Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. On our Duarte jobs, most customers book in the spring and fall, which is when pollen and leaves build up enough to matter. Give us your story count and a rough window count and we will tell you the number before the crew is scheduled.
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 stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our window cleaning services are quoted as one number, and that number is what we charge. It already covers the gutters and downspouts, screen rinsing and sill wiping, which we do not bill as extras. Interior and exterior work are priced separately, so the number here covers the exterior only.
What the crew finds on the day is what moves a quote. A third story or a steep roof makes our washing services slower, because the glass takes longer to reach safely. Picture windows, oversized panes and high window counts add time on the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, take more hours to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers needs a separate treatment that no cleaning removes. We photograph any of these before we quote the final figure.
On our Duarte jobs, the quotes that come in highest are usually the houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, where window washing has to work around branches and the gutters carry grime and runoff from more than one direction. The fastest way to get an accurate number is to send us a photo of the front of the house by text, or call (866) 435-6328 with your story count. Residential and commercial jobs are quoted the same way, and condos are quoted per building, with the same photo and count. We do not remove dirt from a surface we have not walked.
| 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.
Across California, most of our customers book both gutters and windows twice a year, in spring and fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Regular cleanings keep each visit small, and the timing follows what we see on the glass and in the gutters, not a fixed rule.
In late spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass, and a paste of leaf litter packs the elbows of the downspouts. By fall the leaf load is what fills the runs, and a wet leaf mat is heavier than it looks. Storm and wind seasons can move both dates, so we book from what the house shows us rather than the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the gutters between cleanings. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after we clean. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass than a quiet street does. On those, we suggest a third visit and tell you why.
You will see when windows need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low. Gutters tell you when they need it: water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running through the downspouts. Either sign means it is time to book a visit.
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 crews work across Duarte, and most of our Duarte bookings are residential properties. To schedule service, send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm a date with our scheduling window; the lead time is listed on the booking page. The busy weeks come in late spring and fall, when the leaf load and grime are heaviest, so booking early in those windows keeps your slot open.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and our cleaning services follow the same routine on every house. We call before we come, and we keep to the window we give. Our crew works with professional window cleaning tools and cleaning solutions suited to Duarte glass, and the outside of every window is checked before the crew leaves.
Clogged gutters and runoff are the reason most of our Duarte calls start, and a gutter that backs up for a season can cause water damage to fascia and the wall below. Multi-story buildings take longer to reach, but the crew plans the setup in advance so the visit does not drag. Our window cleaners and gutter crew finish the job in one visit where the house allows it, which keeps the curb appeal of the front elevation intact.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do gutters first and glass last, so the glass is not dirtied again by runoff.
The number comes from your stories and approximate window count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to schedule service, and we quote it before anything is booked.
Yes, and the reason is simple. On a residential window in Duarte, the outside carries the dust film, rain dust and sprinkler spots, so it goes dull fastest. Clean windows on the outside make the most visible difference on the front of the house. Interior glass is a separate job we do not handle on this visit.
Our customers here book in spring and fall, when the leaf load and grime are heaviest. Booking early in those windows keeps your slot open.
Not if the order is right. We clear the gutters and flush the downspouts first, then wait a few minutes before starting on the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior visit, and every window gets the same check on the outside. Tracks are included on the outside of the house.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers 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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
