Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price by the number of stories, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Washington, most of our work runs on the spring and fall schedule that keeps glass and gutters clear through the wet season.
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 residential window count, and doing the gutters and the windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a large window count with picture windows and other oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Each of these changes the time on the ladder and the time at the glass, so we name them before we start.
To get an exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the front of the house and tell us the stories and roughly how many windows you have. A photo of the front of the house shows the crew what is on the roofline before anyone arrives. Our crew then gives you a written estimate with the same figures we will use on the invoice. Window washing and professional window cleaning on the outside of the glass are the same visit, and our crew handles curb appeal on the outside of the house as part of that one trip. We do not clean windows inside on this visit, and we do not pressure wash. Clogged gutters that sit above the glass are the reason we do the gutters first, because clogged gutters that overflow onto the glass cause water damage to frames and sills that is more costly than the cleaning itself.
| 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 Mercer Island 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 for them. On our jobs, the spring visit clears the pollen film from south-facing glass and the grit out of the gutters, and the fall visit clears the leaf load before the wet months. Storm and wind seasons move those dates a little, so we confirm the day on the phone.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit in the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after we clean them. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more film on the glass than a quiet street does. We look at each of these on the first visit and tell you whether your house needs a third trip.
The glass tells you when it is time: a haze you only notice when the sun is low. The gutters tell you too: water sheeting over the edge in a rain. If you see either, we can schedule service at the next open slot. Regular cleanings keep every window and every sill in the same condition from one season to the next, and with our cleaning services on a set schedule, each visit is less work than the last.
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.
Booking with us starts with a quote by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we confirm the day and the arrival window. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Our window cleaning services and washing services run as one trip, with the crew cleaning the gutters and downspouts before the outside of the glass, so you do not need to sort the two jobs out yourself.
We clean residential and commercial spaces. Our crews serve condos and multi-story buildings in the same way, and the residential properties we visit get the same order: gutters first, outside glass after. Water runoff from a roofline can stain a building's exterior, so we clear the gutters and downspouts before the glass, and we remove dirt and grime from the glass at the same time. Our crew cleans on a set schedule for condos, offices and other buildings that need regular service.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop. In those weeks our calendar fills, so call early. Outside those windows, a slot usually opens with the lead time we give on the estimate.
Yes. Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the water and debris from the roof never land on clean glass.
The number comes from the 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 figure by phone or text before we book.
On our Mercer Island jobs, the outside carries the film, rain dust and sprinkler spots, so the glass looks dull from the street even when the inside is clean. Outside cleaning removes what the weather leaves behind.
Across Washington, most customers book in the spring and in the fall. The spring visit comes after the trees finish blooming and the fall visit comes after the leaves drop. Text a photo of the roofline and we tell you which month fits your house.
No. We clear the gutters, flush the downspouts and let the wall drip before we touch the glass, so no runoff lands on the clean panes.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the visit on the outside of the window. Our crew rinses the screens and wipes the sills as part of the job, not as an add-on. The cleaning solutions for frames and sills are included, so the price does not change at the end of the visit.
We clean the exterior only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside, so the interior and exterior glass are never done as one job, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this service.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, 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.
