Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Washington, and on our Burien jobs, most customers book the pair in the spring and the fall, when tree litter and leaves are heaviest. Tell us the stories and roughly how many windows you have, and we will give you the number on the phone.
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 it comes from the stories and the approximate window count of the house. Bundling gutters and exterior glass into one visit costs less than two separate jobs, and the saving shows up on your quote. The three things that move the quote on our jobs are stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized panes, and gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles and leaves. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain cleaning will not remove.
Gutters and downspouts are cleared in the same pass, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Pollen on the glass and sticky residue in the gutters both come off in the same visit when the job is done as one bundle. On a house with picture windows, the crew sets up once per side, which keeps the time down. Cleaning solutions are kept to purified water on the glass, so nothing is left to streak.
To get an exact number, tell us the stories, give a rough window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. For a regular schedule, ask about regular cleanings, which keep the price steady from one visit to the next. Our crew also does residential and commercial jobs, and the same method applies to both. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the photo and we will send a written estimate.
| 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 Burien customers book both twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, so one crew can handle the gutters and the glass in one visit. What we find on the glass in the spring is a pollen film on south-facing panes and sticky grit packed in the gutters. In the fall it is the leaf load that causes clogged gutters, and that is when the wet mat starts to sag under rain. Storm and wind seasons move these dates from year to year, so we book against what the house looks like, not a fixed calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits, so those customers book more often. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses need a closer schedule too. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime, and we see it on the glass within weeks.
Professional window cleaning on a regular schedule keeps the glass clear through the rainy months and protects the gutters from the water damage that starts when they clog. We also see how a clean exterior lifts the curb appeal of a house, which is part of why people book it. You will know windows need a visit when the glass looks hazy only when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need one when water sheets over the edge in a rain.
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.
To book a window and gutter cleaning, call us or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories. We confirm the window count from the photo and give you a written estimate before we set a date. Lead time depends on the calendar, and in the busy spring and fall months the schedule fills faster, so it is worth booking early. We will tell you the date we can offer when you call.
We clean the exterior of every residential window we can reach from the ground or a pole, and we do not leave a pane out because it is high. Residential properties are the bulk of our Burien work, with a steady number of multi-story buildings alongside them. Our crew calls before it comes, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. To get clean windows and clear gutters across the whole house, we schedule service so the gutters and the glass are done in the same visit, and the two jobs finish together.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people doing both in one visit. The gutters are done first so that runoff does not land on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house or condo, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the exact figure before any work starts.
Yes, because the outside collects tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots between visits, and a visit is what helps remove dirt from the glass. Cleaning windows inside does not touch any of it.
Most of our Burien customers book in the spring and in the fall, when the tree litter and leaves are heaviest. We will tell you the right month for your house when you call.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. Dirty water running down the wall would otherwise land on panes we had already washed.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. These washing services cover tracks too, so there is no separate charge for them.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing. Ask about interior and exterior work when you book and we will tell you what we can cover.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, 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.
