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Window cleaning in Boise typically runs $150 to $400 for a single-family home, inside and out. Perfect Shine prices at $9 per pane in and out, with tracks, sills and screens included, so a typical single-story home with 20 to 25 panes lands around $180 to $250. Two-story homes, divided lights, storm windows and hard water restoration all cost more. Most Boise companies publish a starting price rather than a flat rate, because glass counts vary enormously.
Last reviewed 3 September 2026 by Perfect Shine Home Solutions, Kuna, Idaho.
Two ways companies quote this. Per-pane multiplies a rate by how much glass you actually have, which is transparent and scales honestly with the house. Flat pricing quotes a single number for the job, which is simpler and either overcharges small homes or undercharges large ones. Window Genie of Boise publishes a starting price of $149 for interior and exterior with a la carte glass at $20 each; Perfect Shine prices at $9 per pane in and out. The comparison to make is not the headline number, it is what one pane costs you and what is included with it.
Ask specifically about tracks, sills and screens. These are the three things most commonly quoted as add-ons, and they are also the three things that make the difference between glass that looks clean and a window that is actually clean. A screen hosed off and put back wet leaves streaks on the glass within the week. At Perfect Shine all three are inside the per-pane price.
Second-story glass, because setup time rather than wiping time is most of the cost. Divided lights and French panes, because a twelve-light window is twelve small panes with twelve sets of edges and takes roughly the time of three modern ones. Exterior storm windows, common on older Boise homes, because each opening becomes a two-surface job. And hard water restoration, which is a different job from a wash.
Boise has the oldest housing stock in the valley. The North End, the Bench and the East End are full of original wood sash, mid-century aluminum frames and divided lights, all of which take longer than the modern vinyl windows in a Meridian or Kuna subdivision. If you are comparing quotes between a Boise home and a friend's newer build, the difference is usually the windows, not the company.
| Home | Panes (approx.) | Typical range, in and out |
|---|---|---|
| Small single-story | 12 - 18 | $150 - $220 |
| Average single-story | 20 - 25 | $180 - $280 |
| Two-story | 28 - 40 | $280 - $450 |
| Larger home / lots of glass | 40+ | $400+ |
| Divided lights or storm windows | varies | Add 30 - 60% |
| Hard water restoration | per affected pane | Quoted separately |
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Perfect Shine charges $9 per pane for interior and exterior, with tracks, sills and screens included. Note that a pane is one piece of glass, not one opening: a window with two sashes is two panes, and a twelve-light window is counted by its lights because that is what the work is.
Generally yes across the industry, because the crew is not working inside your home. Ask for it explicitly if that is what you want. It is a sensible purchase for an autumn maintenance clean or if you keep on top of the insides yourself.
It should, and at Perfect Shine it does. Many companies charge separately, in the range of a few dollars per screen. Always ask, because a quote without screens is not comparable to one with them.
Twice a year for most homes, spring and autumn. Foothills homes and anything on a busy road usually want three. Interiors can go a year between cleans in most households.
Almost always glass count, height or window type. Older Boise homes with divided lights, storm windows or second-story glass genuinely take longer than a newer home of the same square footage.
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