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 the approximate window count, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this combined visit in the spring and again in the fall, and we work the same way on every house 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. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs, the things that move a quote are stories and steep roofs, window count and oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted to reach the channel, 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.
Every house is different, so to get the exact number, tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have, and text us a photo of the front of the house. Our crew does the same work on a single-story ranch as on a three-story home near the water, and the window and gutter cleaning rates reflect how long each job takes on the ladder and the boom or scissor lift. Residential and commercial buildings are priced the same way, by the work involved, and multi-story buildings take longer on the lift, so each extra story is counted in the quote. We also handle the picture windows on larger homes, which take more time per pane, and we note them on the estimate so there are no surprises. Regular cleanings get a better rate than a first visit, because the crew already knows the layout and what each run tends to carry.
Our crew sees the same things again and again: a mat of wet leaves in the gutters, tree seed packed into the downspout elbows, and a film on south-facing glass that the rain does not clear. Those are what we are paid to remove, and they are included in the number. We clean the glass with purified water and no cleaning solutions, so nothing is left behind to streak. We do not do interior glass or pressure washing on this visit, and we say so up front. Interior and exterior glass are quoted as separate jobs, so if you want both done, ask for two estimates.
For Carpinteria, we tell every customer the same thing: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will give you a written estimate before anyone climbs a ladder.
| 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 Carpinteria customers book the cleaning services twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. On our jobs here, that means one visit after the spring bloom and one after the leaves come down.
In the spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the seed paste in the gutters are the main things we find. In the fall, the leaf load is heavy, and storms and wind can move the dates. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road will often need a third visit, because clogged gutters and spots come back faster there, and curb appeal suffers first.
We have one customer on twice a year with no trees, and another on three or four visits under heavy trees, where the gutters clog faster and the windows show spotting from a sprinkler line. Both are doing what makes sense for their house, and we set the schedule with you after the first visit.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze on the glass that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need cleaning when runoff sheets over the edge in a rain, because that means the channel is full or a downspout is blocked. Left alone, that can lead to water damage at the fascia.
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 Carpinteria, and we book the window and gutter cleaning in the order calls come in. Booking professional window cleaning with us starts with a quick estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year, when the bloom and leaf loads are at their heaviest, our calendar fills faster, so it helps to call early to schedule service.
Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work. We call before we come, and we text when the crew is on the way, so you know when to expect us. Our crew works outside and does not come inside, so the only thing we need is access to the side gate and the driveway.
We clean residential properties, and we aim to leave every residential window clean and every gutter run clear before the crew leaves. We also check the sill on each window, because that is where the grime collects after a rain. Condos are priced the same way, by stories and window count.
Yes, it is the same two people, and they do both jobs in one visit. We clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so the dirty gutter water does not land on clean windows.
Our window cleaning services are not priced from a general figure. The number comes from your stories and approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the house front to get it.
Usually yes, because the outside carries most of the dirt in Carpinteria. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the outside of the glass and do not show up on the inside. Rain alone does not remove dirt that has dried on the glass, so cleaning the inside alone leaves most of the grime in place.
Most of our Carpinteria customers book in the spring after the bloom and again in the fall after the leaves come down. Across California, spring and fall are the usual times, so those are the windows we plan around.
No. We clean the gutters first, flush the downspouts, give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping, and only then clean the glass. Doing it the other way around means someone has to wash the windows a second time.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the exterior side, and we do not bill them as extras.
Our washing services cover the outside of the windows only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing, so plan on a separate visit if you want either.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
