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 doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of the homeowners who book us do it in the spring and fall, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge.
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.
A window and gutter quote is built from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our window cleaning services follow the same logic: the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a window count with oversized panes, gutters not cleaned in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and grime and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras, and each pass is how we remove dirt before it can run back down the glass. Glass is done with a water-fed pole and purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so there is nothing to rinse off afterward.
To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house, tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows face the street and the back, or call (866) 435-6328. A tree-heavy lot, a window full of picture windows, or a house with regular cleanings already on the calendar all change the figure, and we say so before we book. Interior and exterior glass is priced separately, but this visit covers the outside only. The same rule applies to residential and commercial buildings: the count of windows and floors sets the quote, and a crew can usually confirm the number from one walk around the property.
| 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 Alhambra customers book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Many cleaning services and window cleaners only do the glass and skip the gutters, and the runoff from the roof then lands on the clean panes. What we find on the glass in the spring is pollen film on south-facing panes and pollen paste packed in the gutters; by fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs through winter.
Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road brings a third visit into the picture, and multi-story buildings and condos are a common reason for one. The spots that come back a day after cleaning are usually a sprinkler line, not dust, and that is a job for a closer look rather than another wipe. If the staining goes deeper, it can lead to water damage on the sill, so we look at it before anything else. Professional window cleaning on a regular schedule keeps haze from building up between visits.
You will see the window problem when the sun is low and you can see haze on the glass you could not see at noon. You will see the gutter problem when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running through the downspouts, which usually points to clogged gutters. Clean glass does more for curb appeal than most people expect, and this visit covers the outside only, so the windows inside stay on your own schedule. Either sign means it is time to book, and a quick text with a photo is enough for us to tell you which visit comes next.
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.
We book a window and gutter cleaning estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm a date with a two-hour arrival window. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
Our crew handles residential properties, including each residential window, and the occasional commercial building, and the same people do the gutters and the glass on every visit. Clean windows are the goal on every pane, and we check every window and every sill before the truck leaves. Schedule service early in the busy spring and fall months, because our calendar fills first in those windows.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and downspouts and the outside of the glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the dirty runoff never lands on clean panes.
Our window cleaning services are priced from the stories and the window count, so text us a photo and the number of stories and we will give you the figure on the phone.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots, and that grime builds up between visits and dulls the glass even when the inside is clean.
Our customers here book in the spring and in the fall, condos and houses follow the same pattern, and we tell you the exact month once we see the property.
No, because we clear the gutters, flush the downspouts and remove dirt from the runs first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then start on the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and tracks are included on a standard visit. Our washing services here cover the glass, frames and sills in one pass.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, and we do not do interior windows or pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
