Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. Our cleaning services on Vashon are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Most customers book it in the spring and fall, which is when the pollen and leaf loads build up on the glass and in the gutters and downspouts. Clean glass and clear runs also do a lot for curb appeal. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front for a quote.
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 doing the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, and the window and gutter bundle is quoted as a single figure before anyone climbs a ladder. Interior and exterior work is never folded into that number; it is quoted as its own job.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings and steep roofs take longer on the ladder. The window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows, which need more time and a careful setup. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take more hands than a run that was done last season. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain that no cleaning will remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, because that is what it takes to remove dirt from the runs and frames, and none of it is billed as an extra.
On a house in Vashon, the quote usually comes down to whether the gutters have been done since the last rain season and whether a sprinkler line is hitting the glass. We ask for a photo of the front of the house by text, along with the number of stories, and that is enough for us to give you an exact number before the visit. There is no surprise on the invoice, because the cleaning solutions and the time on the ladder were already part of the estimate.
| 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 Vashon book both gutters and exterior windows twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Regular cleanings at those two points keep the runs clear and the glass clear. Unlike window cleaners who only work the glass, we start with the runs on every visit. Each visit finds something different. In the spring the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the sticky tree residue packs the downspout elbows. In the fall the leaf load comes down in wet mats, and storm and wind seasons can move the dates, so we confirm the day before we come.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass (the spots that come back a day later), or a house near a busy road or construction all put more on the glass and in the runs between cleanings. A run that backs up in a hard rain is how water damage starts at the fascia, so those houses get planned around the storm dates. On those jobs we plan the schedule with the customer after the first visit, rather than guessing from the street.
You will know the windows need attention when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. Clogged gutters show it first, when water sheets over the edge in a hard 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.
Window and gutter cleaning is one visit across Vashon, and we work on residential properties of every size, from a single-story ranch to a two-story house with many clean windows to keep up. Professional window cleaning on a house like that starts with one estimate, not two, and the residential window work is priced in the same figure as the runs. Booking starts by phone or text at (866) 435-6328: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we tell you the price and the next open date. Lead time is listed on the estimate itself, so you know the slot before you commit.
Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring and fall visits described above, so the advice is simple: book early to schedule service on the day you want. Every window on the house is included in the estimate, including the sill and the frame on the outside, which is where the curb appeal shows first. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, and they do the gutters first and the glass last so the grime from the gutters and downspouts does not land on clean panes.
We do not give a figure in writing here. Condos and multi-story buildings are priced from the stories and the window count, and a residential and commercial mix gets its number on the phone before anyone comes out.
On a Vashon house the outside carries the spring film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those do not come off with indoor cleaning. The inside and the outside are separate jobs, so interior and exterior work is quoted apart, and we only clean the outside on this visit.
Most of our customers here book in the spring, once the spring dust has settled, and again in the fall, after the leaves come down. We confirm the exact week by phone once we have your stories and a photo of the house front.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. When a run is cleared, the grit and the black water come down the wall, and the runoff can splash the panes below, so the glass is only washed once the runs are finished and the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and the frames are cleaned as part of the job, and rinsing the screens helps remove dirt before it can wash onto the glass. Tracks and other interior-facing parts are not on this visit, so we tell you before the crew arrives if anything falls outside the job.
Our washing services cover the outside glass, the frames and the gutter runs only. Windows inside the house are not part of this visit, and we do not do pressure washing. If you want those, call us and we tell you what we can and cannot cover.
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. Our crew sends photos of every run before the truck leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
