Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dirty runs back onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of the homes we clean are booked in spring and fall, when pollen and leaves build up fastest.
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.
Our rule is simple: we price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, a bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. You can get that number by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the front of the house. The starting prices we set for our washing services, including window washing, are where most jobs begin, not a fixed quote.
On the day, the crew sees what actually moves the quote. A third story or a steep roof means more rope and a slower walk, and multi-story buildings are quoted by floor. A large window count, or picture windows that need the pole brought in close, adds time. On a house with clogged gutters, packed with needles and leaves after years without opening, the crew takes longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before anything underneath can be reached. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that regular cleaning solutions do not remove, so we name it before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Regular cleanings keep the bill lower over time, since a gutter cleared twice a year carries far less grime than one left for three years. On one Desert Hot Springs job the owner had the windows done alone the year before; the glass was clean for a week, then the gutter water ran down the panes and the crew had to come back for both. Booking the bundle the next time meant one visit and one price, with the photos sent before we left.
| 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 Desert Hot Springs customers book both twice a year, in spring and in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the whole house.
On the spring visit we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and sticky grit packed into the gutters. Leaves build up on the roof and drop into the runs in fall, which is how water damage can start at the fascia. A storm or a windy stretch can move the dates. The window and gutter schedule follows those months, not the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded all season. A sprinkler line that wets the glass leaves spots on every window in its path, and they come back a day after cleaning, which is the sign of mineral deposits rather than dirt. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grit faster than most. On those houses we tell you early that a third visit will likely be needed.
You will see when windows need it by a haze that shows only when the sun sits low. You will see when gutters and downspouts need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. Either sign is a reason to call, since a visit can remove dirt before it turns into a haze.
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 professional window cleaning and gutter work covers our own jobs throughout Desert Hot Springs, and our crews know the city as a whole. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories, and we give you a quote from that. Our cleaning services cover the outside of the house, and our window cleaning services and gutter work are booked as one visit. Lead time depends on the season, and the busiest weeks are the spring and fall windows when the calendar fills. We call before we come, so you know the arrival window the day before. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew stays outside and sends photos of each gutter run and every window before the truck leaves. Clean glass and clear runs do more for curb appeal than most people expect, and the photos show the difference. If you want to schedule service on a set date, ask for one when you book and we will tell you what is open.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps dirty runoff from landing on panes we have already cleaned.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and you will have the exact figure before any work is booked. This page prices residential properties, so for a residential and commercial building, describe it on the call and we will say whether we can quote it.
Usually yes, because the outside collects the dust, rain spotting and sprinkler marks that build up on a residential window here. Those layers are what cloud the glass in low sun, and they are not removed by cleaning the inside.
Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall, once the seed drop is underway and again after the leaves fall. Those are the two windows when runs and glass need it most.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. When the runs are cleared and flushed, the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned on condos and houses alike as part of the visit. None of it shows up as a separate line on the invoice.
Exterior only on this visit. Some owners ask about interior and exterior glass together, but this job covers the outside only, so windows inside the house stay as they are and pressure washing is not included either.
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 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.
