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, our crew books most of its gutter and exterior glass work for the spring and fall cleanings.
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 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. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Most of what moves a quote is what our crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that we have to work from a boom or scissor lift, a window count that includes oversized panes, gutters nobody has opened in years, or gutters packed with needles and leaves. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate treatment that no cleaning removes. We tell you which of these apply before anyone climbs.
Our crew has seen a range of grime on the glass over the years, from light film to heavy build-up, and it is the grime that tells us how long a visit will take. Picture windows take more time than standard panes, and a house with regular cleanings already done runs quicker than one that has gone a few seasons without. The line between interior and exterior glass matters here, and this quote covers the exterior only. Our window cleaning services on this visit mean window washing on the outside of the house, gutters first and glass last. Other washing services, such as pressure washing, are not part of this quote.
Our Union Hill-Novelty Hill jobs are a good guide to how this works. Get the exact number by calling (866) 435-6328, or text a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories and a rough window count. That is enough for us to give you a firm quote before the crew comes out, so book a date once you have it.
| 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.
Spring and fall are when most of our customers book, and one crew and one visit covers both the gutters and the glass at the same time. Across Washington, the spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit runs late November to December. The calendar for window and gutter work follows those two windows, and residential and commercial buildings alike are scheduled by the same weather logic.
In spring the glass shows pollen film on the south and west faces, and the gutters carry pollen paste in the elbows. In fall the gutters hold the leaf load and the wet mat that sits on the roof. Across Washington, atmospheric rivers and Pacific fronts drive the storm season, and they move the dates, so we confirm the booking when the forecast firms up rather than locking in a day weeks ahead.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps clogged gutters filling between cleanings, and in the wettest months, January, November and December, a run that overflows is where water damage starts. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back the day after a cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grit on the lower panes. Multi-story buildings take longer too, because the upper glass is reached from a pole or a lift. On those jobs we set the frequency during the first visit, based on what we see.
You will know windows need cleaning when there is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running down the downspout. Cleaning windows inside is not part of this visit, so the haze you see from outside is the one we fix.
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 cleans gutters and exterior windows across Union Hill-Novelty Hill, and we serve residential properties in the area. Booking starts with a phone or text estimate: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm a visit window before we arrive, since nobody needs to be home for the exterior work.
Calendar space fills during the two busy windows of the year, so it helps to call early. The estimate comes first, so you know the price before any slot is held. Our window cleaners do professional window cleaning from a water-fed pole, using purified water so the glass dries without streaks, and the crew does a full pass on every window so nothing gets missed. Cleaning solutions are used only for spots that purified water will not lift. A clean exterior does a lot for curb appeal. We also handle picture windows and sills, and we check the frame on every window we clean.
For cleaning services in this area, we aim to fit you in as the calendar allows and will tell you the lead time when you call. The crew does not promise a same-day or next-day slot unless we have one open, and we would rather say so up front than miss the window.
We also clear gutters and downspouts in the same visit, and the price covers both jobs.
Yes, the same crew does both. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the building, and condos are quoted the same way as houses. Send a photo of the front of the house or call (866) 435-6328, and we will confirm the price.
On a residential window job in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, the outside carries the pollen film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the glass looks dirty from the street even when the inside is clean.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, and we confirm the date once the forecast is clear.
No, that is the reason we work in this order. The gutters are cleared first, so the runoff from leaves and grit hits the wall before the glass is washed, and the windows are not dirtied afterward.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, which helps remove dirt from the frame before it washes down onto the glass. Tracks are included on the exterior side only.
This visit covers the exterior glass only. We do not clean the inside of windows and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
