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 the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across Washington, most of our customers book the job in the spring and again in the fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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 direct answer is simple: we price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, a single visit covering both gutters and exterior glass costs less than two separate jobs, and the number we quote over the phone is the number we charge. The figure you get for your house comes from a short call or text, and the residential window count sets most of it.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are mostly visible from the ground. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer to set up and clear. Oversized panes and a large window count add time at every sill. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles, leaves and grit, need more passes before the water runs through. Gutter guards we have to lift and reseat add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate matter that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, sill wiping and cleaning solutions for the glass are part of the job, not billed as extras. Our crew checks the window washing and washing services included with every visit, and we do not bill grime or runoff as a line item.
To get your exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has. Include a rough count of the windows on the outside, and mention whether any gutters have been cleaned in the last year. That is enough for us to tell you what the job will be, and how the two parts fit into one visit. We will also say if a run is likely to need more than one pass, or if there is a spot where the water has been getting behind the fascia, so nothing surprises you on the day. If the condos or townhouses in your area share a roofline, we will tell you how that changes the setup. We will remove dirt from the glass and the gutters in the same pass, so you are not paying twice to get the house back to where it should be.
| 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.
Across Washington, most of our customers book both jobs twice a year, and in Salmon Creek the usual pattern is a late spring visit and a late fall visit, which is why one crew doing the window and gutter work in one trip makes sense.
On our Salmon Creek jobs, the spring visit is when we see the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packed in the gutters. The buildup comes fast when the trees are full, and it leaves a haze on the picture windows that shows up as soon as the sun comes around. In the fall, the leaf load is the main problem: wet leaves lie in the runs and the downspout elbows, and the water that sits behind them can work its way under the fascia. Storm and wind seasons, which move across the state from the Pacific, can shift those dates by a few weeks, so we look at the house rather than the calendar when we set the booking.
Some houses need more than the regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters packed between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after the cleaning, and those need a separate look. A house close to a busy road or a construction site collects grit on the glass faster than a quieter lot. We will tell you on the first visit which of these your house has.
Two sentences on the signs to watch for. Windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running down the downspout. Those signs show up on most houses before anything else does.
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 Salmon Creek, and we have cleaned on residential properties through the whole town rather than one corner of it. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories, and we give you a number. Lead time depends on the season and the calendar, and we say the actual date when we call you back. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring visit season and the fall leaf drop, when our calendar fills with window cleaning services across the town. Book early in those months if you want a fixed date. Our crew works from a boom or scissor lift when a house needs one, and from ladders where it does not, and the setup is the same for a single-story ranch or for multi-story buildings with a flat roof.
Because we do the window cleaners work and the gutter work in one trip, the same crew sets up once and clears both, which saves a return visit on most houses. Professional window cleaning on a home this way protects the curb appeal of the front of the house, and it keeps clogged gutters from causing water damage to the fascia and the walls below. If you have a question about the job before we come, the phone number above is the fastest way to reach us, and we will answer it from the crew that will be on the ladder.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both. We clean the gutters first and then the glass, so the dirty water from the runs does not land on clean windows. One setup covers both parts of the window and gutter cleaning on most houses.
We do not give a figure on this page. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. If the property is a mixed residential and commercial building, say so on the call. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and you will have a fixed number before anyone books a date.
Usually the outside is where the problem is. Tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the outside of the glass, and the interior and exterior of a window do not get dirty at the same rate, so the inside stays clean for much longer. Cleaning the outside of the picture windows and every window on the house keeps the haze down between visits.
Most of our Salmon Creek customers book in late spring, after the spring bloom, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down. If the house needs it, you can schedule service outside those months, and the crew will set the date.
No, the order is gutters first and glass last. When we clear a run, the leaves and grit come down the wall, so the glass is cleaned only after the gutters and downspouts are flushed and the wall has had time to stop dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and we do not bill them as extras. Tracks are cleaned on request during the same visit.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing, but we are glad to clean the outside of every window in one trip.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
