Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most homeowners book this bundle in spring and fall, and we give the same number on the phone that goes on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through the number.
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 done in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the glass separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and the starting price is quoted before we book. Every run of gutters and downspouts is flushed, screens are rinsed and each sill is wiped, and none of that is billed as an extra. Our cleaning solutions are mixed for glass and gutter grime, and our washing services include them in the quote.
What moves a quote on the day: a third story or a steep roof the crew cannot walk, oversized picture windows that need a boom or scissor lift, clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, multi-story buildings that take longer on the ladder work, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Each of these changes the time on the job, and a gutter left to overflow can lead to water damage at the fascia, which is why we ask for the stories and a photo of the front of the house before we quote.
Our Colton jobs show how that plays out. One house we cleaned had the window and gutter work bundled into a single visit, and what drove the quote was the second-story run and a row of picture windows facing the street. The customer kept the same schedule for the next season. For you, the simplest way to get the exact number is to text a photo of the front of the house with your story count and a rough window count, and we will reply with a figure before anyone books a date.
| 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 Colton customers book regular cleanings twice a year, in the late spring and again in late fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Across California the same spring and fall rhythm holds, with the spring visit falling in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. The dates move with the weather.
At the spring visit we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters. In the fall we find the wet leaf mat and the grit it carries, which is what turns into runoff down the wall when the first storms hit. Winter storms and wind move the dates, so we confirm the timing when we call. Keeping the glass clear is also what keeps curb appeal up between visits, and it is the simplest way to remove dirt before it sets on the pane.
Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof usually need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts and leave clogged gutters between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a separate visit. A house near a busy road or construction picks up more grime between cleanings, and condos on a shared street do too, so both go on a shorter schedule.
Windows need a visit when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and that haze is the first thing our window cleaners go after, even when the windows inside look fine. Gutters need one when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running down the downspout.
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.
We clean residential and commercial properties across Colton, and the booking process is the same for every street. You call or text with your story count and a photo of the house front, and we give you the estimate before a date is set. Lead time depends on the season and is confirmed on the call, because the calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year when pollen and leaves come down. To book, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the date.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew calls before it arrives and works from outside, so the only things to take care of are the sprinklers and cars on the driveway. We schedule service in blocks by side of the house, so the gutters on each run are done before the glass below it is touched. Whether you want clean windows alone or the gutters too, the same crew handles it, and interior and exterior glass are quoted as separate jobs. If something cannot be reached safely, the crew photographs it and tells you on the call, and every window that is reachable gets cleaned.
Residential properties make up most of our work in Colton, and residential window and gutter cleaning fills that schedule, with the outside glass kept clean between the seasonal visits when the calendar allows it. Professional window cleaning on a house this size is done from the pole and the ladder, with the same care at every story. We will tell you on the estimate call which visit makes sense for your house.
Yes, our crew does both, and it is the same two people on the same visit. Our window cleaners do the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last, so the runoff does not hit clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Our washing services are quoted per visit, so the figure you get is the total. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will reply with the figure.
On our jobs in Colton, the outside carries most of the grime: pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots. This visit is outside work only, so the windows inside stay as they are, and the crew works to remove dirt from the outside pane.
Most customers here book in late spring and in late fall, after the seed and leaf drop. Most condos we clean on this schedule follow the same timing. Across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When we clear a run, the grit and water come down the wall, so the glass is cleaned after the gutters are done.
Screens are rinsed, each sill is wiped and the frames are cleaned as part of the exterior job. Tracks are included when they can be reached from outside.
We quote interior and exterior glass separately, and this visit covers the exterior only. Pressure washing is not part of this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while ladders are up and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
