Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing dirty lands on clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most homeowners book this in spring and fall, and we have been running that same routine on Elk Grove houses for years.
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 window washing by stories and approximate window count, and doing the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit comes in below booking the two separately. The same method covers condos: send the stories and the window count for the building, and our washing services are quoted the same way. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice, and our window cleaning services are quoted from those same few facts. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will come back with a figure before anything is scheduled.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds when it arrives. A third story or a roof too steep to walk means more time on the boom or scissor lift and more setup. Window count matters, and so does the grime built up on the glass, along with oversized picture windows and sidelights that take two people to reach safely. Gutters that have not been opened in years arrive packed with grit, and seeds that have settled into the elbows take longer to clear than a run cleaned last season. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue that cleaning will not remove, so we point it out on the visit rather than charging for a repeat. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not extras we bill later. The crew also works to remove dirt from the frames, not just the glass, so that part of the visit is included too.
On one Elk Grove house last spring, the quote moved mainly because the owner had two stories with a steep front roof and a long run of picture windows along the side. The crew needed the lift for both the gutters and the glass, and the tree cover over the back of the roof added debris to the back run. That is the kind of detail we want on the phone before we send a number. Send a text with the stories and a rough window count, plus a photo of the front of the house, and you will hear back on the figure quickly. Clearing the seed and grit that build up in the gutters and downspouts is the part that takes the most time, so tell us if you have seen runoff at the corners in past storms.
| 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 Elk Grove customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew doing both jobs in one visit fits the schedule. Here is what we find at each visit. In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutters, so the first pass is about getting that residue off before it bakes on. On the frames the crew uses cleaning solutions for that film and rinses them off before leaving. In fall, the leaf load arrives and the wet mat blocks the downspout elbows, and that is when the gutters have to be flow-tested before we leave. Storms and wind seasons can move those dates by a few weeks, and the same rule holds for residential and commercial buildings, so we set the visit based on what the house looks like that week, not a fixed calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit keep packing the downspouts between cleanings, and houses on a busy road or near a construction site collect dust on the glass faster than others. Sprinkler lines that hit the windows leave round mineral spots that come back a day after cleaning, so those houses benefit from a visit between the main two. One Elk Grove customer with no trees and a clean roofline stays on the twice-a-year schedule without trouble. Another with a large tree over the roof and a sprinkler line against the front windows is on three or four visits a year, so that every window and the gutters stay in order.
You will notice the glass needs it when the haze shows on the interior and exterior of the glass, mostly when the sun is low in the afternoon. The gutters need it when water sheets over the edge during a rain rather than running into the downspouts. Either sign means it is time to book. A quick photo of the roofline by text is enough for us to tell you which visit comes next, and that is how you schedule service with us.
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 work across the neighborhoods of Elk Grove, and the easiest way to find out whether our window cleaners cover your street is to call or text us. Professional window cleaning starts with a phone or text conversation about the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We use that to set the estimate and a visit date. Typical lead time is shown on the booking page, and we will tell you the exact opening when you call. In the two busy windows of the year, late spring and late fall, our calendar fills faster, so booking early keeps your slot. Our crew does the work on a schedule you can plan around, and we call before we arrive so you know the truck is on the way.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. We do exterior window cleaning and gutter cleaning, not the windows inside the house, so if the question is about interior glass the answer is no. Our cleaning services focus on the outside of residential properties, where the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots collect, and that is where the crew puts its time. Clean windows and clear gutters add to the curb appeal of the house from the street, which is what the outside is for. Clogged gutters are the first thing we check, because they are what causes water damage at the fascia and foundation over time. The same crew handles multi-story buildings and every window on them, with the lift used when the stories call for it.
Yes. The same two-person crew does the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit on residential properties, and we run gutters first so the glass is not dirtied again afterward.
The figure comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, so we give you the exact number by phone or text rather than a range. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front.
Yes, for any residential window in Elk Grove, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that the inside never sees, and that is what causes haze on the glass in Elk Grove. The outside is where clean windows make the biggest difference, since that is the surface you see through most of the time.
Most of our customers here book in late spring, after the pollen drop finishes, and again in late fall, after the leaves come down. To schedule service, call or text once the pollen drop finishes. Across California the spring and fall windows are the same pattern.
No. We clear the gutters, flush every downspout and let the wall stop dripping before anyone touches the windows, so the runoff is gone before the glass is cleaned.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and tracks are included on the exterior side of every window. Nothing we do on the outside is billed as a surprise extra.
We do exterior window cleaning only on this visit, so interior glass and pressure washing are not part of the job. If you need either, tell us when you book so we can plan the visit.
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 leave the side gate unlocked. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
