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 booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Across California, most customers book it in the spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328, and the number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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 window washing and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both in one visit costs less than two separate jobs. The quote covers gutters and downspouts as well as the glass. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we confirm it with a photo of the front of the house before the crew is scheduled.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to work safely. Oversized panes, picture windows included, and a high window count add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, need more passes to clear, and guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain no cleaning removes, so we flag it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras, and the glass is rinsed with purified water, so no cleaning solutions are left behind to streak.
On an Arcadia job, the quote usually grows when a house has more glass on the upper stories and a long run of gutters on the back side. To get the exact number, text us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house. We will return the figure before anyone climbs a ladder, and the crew works from that number.
| 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.
Across California, most customers book both jobs in spring and fall: the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit in late November to December. One crew in one visit makes sense for that calendar, and the date for each Arcadia house is set from it.
At the spring visit the crew has to remove dirt that pollen has baked onto south-facing glass, and we find pollen paste packed in the gutters, which is why that visit matters more than it looks. The fall visit is about the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the gutters through winter. Storm and wind seasons move those dates a little, and when the rain comes in a few big events, the gutters that were not cleaned in fall are the ones that show it first.
Some houses need a third visit even with regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof sends needles and grit into the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after the windows were done. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the frames. We see these cases more often than the average house, so we plan for them on the first visit rather than after the complaint.
You will notice the windows need attention when there is a haze you only see when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspout. Either sign is a good reason to book a visit before the next storm.
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 works across Arcadia on residential properties, and our window cleaning services cover the glass and the gutters on one call. Our washing services and our professional window cleaning happen on the same visit, because window cleaners who only do the glass often leave the gutters for another day. The estimate starts with a phone call or a text carrying the number of stories and a photo of the house front. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328, and we will say the earliest slot when you call.
The two busy windows are the spring and fall visits, when pollen and leaves bring the most work. In those weeks the calendar fills first, so booking early is the simplest way to get the date you want. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Multi-story buildings, residential and commercial alike, along with condos and houses with clogged gutters, take more time, and we say so when we book.
Clogged gutters let runoff spill over the fascia and onto the wall below, which can cause water damage, so a timely visit protects more than the look of the house. Curb appeal depends on clean glass and clear gutters working together, which is the reason we keep both on one visit.
Yes, it is the same two people in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters does not end up on clean windows.
We do not quote a fixed figure on the web. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you can get it by phone or by text with a photo of the front of the house.
On a residential window in Arcadia, the outside carries most of the grime: pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Cleaning the exterior removes the layer that dulls every window from the street.
Across California, most customers book in the spring and fall, with the spring visit usually in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. To schedule service, text or call and we will give you the earliest slot.
Not if the gutters are done first. The leaves, grit and black water come down the wall when a run is cleared, so we rinse the wall before we touch the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior visit. Tracks are included in the same visit, and we tell you before the crew starts if a track needs more time.
Exterior only on this visit, so the windows inside stay as they are. We do not clean interior glass, and we will tell you if a job needs interior and exterior work booked separately.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while ladders are up, leave the side gate unlocked, and clear the sill so the crew can reach every window.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
