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 the approximate window count, and doing both together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this work in the spring and again in the fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
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 doing window and gutter work together in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the glass separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are stories and roof steepness, window count and picture windows, which take longer per pane, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, pollen film on the glass in spring, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Cleaning solutions for the frames and sills are included in the price. Interior and exterior windows are separate jobs, so this visit covers the exterior only, and any roof problem the crew finds gets photographed for you rather than quoted as a repair.
Across California, the quotes that run highest are the ones where the crew cannot tell the number of stories or windows from the ground, so text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has. Once we see the roofline we can give you a figure you can plan around. A residential window cleaner can usually confirm the window count in one message, and a gutter cleaning crew can tell from the same photo whether a run needs a second pass. Residential and commercial jobs are priced on the same basis, and professional window cleaning is quoted from that same photo.
Our crew works from a boom or scissor lift on the multi-story buildings we service, and from ladders on most houses. The lift decision is made before the quote so the number includes it, and regular cleanings are priced from the same photo.
| 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 customers book gutter and window cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. Plenty of window cleaners only come once a year, but professional window cleaning works well on a fixed schedule. Across California, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and storm seasons can shift those dates, so we confirm the window each year when the first estimate goes out. Our crew sets both visits together so one crew handles both jobs in one trip. These visits cover the outside only; windows inside are not part of them.
In spring the pollen film on south-facing glass and the pollen paste in the downspout elbows are the first things we find. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs. Keeping the runs and glass clear protects curb appeal between visits.
Some houses need a third visit from our cleaning services crew. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the gutters faster than two regular cleanings a year can keep up with, and clogged gutters are the usual source of water damage at the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or a construction site picks up grime faster than the rest, so the crew may need a second pass to remove dirt from the frames. The same goes for multi-story buildings, where the upper runs take the longest to clear. We will tell you which of these applies after the first visit.
Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the spring and fall dates on the calendar.
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 cover the city of Encinitas and the surrounding area with the same crew on the same visit. Residential properties and condos get the same window cleaning services and gutter work, and we keep a window open for residential window and gutter cleaning in every part of the city.
To schedule service, start with a phone or text estimate that asks for the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we book the visit once the number is set.
Lead time changes with the season. Across California the busy windows fall in mid to late June and late November to December, and slots fill first in both, so the earlier you book, the sooner the crew can come. Outside those windows we can usually fit you in within the next few weeks.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and we send photos of the finished runs and glass before the crew leaves. If you want a particular day, ask when you book and we will check the schedule before confirming.
Clean windows and clear gutters are the two outcomes we book for, and every window on the house is done on the same visit, which is why the house looks finished from the street. The crew does not touch the windows inside the house, and we wipe the frames on the outside as part of the same pass. Ask when you call about the sill and the tracks, which we include as part of the job.
Call (866) 435-6328 to book the first visit.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew cleans the gutters and downspouts, and the gutters are cleaned first so nothing falls onto the glass. Booking both at once is one visit instead of two.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house, condos included, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front and we will tell you the figure before we book.
On the houses we see here, the outside carries most of the grime: a film that builds up over the season, rain dust that runoff leaves on the sills, and sprinkler spots. Interior glass can wait while the exterior gets done.
Most of our customers book in spring and again in fall, once the weather settles and after the leaves come down. We schedule service for both dates when you book so the calendar stays consistent.
Not if the order is right. Gutters first, glass last: the leaves and grit that come off a run can run down the wall and across any window below it, so the glass is the last thing we touch.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job. Our window cleaning services cover the whole outside of the house, and our washing services include the frames, so none of it is billed as an extra. We also remove dirt from the frames on the same visit.
No. On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do interior windows or pressure washing.
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. Answers to the other frequently asked questions are above, and any question not covered there gets a straight answer by phone or text.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
