Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing runs down onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Our crew does this work on most houses across Oregon each spring and fall, and most of our The Dalles customers book in those same two seasons.
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. Booked together in one visit, the bundle costs less than two separate trips, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our window cleaning services are quoted off those same two numbers, so you know the price before the crew shows up. What we are quoting is the work the crew can see from the ground and the roof: how many stories, how many panes, and what is already in the gutters.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote most are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, gutters that have not been opened in years, and gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Oversized picture windows and tall stair-well glass take longer than standard double-hung panes, and so does a house with a lot of glass on multiple sides. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is a separate issue: it can be seen on the glass and it does not wash off with a standard cleaning, so we flag it on the visit and quote it separately. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and our cleaning solutions are included in the number we give you. Interior and exterior work on the same house is quoted separately from this exterior-only number.
We would rather tell you the exact number before we come than surprise you on the day. A photo of the front of the house sent by text, plus the number of stories, is usually enough for an accurate quote over the phone. If you have a set of picture windows or a long run of gutters, mention them in the same message so the crew can plan the visit correctly. If the property is a residential and commercial mix, say so in that message too.
What we have found on our jobs is that a house with heavy trees over the roof tends to show up with clogged gutters more often, and a house with a sprinkler line hitting the glass needs its windows checked each visit for spotting. We would rather find that out in the first call than during the visit. One customer with a two-story home on a steep lot had the gutters on a regular schedule and the windows once a year; the quote was higher the first time because the gutters had packed up, and lower after that. Only the crew can see the real condition of your gutters, so the first visit sets the baseline for everything after.
| 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 in The Dalles book gutter and window cleaning services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across Oregon, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, after the pollen and seed drop has finished, and the fall visit lands in late October to November, after the last leaves are down and before the first hard freeze.
What we find at the spring visit is the pollen film on south-facing glass and a paste of seed and needles in the downspout elbows. By the fall visit we are dealing with the wet leaf mat that packs the gutters and runs water back behind the fascia. Storm seasons across Oregon, including the atmospheric rivers, can move those dates by a few weeks, which is why we confirm the day by phone or text before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits, so those houses tend to stay on a three to four month schedule, and regular cleanings keep the gutters from packing up. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses get windows checked each time. Multi-story buildings and tall houses take longer on the ladder, so they are booked on a longer slot, and a house near a busy road or a construction site gets dust on the glass more quickly and often needs a third visit in the summer.
You will know your windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and that grime is usually the first sign. You will know your gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running down the downspout. Clogged gutters that sheet water can lead to water damage at the fascia, so either sign is worth a call before the next scheduled visit. Our crew will remove dirt from every window on the list, not just the front ones.
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 works across The Dalles for residential window and gutter cleaning, and we handle residential properties of most sizes. The fastest way to book is a phone call to (866) 435-6328 or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We will tell you the quote and the earliest date we can get to schedule service, and we will call before we come.
Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf season. If you want a slot in either window, call early. Outside those windows we usually have openings with a shorter lead time, and the cleanings in between are booked the same way, by phone or text. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside, so you can leave the house during the visit. We will photograph every gutter run and the finished glass before we leave.
If you are not sure whether your house is a good fit for professional window cleaning on a bundled visit, tell us the number of stories, the rough window count, and whether any windows are tall or oversized. We can usually tell you over the phone whether one visit makes sense for the whole property.
Yes, it is the same two-person crew doing both jobs in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters does not end up on clean windows.
We do not give a range on this page. The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you the number by phone or text. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
In The Dalles the outside carries the grime, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those build up even when the inside is clean. Cleaning the outside protects the glass and keeps the curb appeal, which is what most of our customers want.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall. The spring visit comes after the seed drop and the fall visit comes after the leaves drop.
No. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall drip for a few minutes, and then clean the glass. That order keeps the runoff from the gutters and downspouts off the panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of our washing services on the exterior window job, and tracks are cleaned where they can be reached from outside. None of that is billed as an extra.
Not on this visit. Our crew cleans the outside glass only, so the windows inside the house stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this job.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. If you live in one of the condos, check with the association first, since the gutters and outside glass may not be yours to book.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
