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 both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across California, most homeowners book this pairing in the spring and fall, when leaves and dust 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 window washing and gutter work is priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Our crew sets the figure from those inputs, so call (866) 435-6328 for a written estimate if you want it on paper before anyone is on a ladder.
On the day, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more setup. Residential window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows, which need more care per pane. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue: a regular cleaning will not remove it, and we say so before we quote anything for it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our washing services and are not billed as extras.
To get an exact number, send us the stories, a rough window count and a photo of the front of the house by text. Those three things cover almost every case we see. Most customers on a regular schedule keep the same quote from one visit to the next, unless the house or the trees around it change. Regular cleanings keep the job quicker, and that shows in the next invoice.
| 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 twice a year, in spring and fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the same house. On our jobs, a window and gutter visit in spring finds a pollen film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste in the elbows of the downspouts. The fall visit finds the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the gutter until the first hard rain. Storm and wind seasons move those dates a little each year, so we book from what we see on the house rather than from a fixed calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those need a different approach. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass than one on a quiet street, so a visit each season is how we remove dirt before it sets. We see clogged gutters on these homes more often, and the cost of waiting shows up as water damage on the fascia and the siding below the run.
You will know the window needs it when a haze shows up that you only notice when the sun is low. You will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspout. Our crew rinses with purified water and uses cleaning solutions only on frames that need them.
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 crew has cleaned houses on residential properties across Eureka, and we book from the stories and a photo of the house front. Most people get a firm answer within a few days, and the exact lead time depends on the season. We call before we come, so nobody arrives unannounced. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, though you should expect a call before the truck pulls up. We confirm the scope first, so a residential and commercial request gets the right crew and the right quote.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring rush and the leaf drop, and our calendar fills during both. If you want a slot in those weeks, schedule service early rather than waiting for the first clogged gutter. Our cleaning services include window cleaning services and gutter work, and you can book both from one call. To book, call (866) 435-6328 and we will set a slot before the calendar fills. We take on professional window cleaning and gutter work from homeowners who want one crew on both jobs, and many customers keep the same slot each year for curb appeal and to avoid the wait. For a house with a third story, or for multi-story buildings nearby, the quote is set on site after we see the roofline. Every window on the outside of the house gets the same treatment, including the sills, so the job reads the same from the street as it does from the porch.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing dirty from the roof ends up on the clean windows below.
There is no fixed figure we publish here. The number comes from stories and size, and we give it by phone or text from a photo of the front of the house.
On the houses we clean in Eureka, the outside carries rain dust, grime and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Clean glass inside still looks hazy from outside if the exterior is caked.
Across California, most of our customers book in spring and fall, after the spring rush and after the leaves come down.
No, if the gutters are cleared first. The crew clears the gutters and downspouts, flushes every downspout so runoff from the roof drains away from the glass, and gives the wall time to drain before anyone touches the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, and nothing is billed separately for them.
We do exterior glass only on this visit. Windows inside the house are not part of the quote, and the quote never covers interior and exterior glass together. We do not do pressure washing either.
You do not need to be home for exterior work. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside and leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
