaves come down. Many houses keep to regular cleanings twice a year, and ask for a date early because those windows fill fast.
Not when the gutters come first. The reason is simple: the leaves, grit and black water from a run come down the wall and across any window below it, so we clear the gutters before we touch the glass.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and the frames are done as part of the window cleaning. They are not billed as extras, and tracks are included as long as they are reachable from outside. Picture windows get the same pass, and we use purified water rather than cleaning solutions on the glass.
No, this visit covers exterior glass only, so the windows inside are not part of it, and we do not do pressure washing on it. If you want interior and exterior glass done, tell us when you book and we will schedule the inside separately.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. Those steps cover both the gutter and the window cleanings.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
