Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Washington, most of our customers book the job in spring and fall, so we plan the year around those two visits.
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 residential properties by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and the window count first. Clearing the gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are stories and steep roofs, the window count and any oversized panes, clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder, and the crew plans for that before the visit. A house with many picture windows takes longer on the glass than a house with small panes, because every frame has to be wiped to remove dirt, and that shows up in the count.
Our Cottage Lake jobs work the same way. Send a photo of the front of the house by text, along with the stories and a rough window count, and we will tell you what the visit involves. We look at the window washing and the window cleaning services together because one crew does both, and the washing services we provide for the glass are the same ones we use on the gutters. Regular cleanings keep the work short, because a gutter cleaned every visit has less grime to lift than one left for three years. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and ask for 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.
On our Cottage Lake jobs most customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. In spring the pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters, so that is when we see the most buildup on the windows. In fall the leaf load comes down and packs the downspouts, and storm and wind seasons move the exact dates a little from year to year.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters fed with debris, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more grime between visits than a quiet street does, and multi-story buildings with a lot of glass take longer than a single-story house. A gutter that keeps spilling over for a season can also lead to water damage at the fascia. We book a third visit for those, and we tell you why when we see the house.
Windows tell you when they need it. Haze you only notice when the sun sits low in the afternoon is the sign the glass is overdue, and clean glass does more for curb appeal than most people expect. Gutters tell you too: water sheeting over the edge during rain means the run is full. Text a photo of the roofline if you are not sure, and schedule service with us for the visit that fits what the glass and the gutters show.
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 Cottage Lake and does gutter cleaning and exterior window cleaning on the same visit, including each residential window on the house. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we tell you the lead time when we book the slot. The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop, when the calendar fills fastest, so booking early in those months gets you the date you want.
Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. We call before we come, we arrive in the window we gave you, and we send photos of every run and every window before the crew leaves. We are one of the professional window cleaning crews working the area, and we keep the schedule tight so each visit gets the attention a clear pane and a clean gutter need. Purified water does the work on the glass, so no cleaning solutions are left behind to streak. If you want the glass and the gutters done on the same day, say so when you book the slot. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, or ask for a written estimate by text.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We do the gutters first so the wall below is dry before we start on the glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before the visit. We do not quote a figure without those details. The bundle in one visit costs less than two separate trips.
On our jobs the outside carries most of the buildup in Cottage Lake, including pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Dirt on the interior and exterior glass builds up differently, and clean inside glass can still look hazy once the outside is dirty, so the exterior is the part we see most often needing the work.
Most of our Cottage Lake customers book in spring, after the pollen season, and again in fall, after the leaves come down. Those are the two busy windows, so book early if you want a set date.
No, as long as the gutters are done first. When a run is cleared, the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall and across any window below. Clearing the gutters first and rinsing the wall keeps that runoff off the glass we clean.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and tracks are included on the exterior side. None of that is billed as an extra on the invoice.
This visit covers exterior glass only, and the windows inside the house are not part of it. Quotes for residential and commercial jobs are separate, so call with the building type and we will say whether the crew takes it. We do not do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. If you live in one of the condos in a shared building, let the building office know the crew is coming.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
