On our Bakersfield jobs the same two-person crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Most of our Bakersfield customers book it in the spring and fall, which is when the pollen and leaves come down hardest on the house.
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 gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, the same way for residential and commercial buildings, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge when the crew finishes.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it gets on the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer per run. Oversized picture windows and tall panes take more time than standard sash. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years come down packed with needles and leaves, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line hitting the glass does not come off with cleaning alone, and we tell you that before we start. Our washing services cover gutters and downspouts in the same visit, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Pollen is the thing we see most in Bakersfield. It builds a film on south-facing glass and a paste inside the gutters, and it takes a full pass to get both clean. Our cleaning solutions are chosen for the glass and the frame, and the crew uses purified water so the glass dries without spots. Houses here that have had a lot of regular cleanings tend to come in faster, since the buildup is lighter on each visit.
Our experience at this scale is that the quote is easiest to get right with three details: the stories, a rough window count, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text. For one of our recent Bakersfield jobs the window count was higher than the owner first guessed because of the picture windows along the front, and the number was adjusted on the phone before the crew came out. That is the reason we ask for the photo first. Exterior glass only on this visit, and windows inside the house are not part of it. We do not do interior and exterior work together, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit. To get your number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, or book a date and we will hold it.
| 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 Bakersfield customers book gutter and window cleaning twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, and one crew in one visit is the simplest way to do both on that schedule.
In the spring we find a film on south-facing glass and a paste packed into the downspout elbows. In the fall the leaves come down and form a wet mat in the gutters, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see clogged gutters that have started to sag. Sagging runs can lead to water damage at the fascia, so the fall visit is cheaper than the repair. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates a few weeks in either direction, so we check the calendar with you on the phone rather than booking a fixed day.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the gutters between visits, and those houses are often on a three or four month cycle. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and that is a reason to come back sooner. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more grime on the glass and deserves a closer look.
Our customers with few or no trees around the house are often fine on one visit a year in late fall. Those under trees or with sprinkler spotting are usually on three or four visits, and the crew adjusts the schedule after the first pass. Multi-story buildings take longer, so the schedule gets set after the first pass.
You will see windows need cleaning when the haze shows up only when the sun is low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running into 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.
Our crew cleans gutters and exterior windows across the Bakersfield area, and we take residential window and gutter cleaning calls from homeowners and from residential properties of all sizes. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and the number of stories, and we will give you a written estimate before a date is set. Lead time depends on the season, and we will tell you the first open day when you call.
The two busiest windows of the year are the spring season and the fall leaf drop, and that is when our calendar fills first. If you want a slot in one of those windows, call early and we will hold it. Booking ahead is the simplest way to get on the schedule you want for professional window cleaning.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Every window on the outside gets done, and clean windows do a lot for curb appeal from the street. Our crew works outside, and we call before we come so you know when to expect the truck. For a house that has never had a professional visit, the first pass is the one that takes the longest, and the crew will tell you what it found once it is done.
Yes, the same crew does both. Some window cleaners stop at the glass, but our washing services cover the gutters too, and we do both in one visit so the glass is cleaned after the gutters.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Condos are quoted the same way, by stories and window count. We do not quote a range here because the number depends on the house.
Often, yes. The outside of the glass carries rain dust and sprinkler spots, and the pass is meant to remove dirt from the frame as well as the glass.
Our customers here usually book in the spring and the fall. Spring comes after the winter rain, and fall comes after the last leaves are down.
No. Gutters first, glass last, so the runoff from the gutters never reaches the clean glass. We have seen the other order done by someone else, and the glass had to be redone.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included when they are reachable from outside.
We clean the outside of the windows only on this visit, and windows inside the house are not part of it. We do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
