Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We clear the gutters first and wash the glass last, so the runoff never 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. Across Washington, most of our customers book this twice a year, in spring and in fall, and the crew that quotes the job is the crew that does it.
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 price comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count. We quote it by phone or text, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 for a price, or text a photo if that is easier. Window washing on our jobs is priced by story count and window count, and doing gutters and exterior windows together in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the saving is shown in your quote.
On our jobs, what moves the number is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, oversized panes and a high count of windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years, clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Professional window cleaning on a house like this also helps curb appeal, since the glass is the first thing a neighbor sees.
Here is what we have seen drive a quote in Elk Plain. A house with clogged gutters and water damage starting at the fascia needs more time at the roofline than a house that was cleaned last year, and the quote reflects that. Some homes have many windows on the upper floors, and some have picture windows that take two people to handle safely. To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house with your story count and a rough window count, and we will reply with the price. We do not charge extra for a quote, and we do not guess.
| 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 customers in Elk Plain book both twice a year, in the spring and in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for most homes. What we find at each visit follows the calendar. In the spring, pollen film sits on south-facing glass and pollen paste packs the elbows of the downspouts. A residential window on a south-facing wall picks up the film fastest, so we check every window on the list before we quote the visit. In the fall, the leaf load arrives and the wet leaf mat sits in the gutters until the first hard weather. Storm and wind seasons across Washington can move the dates, so we look at the roof before we book the next visit rather than working from a fixed schedule. Our cleaning services follow the roof, not the date. To schedule service, text us a photo and we will hold a time that fits the calendar.
Some homes need a third visit. Regular cleanings keep the haze and the spots from building up between the main visits. Heavy tree cover over the roof fills the gutters faster, and a sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or active construction collects grime on the glass faster than a quiet street does, and the runoff from those surfaces carries more dirt into the gutters. If your home is in one of those situations, we will tell you on the first visit and set up the schedule with you.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. Clean windows do not show that haze, which is the easiest check you can do from the driveway. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain, instead of running down the downspout.
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.
We clean homes and properties across Elk Plain, including residential properties and condos, and we also do commercial exterior cleaning for business buildings. Our window cleaning services cover the outside glass, the screens and the sills, and our washing services take in gutters and downspouts during the same visit. We handle residential and commercial work alike, and multi-story buildings are quoted by floor count. The crew uses a soft brush to remove dirt from the frames before the glass is rinsed. Booking starts with a quick estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows of the year, late spring and fall, fill first. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If you want the gutters and the glass done in the same visit, mention it when you book so the crew comes with the right equipment.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We clear the gutters first and wash the glass last, so the runoff does not land on the clean panes.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house, so text us a photo of the front and we will reply with the price.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots. The inside can look clean while the outside of the glass still has a haze that shows when the sun is low.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and in the fall, which matches the pollen and the leaf load. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar before the busy windows fill.
No, gutters first and glass last. When the gutters are cleared, the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall, so we finish that before we wash the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, with no extra cleaning solutions billed. Tracks are wiped as well, so you do not pay extra for them.
We do not clean the windows inside on this visit, so the work covers the exterior glass only. We do not price interior and exterior glass together, and the outside is what this visit is for.
You do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Text us a photo of the roofline if you want us to look before the visit.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
