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 doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book it for spring and fall, because the pollen and the leaves arrive on the same schedule as the glass. Text us a photo of the front of the house or call and we will give you 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.
We price window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a single visit covering both gutters and windows costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our washing services are priced by stories for residential properties, and the rest comes down to the house in front of us.
On the day, the things that move a quote are stories and steep roofs that need a boom or scissor lift, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We clear the gutters and downspouts, flush each downspout until the water runs clear, and haul the debris away rather than blowing it into the yard. Grime on the frames and sills is part of the visit too, so we remove dirt from the glass and the frames before we leave.
On our Brentwood jobs, a two-story house with a long back run and a row of tall windows along the side is a typical example of how the number builds up. A row of condos with shared gutter runs is priced the same way, by stories and window count. To get your exact figure, send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with a written estimate before anything is booked.
| 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 customers here book regular cleanings twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit suits the calendar for residential and commercial glass alike. Across California the pattern follows the seasons, and the spring visit lands in mid to late June while the fall visit falls in late November to December.
What we find at each visit is consistent. In the spring, the pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters, and the downspout elbows pack up quickly. In the fall, the leaf load is the problem, and the wet mat sits in the runs until the first rain loosens it. Storm and wind seasons can shift the timing, and the rain that comes in a handful of big events across the year is what tests the gutters hardest.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, and a house near a busy road or construction all add dust and debris between cleanings. Sprinkler spots are the ones that come back a day after cleaning, and cleaning solutions alone will not lift them, so those are the ones we flag early. Picture windows show the haze first when the sun is low, and gutters tell you when water is sheeting over the edge in the rain.
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 has cleaned gutters and exterior windows across Brentwood, and we book on a first-come basis through a phone call or a text. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a firm time window. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work because the crew does not go inside.
Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, when the pollen and the leaves arrive, so the earlier you ask, the better your chance at the slot you want. Among our window cleaning services, the bundle covers gutters and exterior glass together, which is the reason most homes book it as one visit. Professional window cleaning means the glass dries clean with purified water, and clogged gutters get cleared before the glass is touched, so the water that runs off them stays off the windows below. Clean glass and cleared gutters also do a lot for curb appeal, and we check every window on the list before we leave.
Multi-story buildings take more time on the ladder and more planning for the lift, so we confirm access before we arrive. Water damage often starts with a gutter that has been overflowing for a season, and the sooner a run is cleared, the less of it reaches the fascia and the foundation.
Yes, the same two people do both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean windows.
We do not quote a range here because the number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you the figure we charge.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. We clean exterior glass only, so if you are weighing interior and exterior service together, call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through it.
Our Brentwood customers usually book the spring visit in June and the fall visit in late November or December, before the leaves are heavy and the rain starts. Across California the spring and fall windows are the same.
No, because we clear the gutters and flush the downspouts before anyone touches the glass, so the runoff has already drained away. Gutters first, glass last keeps the sills and panes from getting the mess twice.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and tracks are included on standard windows. This is part of our residential window service, and none of these are billed as extras.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, we do not do pressure washing, and the windows inside stay as they are.
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 ladders are up, 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.
