Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit here in Portland, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Oregon, most of our customers book this bundle in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf load are heaviest on the house.
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 window and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundled visit costs less than two separate jobs. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and the bundle saving is shown on your quote. Stories and roof pitch move the quote most, since a steep roof or a third story takes longer on the ladder and in the boom or scissor lift. Window count matters too, along with oversized panes and picture windows that need more time per pane. Heavily clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated are quoted before the visit. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is not something cleaning removes, so we flag it on the glass and tell you what it would take. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The cleaning solutions we use are part of the price too. For a sense of how the number builds, on a typical two-story house with a sprinkler line hitting the front glass, the spotting and any guards on the back run are the two things that move the quote most, and the photos show both before the crew leaves. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and the number of stories, and we send the exact figure. The bundled visit gets the residential and commercial work done in one pass, and the interior and exterior glass question is simple: we clean the exterior on this visit. Regular cleanings keep the bill predictable, and the cleanings schedule can be set by season.
| 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 Oregon, the spring visit falls in mid to late June, and most of our Portland customers book the fall visit for December to early January, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense each time. We find a film of grime on south-facing glass and a wet paste packed into the gutters during the spring months. In the fall the leaf load builds into a wet mat that holds runoff at the gutter line and backs water up the downspouts, and the first sign is often water damage on the fascia below. Storm and wind seasons can shift those dates, so we check the roofline before we confirm the slot. Some houses and multi-story buildings need a third visit: heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves spots a day later, or a site near a busy road or construction where grime settles faster. Our professional window cleaning crew works through the same order every time, and the schedule we set follows what the house actually collects. You will know windows need cleaning when there is a haze you only see when the sun is low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal.
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 serves residential properties across Portland and the neighborhoods nearby, and booking starts with a short call or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we confirm a visit window, with lead time shown on the booking page. In the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf drop, the calendar fills first, so an early request keeps the slot. Each job is a residential window cleaning and gutter visit, and the crew covers every window on the outside of the house, including upper stories reached from the pole. Clean windows only come from the visit that does the gutters first, so the same crew handles the roofline and the glass in one pass. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we schedule service around you.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both, gutters first and glass last, in one visit. It is the same crew from the roof down to the sills.
We do not give a figure here because it comes from the number of stories and the window count, and condos are quoted the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we send the exact number.
Often yes, because the outside carries the film of grime, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Rain alone does not remove dirt from the glass, so those settle on the glass before anything reaches the inside.
Most of our Portland customers book the fall visit for December to early January, after the leaf drop. Across Oregon the spring visit falls in mid to late June, when the pollen season peaks, so an early request keeps your slot.
Not if we work in the right order. Gutters first, glass last, so the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall before any window is washed.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit. These washing services are not billed as extras.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers, 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.
