Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so nothing from the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately. Across California, most of our customers book this twice a year, in spring and in fall, when the leaf load is heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote by stories and window count.
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.
Professional window cleaning and gutter work share the same ladder setup, so we price window washing and gutter cleaning together. We quote the job by stories and approximate window count, and the bundle of gutters plus exterior windows in one visit costs less than two separate trips. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. What drives it is simple to state: how many stories the house has and how steep the roof is, how many windows there are and whether any are picture windows or other oversized panes, how long the gutters have gone without cleaning, and whether gutter guards must be lifted and reseated to reach the channel. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is the other factor, because cleaning removes dirt but not the mineral etch that sprinklers leave on glass. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not extras billed later.
On our jobs the houses that take longer are usually the ones with clogged gutters packed with needles, leaves and grit, and the multi-story buildings where the back run sits high above a patio. Water damage from a gutter that has been overflowing for years shows up on the fascia and under the eaves, and the crew photographs it and reports it rather than quoting a repair. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and the difference shows the same afternoon. Across California, the homeowners who get the most accurate quote are the ones who text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house. A good photo of the front lets us see the window count and the roof pitch before anyone climbs a ladder. Ask for the written estimate before you book, and we will send it by text with the photos from the visit once the work is done.
| 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 spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. In spring the pollen film builds on south-facing glass and the sticky residue from the trees packs the gutters, so that visit is about the exterior windows as much as the channel. In fall the leaf load comes off the trees and the wet leaf mat blocks the downspouts before the first rains. Whatever the season, our cleaning services follow the same order: gutters first, then every window on the outside. Clean windows stay clean longer when the gutters are cleared first, because the wash water and grit stay off the glass. Storm and wind seasons move these dates a little from year to year, and the crew adjusts the booking when the weather pushes the leaves early.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets a film of dust on the lower panes and the sill that rain does not wash off. On those properties we talk about a schedule service that runs every three to four months rather than twice a year, and we set it after the first visit once we have seen the lot. Most homes on residential properties with few trees are fine on the twice-a-year rhythm. The residential window that faces the afternoon sun shows the film first, so it is usually the one that tells you it is time.
The sign that windows need cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun sits low in the afternoon. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge during rain, because the channel is full and the water has nowhere else to go. If either shows up between visits, text us a photo and we will tell you which one it is.
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 offers window cleaning services and gutter work for residential and commercial buildings across Castro Valley, including the single-family houses and the smaller multi-unit properties that make up most of the neighborhood. We book the estimate by phone or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and that is enough to set a date. To book a slot, call (866) 435-6328 and we will check the calendar while you are on the line. Lead time depends on the season, and we give you the actual date when you call rather than a promise we cannot keep. The two busy windows of the year are the spring bloom and the fall leaf fall, and the calendar fills quickly in those weeks.
We work across a wide range of building types, from a single house with a long gutter run to condos and small office buildings where the windows and channels are reached from a boom or scissor lift. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come so the arrival time is never a surprise. Our washing services cover the glass and the frames on every one of these, and the gutters go first on each building. The crew works from the outside, flushes every downspout until it runs clear, and will remove dirt and grime from the glass and frames without bringing anything inside the building. Runoff from the roof is the reason the gutters go first, because it carries grit onto any glass below it.
Yes. The same two people do both jobs in one visit, and we do the gutters first and the glass last. That order keeps the wash water and roof debris from landing on windows we have already cleaned.
We do not quote a number from a general figure. The price comes from the number of stories, the approximate window count and what is in the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. The number we give you is the number we charge.
Yes, because the outside carries most of what dulls the glass here: pollen film in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up over time. The interior can be fine while the exterior looks hazy in low sun. Many people think of interior and exterior glass as one job, but the outside is where the film builds, and the crew uses purified water rather than cleaning solutions so the glass dries without streaks.
Our customers here most often book in spring, once the bloom is past, and in fall, after the leaves come down. Regular cleanings twice a year keep the film from building up. Across California the same two windows apply, and booking early keeps you off the busy weeks.
No, because we clear the gutters and flush the downspouts before we touch the glass, and we give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping. Gutters first, glass last is the reason the windows stay clean after the crew leaves.
Screens are taken down, rinsed by hand and put back, and sills and tracks are wiped as part of the exterior visit. They are not billed as extras on a standard job.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside and we do not do pressure washing, so those are not part of this booking.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, 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.
