The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last. We price it by stories, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Shoreline customers book this in the spring and fall, so the calendar stays steady across the year.
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 window and gutter jobs for residential and commercial buildings 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Interior and exterior glass are quoted as separate jobs, and this visit covers exterior only.
On our jobs the quote moves for a few reasons. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means more time on a boom or scissor lift. Picture windows and oversized panes add time at the glass, and so does a high window count. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear, and clogged gutters after a wet winter usually hold more debris than they look like from the ground. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is not something cleaning removes, so we note it on the visit. Gutters and downspouts are cleared and flushed on every visit, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
One Shoreline job shows how this plays out. A two-story house with a large number of windows and a back run that had not been cleared in several years came in on the high side of the window count, and the crew flagged the sprinkler spotting on the south glass before work began. The quote was set from the stories and window count, and the crew did the gutters first, then the glass, so nothing dripped back onto clean panes. See this job.
Most of the time the fastest way to an exact number is a text with the front of the house and a rough count of stories and windows. We can usually tell from that whether the gutters need a boom or scissor lift and whether guards are in the way. Interior glass and pressure washing are not part of this visit; we do exterior glass and gutters only. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a number before we book a date.
Gutter cleaning is what keeps the runoff moving off the roof. Through the pollen months and the wet winter, the gutters carry the bulk of the work, and the glass comes down to dust and pollen film that is easy to rinse once the gutters are clear. We rinse that glass with purified water and skip cleaning solutions. For regular cleanings, we re-check the number on each visit rather than assume it stays the same.
| 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 Shoreline customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall after the leaves drop. Many people search for window cleaners and cleaning services separately, but professional window cleaning and gutter work done in one visit is the simpler way to book, which is why one crew makes sense for both jobs. Our window cleaning services follow the same order each time.
In the spring a dusty film and a layer of grime sits on south-facing glass and grit packs the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that builds in the gutters, and the windows pick up rain dust that has dried on the frames. Across Washington, atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts set the storm season, and that moves the dates a little from year to year, so we call before we come. Freeze risk is real in Shoreline, so clogged gutters holding wet leaves can ice up in a cold snap, and that is worth clearing before the first hard freeze.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a fine dust that needs another pass, and multi-story buildings need the same care on the top floor. For houses like these, our customers often book three or four visits a year, and after the first visit we tell you which schedule your lot actually needs.
On houses with few or no trees, once a year in late fall is usually enough. We do not give DIY steps for this; the visit is the job. Clean glass and clear gutters also keep curb appeal up through the wet months.
Two signs tell you windows need attention. One is haze you only notice when the sun is low in the sky, and it shows up on the windows inside as well as the outside. The other is water sheeting over the edge of the gutter in a rain, which means the gutters need clearing now rather than at the next scheduled visit. Left alone, that overflow can turn into water damage at the fascia.
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 Shoreline, and we book window and gutter cleaning on a first-come basis. To get an estimate, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories. That is enough for us to give you a number and a visit window, and we will note any residential window that needs a pole or a ladder.
The busy windows of the year are spring and fall, when the leaves and the dust arrive, so the calendar fills faster then. If you want a slot in those months, book early so we can schedule service around the rest of the route. Our lead time is shown on the booking page and changes with the season.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and we call before we arrive so you know when to expect us. We look at every window from the ground before we start, so the pole and ladder plan matches the house. For residential properties with a lot of glass or a long run of gutters, we can break the visit into two half days if that suits the house better.
We do residential window and gutter cleaning for homeowners and condos, and we also do commercial buildings on a per-building schedule. Sills and frames are wiped on every job, so we remove dirt wherever it sits. Pressure washing and other washing services are booked separately. Whichever you need, the aim is the same: clean windows and clear gutters, booked on a schedule that fits.
Yes, our crew does both in one visit, and the gutters and downspouts are done first, with the glass last. Doing them in that order means the grime that washes out of the gutters does not land on the windows you have just cleaned.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us the front of the house with a rough count of windows or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the number before we book. Multi-story buildings are quoted the same way, by stories and window count.
On a Shoreline house the outside carries rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Cleaning the outside removes the film that the rain and sun bake onto the glass, so the inside stays clean longer and the frames look better. The same holds for condos, where the exterior glass takes the weather on every side.
Our Shoreline customers most often book in late spring and late fall, after the spring dust settles and again after the leaves are down. Our window cleaning services fill up in those months, so text a photo of the roofline and we can tell you the next open slot.
Not when the work is done in the right order. Gutters first, glass last, so the leaves, grit and black water come down before anyone touches the windows. Runoff from the roof is what carries the grime, so it has to clear first. Gutters that overflow can also cause water damage, which is why we check the downspouts on the same visit.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit as well, and the crew will remove dirt from them while on site. These are not billed as add-ons.
No, this visit is exterior only. We do not clean interior glass, since interior and exterior glass are separate jobs for us, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit. Pressure washing is a separate line of washing services, so ask about it when you book.
You do not need to be home. Turn sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Ask for a written estimate and book a date when you are ready.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
