Yes, 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, and on our Big Bear City jobs, most homeowners book this in spring and fall, when the spring film and leaf load have built up and the glass needs it most. Clean gutters and glass also do more for curb appeal than most people expect.
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. Professional window cleaning is quoted as one job, and the crew looks at every window before we give the number. Each residential window on the outside gets counted, and window washing is priced the same way. Done in one visit, the bundle costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What is quoted is the whole job: downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of it and are not billed as extras.
On the day, the crew finds a few things that move the number. Multi-story buildings, or a house with a third story or a roof too steep to walk, take more time and more equipment. Window count matters, and so do picture windows, which are oversized panes. Gutters that have not been opened in years are often packed with needles and leaves, so clogged gutters cost more time than a light clean. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue: cleaning will not remove it, so we note it on the estimate instead of pretending it will come off with the rest of the grime. Heavy tree cover means more debris in the same gutters every few months, which is why we ask about trees on the phone.
On our Big Bear City jobs, the quotes that jumped the most were houses where the gutters had been ignored and the windows had sat under heavy tree cover. Water damage was already starting at the fascia on one of them, and the crew photographed it before anyone touched the glass. To get your exact number, tell us the stories, give a rough window count, and text a photo of the front of the house, or call (866) 435-6328. The estimate comes back the same way it goes out: specific to your house, with the reasons spelled out.
| 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 Big Bear City customers book both jobs twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. That is why one crew in one visit makes sense: the same calendar covers the gutters and the glass, and our crew is on the ladder for both.
In spring, we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and a sticky paste packed into the gutters and the downspout elbows. In fall, the leaf load arrives, and wet leaves in the gutters are heavier than the dry ones. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates a few weeks in either direction, so the calendar follows the weather rather than a fixed day. Residential properties under heavy tree cover, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a home near a busy road or construction tend to need a third visit, because the grime builds faster than a twice-a-year schedule can keep up with. Houses like that need cleanings closer together, and we would rather book them on a shorter cycle than leave the gutters to fill.
The sign windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either, the schedule is already behind.
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 clean gutters and windows across the Big Bear City area, and the neighborhoods we visit most are the ones our calendar fills first. Booking starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. Lead time depends on the season, and the busiest windows of the year are the spring peak period and the fall leaf drop, when our calendar fills fastest. Book early in those months if you want a specific date. Booking works the same way for residential and commercial jobs, and condos and multi-story buildings are quoted from the stories and window count like any house.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and we call before we come so you know when to expect the truck. If something cannot be reached safely, such as a pane above a sunroom roof or a gutter run behind a tree limb, the crew photographs it and tells you rather than guessing. Our washing services and window cleaning services use purified water on the glass, and the crew will remove dirt from the frames and sills, along with the grime, as part of the job. Gutters and downspouts are cleared all the way to the outlets, and clogged gutters get the same full pass, so the runoff leaves the house the way it should. Call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service.
Yes. Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, with gutters first and glass last so nothing drips onto clean glass. It is the same two people on the same ladder for both jobs.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Send us the stories and a photo of the house front, and we will tell you the exact price before we book the crew.
Yes, because the outside carries most of what gets on the glass here. Pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spotting all build up on the exterior, and the inside stays clean on its own. The interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and this visit covers the exterior only.
Our Big Bear City customers usually book regular cleanings in spring and fall, the two busy windows when the spring film and the leaves build up. Book early in those months if you want a specific date.
Not with our order of work. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then start on the glass. Doing it the other way round means washing the same windows twice.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and tracks are cleaned as part of the job. They are not billed as separate extras, and that is in the number we quote. Only purified water goes on the glass, with no cleaning solutions added.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside, and we do not do pressure washing, so if you need either, we will tell you on the phone and point you elsewhere.
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. The crew sends photos of every run before it leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
