Yes, the same two people clean 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 both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this bundle in spring and fall, and the quote we give on the phone is the one 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.
We price window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Doing the gutters and the windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and both come out of one professional window cleaning visit.
On the day, the things that move a quote are stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized panes, multi-story buildings that take more ladder time, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers, which cleaning alone does not remove. Clogged gutters that have sat for a long time often mean water damage has started behind the fascia, and we photograph that and report it.
To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories and a rough window count. Our crew is on the house and the figure is set from what we see on the glass and in the gutters. Berkeley houses with heavy tree cover and older picture windows tend to need more time on the upper floors, and that shows up in the number before we come, not after.
| 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 of our customers book both jobs twice a year, in spring and in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. In the spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the paste in the gutters are what we see most. In the fall, it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs after the first rains.
Some houses need more cleanings than that. We see it on residential properties with heavy tree cover over the roof, where needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and on houses where a sprinkler line hits a residential window and leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site also gets dirtier faster, and we plan around that.
A haze on every window tells you when it needs it, usually when you only notice it with the sun low. Gutters tell you too, with water sheeting over the edge in a rain. If you see either, call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, and we will look before we quote a date.
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 the city, and booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories. We confirm a date and a two-hour arrival window, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but the crew asks you to keep the side gate unlocked and pets inside while the ladders are up.
Busy stretches come in the two seasons when the leaf load and the spring haze are heaviest, so the calendar fills faster then. If you want a slot in those windows, ask early. Our lead time is set by the calendar, and we will tell you the first open date when you call.
We handle houses, townhouses and condos, and we take the washing services and window cleaning services a homeowner usually needs in one visit. We do residential and commercial exteriors on the same order of work, gutters first and glass last. Grime and runoff from the roof are cleared from the gutters and downspouts, and we remove dirt from the glass with purified water, so no cleaning solutions are left to streak it.
Yes, the same two people do both on one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing that falls off the gutters ends up on clean windows.
We do not give a figure in writing without seeing the house. The number comes from stories and window count, and you can get it by phone or text.
Usually yes for the outside glass, because pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the exterior even when the inside looks fine. The interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and this visit covers the exterior only.
Across California, most of our customers book regular cleanings in spring and fall, and the spring visit runs mid to late June while the fall visit runs late November to December. Ask us for the first open date in either window.
No, because we clear the gutters and flush the downspouts before anyone touches the glass. Gutters first, glass last is the reason the order matters.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the exterior side when they are reachable from outside.
We do not clean the windows inside the house or do pressure washing on this visit. This visit is the exterior glass and the gutters only, so that is what the price covers.
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, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
