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 an approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this bundle in the spring and fall, and we keep the same order of work on every house: the roof and gutters come first, then the glass. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 quote by stories and approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Both the window cleaning services and the gutters and downspouts go on the same sheet, so the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job rather than extras.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones we find on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Window count and oversized panes change the setup. Gutters not cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and haul. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Grime left by hard water and sprinkler spotting is a separate treatment that cleaning alone will not remove, and we tell you about it before we start.
Across California, the houses we see with the most runoff at the downspouts are the ones where nobody has cleared the lowest elbow in a long time. Water backs up and the splash runoff stains the siding below. That is also where most of our remove dirt work starts. For condos and shared buildings, the outside glass and gutters are usually handled as one job, so the crew can plan the access once.
To get an accurate number, text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories. If you know the approximate window count, include that. We will confirm the figure by phone before the crew comes out, so there is no surprise at the door. Your window washing services and gutter work are both priced on the same sheet, which is why the bundle usually comes out cheaper than the two jobs booked separately.
| 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 Chico customers book both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. The spring visit covers the window and gutter work that winter left behind. On south-facing glass we find a pollen film, and in the gutters the wet material packs the downspout elbows. Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, so this visit covers the outside. In the fall, the leaf load arrives and the wet mat in the gutter is what we clear first.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits, so those customers tend to book regular cleanings every three or four months. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and cleaning solutions alone will not clear them, so that calls for a closer look at the sprinkler heads. A house close to a busy road or active construction picks up a film faster than one set back from the street.
For a clear comparison, a house with no trees booked once a year does well with a late fall visit. Our customers with heavy tree cover book more often, and regular cleanings keep the gutters clear between seasons. Most houses with few trees stay on the two-a-year schedule. The point of each visit is to clear what the season has put in the gutters and on the glass, so the window and gutter work is done before the next storm or the next round of tree fluff.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze on the glass, especially in low sun. Picture windows show it first. You will know the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of flowing into the downspout. Either sign means it is time to book, and residential and commercial buildings show the same signs.
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 Chico, and the calendar is the main limit. Booking is by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the estimate before we set a date. Lead time is shown on the booking page, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Windows inside are not part of this visit, and the crew does not come inside the house.
The calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, the spring pollen season and the fall leaf season, so early booking is the easiest way to get a slot. Our cleaning services are scheduled to the house, which means a crew can plan access around parked cars, gates and pets. Professional window cleaning is a ladder and pole job, and we bring the purified water and the equipment, so the crew is self-contained on site.
For gutters, the reason to clear them promptly is simple: clogged gutters push water over the edge and toward the foundation, and that is how water damage starts. For the glass, the outside is the part that gets the most weather, and a regular visit keeps the curb appeal you paid for. Multi-story buildings and tall houses take longer on the ladder, so we plan those visits with the crew size and the access in mind.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit, so you book one appointment instead of two. We clear the gutters first and then do the windows, so nothing from the roof washes onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the window count for residential properties, and we give it to you by phone or text before the crew comes. We do not quote a figure without seeing the house. The bundle is cheaper than booking the two jobs separately.
On a typical residential window in Chico, the outside carries most of the problem: dust film, rain grit and sprinkler spots build up on the glass that faces the weather. Inside cleaning is a separate job we do not take on this visit, but the outside is where the visible haze comes from.
Most of our Chico customers book in the spring and again in the fall after the leaves drop. Those are the two busy windows, so to schedule service early, book as soon as you know the date you want. Across California, spring and fall are the usual times.
Not on our jobs. We do the gutters first and the glass last, because the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall and across any window below. If the glass were washed first, it would have to be done again.
Screens are rinsed and each sill is wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing. Every window we can reach from outside gets the same cleaning.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. The crew sends photos of every run and the finished glass before they leave.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
