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 in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across California, our crews book this pairing most often in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaf load are heaviest on the houses we clean.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our window cleaning services cover the exterior glass, so a quote for interior and exterior glass is a separate conversation we have on the phone. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes all shift the quote.
On the day, the crew finds what it finds: a gutter packed with needles and leaves, a downspout elbow sealed with grit, glass with spots that come back a day after cleaning. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across California, the houses we clean differ most in height and glass, so the fastest way to get the exact number is to text us a photo of the front of the house, the story count, and a rough count of windows. Our washing services for a two-story home are quoted from that photo, and regular cleanings on a set schedule are quoted per visit. For a sense of how this plays out, one customer with a two-story home and a long run of glass found the window washing and the gutters came to one visit because we did both from the same ladder set. Ask for the written estimate before you book.
| 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 book both twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. The same schedule suits residential and commercial buildings, and across California the pattern follows the seasons more than the calendar.
In spring we find pollen as a film on south-facing glass and a paste in the gutters, the window and gutter pair most visible then. In fall the leaf load builds in the gutters and the storm and wind seasons move the dates a little either way. The cleaning solutions we use are matched to what sits on the glass at that time of year.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves spots that come back, and a house near a busy road or construction all tend to need one. Water damage is the reason we check the gutters at each visit, since clogged gutters are what send runoff against the wall.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only see when the sun is low. Gutters tell you too: water sheeting over the edge in rain. We clean the windows inside only if asked separately, and this visit covers the exterior, which is what most multi-story buildings and homes need on this schedule.
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 Camp Pendleton South, and we book by phone or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We look at every window in that photo before we quote, so the count is not a guess. Most estimates are answered the same day, and a slot opens from there. The calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, so booking early in those months keeps your date.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our cleaning services are built for homes and the small buildings around them. Our window cleaners work from the ground and from a pole, and that is what professional window cleaning looks like on a house this size, not a ladder leaned on the siding. A clean glass finish with curb appeal in mind is the goal on every visit.
If the schedule is tight, call (866) 435-6328 to schedule service, or text us the house front, and we will tell you the earliest slot we have and whether it fits.
Yes, the same two people do both in one visit, and the same routine works on any residential window. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the gutter water never reaches clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. We quote residential properties the same way, from a photo of the front and the window count, so text us that and we give you the figure before you book.
Usually yes, because the outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Cleaning the exterior is what it takes to remove dirt from the glass where most of the grime builds up here.
Our customers here most often book in spring and in fall. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will give you the earliest date.
Not if we do it in the right order. Gutters and downspouts get done first, then a few minutes for the wall to drain, and only then the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the exterior clean, so there is nothing extra to add to the bill. The same pricing applies to condos as to single-family homes, since the exterior glass and gutters are the same work.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only and we do not do pressure washing, so the inside stays as it is.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the 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.
