Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dirty lands on clean panes. 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. On our Bellingham jobs, most customers book the work in spring and fall, before the pollen and leaf seasons peak.
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.
The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, and we get there by counting stories and estimating the window count from a photo of the front of the house. Doing gutter cleaning and window cleaning together in one visit is almost always the less expensive route, because the crew sets up once and works the house from the same ladder positions.
Several things move the quote on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Window count matters, and large picture windows take more care. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that cleaning alone does not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The cleaning solutions, water and crew time are all covered by the quote.
Our crew works through window washing and washing services as one task on the exterior, and gutters and downspouts are cleared as the first step so that runoff from the roof does not reach the glass. We remove dirt and grime from the frames, sills and screens as we go. Most condos we have serviced in Bellingham follow the same pattern: the upper stories need the same care as the ground floor, and the crew plans the ladder moves around the building so every window gets reached. The per-house price reflects that work.
To get an exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has. We will confirm the count, ask you about any gutter guards, and send a written estimate before we book a date.
| Gutters only | Exterior windows only | Both in one visit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One story | from $150 | from $170 | from $275 |
| Two stories | from $225 | from $240 | from $375 |
| Three stories | from $295 | from $330 | from $495 |
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 Bellingham customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. The window and gutter schedule follows the seasons rather than a fixed calendar.
In the spring, pollen settles as a fine film on south-facing glass and turns to paste in the gutters. Pollen is the first thing we clear before rinsing the frames. In the fall, the leaf load arrives and the gutters fill with wet, matted debris that holds water against the fascia. Storm and wind seasons can move both visits by a few weeks, so we set the date from what we see on the house, not only the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded through the year, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. Houses near a busy road or an active construction site collect a fine dust that needs more frequent cleanings. Customers with these conditions book regular cleanings three or four times a year.
You can tell the glass needs attention when there is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. Gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspouts.
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 the gutters and exterior windows of homes across Bellingham, and we handle most of the neighborhoods in the city on a regular route. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm a date from there. Lead times depend on the season, and we will tell you the earliest slot when you call. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we arrive.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen period and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fastest then. Booking early in those windows gets you a date that suits you. Our window cleaning services cover residential properties, and the quote for a residential and commercial building is set the same way: stories first, then window count. Our window cleaners work from the ground and from a boom or scissor lift on taller buildings. We offer professional window cleaning with the same crew and the same order of work every visit, so the results match from one cleaning to the next.
Clean gutters protect curb appeal, because staining from clogged gutters shows up on siding and trim. Blocked downspouts are the most common cause of water damage at the foundation, and clearing them is part of every visit. We work safely around multi-story buildings and take the time to do the upper windows properly.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty runoff never reaches the clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and the residential window count goes into it. Text a photo of the front and we will send you the figure.
Clean windows on the inside still need the outside done, because on our jobs in Bellingham the outside collects pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees.
Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall, when pollen and leaves are at their worst.
No. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts before we touch the glass, so there is nothing left to run down the wall.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the visit, and we tell you before we start if one is badly packed.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so the interior and exterior glass are not done in the same visit. We do not clean the windows inside and we do not pressure wash.
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. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
