North End's 1905-1935 Craftsman bungalows and Foursquares still carry original wood sash under Boise's oldest, densest maple and elm canopy, which means a sticky honeydew film on the glass all summer and century-old gutters that were never sized for this much leaf drop. We treat both like what they are.
Most of North End sits inside a local historic district, and design review is a big part of why so many of these 1905-1935 Craftsman bungalows, Foursquares and Tudors still have their original painted wood sash instead of a vinyl swap. That means true divided-lite glass, decades-old glazing putty, and sometimes a seasonal storm window over the top. We don't run those the way we'd run a modern slider. No flooding water into dried-out putty lines, no scraping to clear a stubborn spot on glass that may already carry a hundred years of wave and small pits, and hand work around the muntins instead of dragging a wide squeegee across them. Pure deionized water with no soap suits old sash particularly well, because there's no film left behind to build up in glazing lines over repeat cleanings. If a putty line is already failing, we'll tell you, not wash it out.
North End has the oldest, densest street tree canopy in Boise. Mature silver and Norway maples and American elm shade block after block, and that canopy carries heavy aphid populations that mist honeydew onto windows, screens and siding all summer. That's not dust, it's sugar, and rain or a garden hose won't touch it. It streaks, it fingerprints, and it gives dust something sticky to grab onto between visits, so North End glass can look dirty faster than a house on a treeless Bench street. Elm samaras drop in March, maple keys follow in May, and the same trees dump a heavy leaf load come October. Deionized water with no soap cuts the sugar film cleanly and leaves nothing behind for the next round of dust to stick to.
A lot of North End's original gutters are half-round or narrow four-inch runs installed when the trees overhead were saplings, not the mature canopy standing over these roofs now. October leaf drop packs them fast, and once they're packed, water backs up under original wood fascia and soffit that can't just be swapped for modern material without changing how the house looks. Left alone through winter, that backup freezes into ice dams on the shaded north sides. We clear the gutter run and flush the downspout by hand rather than blast it, because pressure can drive water behind century-old wood trim. Gutter cleaning starts at $199, and on a heavy-canopy North End lot it's worth doing right after the bulk of the leaf drop, not in spring after the damage is already done.
North End blocks are tight. Lots are narrow, foundation plantings have had a century to grow up around the windows, and a lot of these homes only have garage access off a rear alley, with the front yard reserved for the porch and the landscaping. Street parking is often the only parking. We run a water-fed pole system that reaches upper glass from stable ground, so nobody is setting a ladder foot in a hundred-year-old flower bed or leaning through overgrown shrubs to get at a gable window. Where a ladder is genuinely the right call for a low porch roof or tight dormer, we set it on levelers on solid ground. We're fully insured. If your alley is narrow or your street parking is limited, tell us when you book and we'll plan around it.
Window cleaning starts at $199 and is priced by pane count, which matters more here than in a newer subdivision, because a Foursquare with true divided-lite sash can carry two or three times the panes of a same-size house with big modern units. Screens are $50. Gutters start at $199, pressure washing runs $0.20 per square foot, house washing is $0.18 per square foot soft-wash, the right call on original painted wood siding since it won't drive water behind old trim. Most North End homes do well on a Quarterly membership: $100 off per cleaning, a free annual screen clean, and visits timed around honeydew season easing and the fall leaf drop. Monthly suits heavier glass. No contract either way, every visit backed by a 7-Day Rain Guarantee, and next-day slots are usually open. Call (208) 453-6760. Founded 2025 by Hunter Stevens and Ethan Seusy, 125+ Google reviews at 4.9 stars.
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Because of the trees, not the street. North End's mature maples and elms carry aphid populations that mist honeydew, a sugary residue, onto windows, screens and siding all summer. Rain and hose water don't cut sugar, so it stays put and gives ordinary dust something to stick to. Deionized water with no soap breaks it down cleanly without leaving any film behind for the next batch of dust to grab onto.
Yes, and we treat them differently than a vinyl slider. We use controlled water instead of flooding into old glazing putty lines, work around the muntins by hand, and never scrape original glass that may already carry decades of wave or small pits. If a putty line looks like it's already failing, we'll point it out rather than wash it out.
Most North End houses still have their original half-round or narrow four-inch gutters, sized for the trees that were young when the house was built, not the mature canopy overhead now. October's leaf drop packs those undersized runs fast, and once they're full, water backs up under old wood fascia. Gutter cleaning starts at $199, and doing it right after the bulk of the leaf drop is what actually prevents the backup.
Mostly with a water-fed pole that reaches upper glass from stable ground, so we're not setting ladder feet in old foundation plantings or working through decades-grown shrubs. Where a ladder genuinely fits, like a low porch roof, we set it on levelers on solid ground. We're fully insured, and if your alley or street parking is tight, tell us when you book and we'll plan the setup around it.
It starts at $199, priced by pane count rather than square footage. That matters here because a house with original divided-lite sash can carry two or three times the panes of a same-size home with modern picture windows, so two houses the same size can quote differently. Screens add $50. Call (208) 453-6760 and we'll give you a real number for your windows.
Late summer or early fall, once aphid honeydew season has eased but before the leaves start coming down, catches the glass at its worst. A second visit in November, after the leaf drop is mostly finished, clears the gutters before winter ice dams set up. A Quarterly membership times both of those automatically and saves $100 per cleaning.
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