Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories, and doing both jobs together in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, spring and fall are when our crew does most of this work, and we keep that schedule on purpose.
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.
The direct answer is this: our window cleaning services and washing services are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, a bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. We do not quote a price from a guess, so tell us the stories and a rough window count, and send a photo of the front of the house by text if you can. Owners of condos get quoted the same way: stories, window count, and what the crew finds on the day.
Four things move the quote on our jobs. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time on the ladder and more setup. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes that need two people and more care. Packed gutters and downspouts that have not been opened in years, or are full of needles and leaves, take longer to clear and haul. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time as well. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue, because no cleaning removes it, and we will tell you what we see on the glass before we start.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, and so is the time it takes to remove dirt from the frames; we do not bill any of it as extras. Most of the work we do here is about what the crew finds on the day, which is why a photo before the visit saves both of us a call. One sentence on the wider picture: a clean roofline keeps water off the wall and out of the window frames, and the window washing done in the same visit keeps the glass from showing the grime that runoff leaves behind, so the two jobs complete each other rather than competing for your budget.
| 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 jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and one crew in one visit is the simplest way to keep to that calendar. In the spring the pollen film shows on south-facing glass, and the pollen settles into the gutter seams and turns to paste. By fall the leaf load builds up in the runs, and the wet leaf mat is what pulls on the hangers.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded all year, so we see those jobs come back sooner. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves the round spots that return a day after cleaning, and that is a repeat-visit problem as well. Large picture windows that face a sprinkler head collect those spots fastest. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust on the frames faster than the glass alone would suggest. Our crew checks each of these on the first visit and tells you which schedule your house needs.
You will notice the glass needs attention when there is a haze you only see when the sun is low, and you will notice the gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain. Both are signs the regular cleanings are due. Where a spot will not come off with water alone, the crew uses the right cleaning solutions for the glass and tells you first. The same calendar applies to residential and commercial glass, since the trees and the sprinklers do not check the property type. Keep the interior and exterior windows on the same calendar where you can, and you will get clear windows that stay that way between visits.
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 works across Fair Oaks, and we tell you which neighborhoods we have cleaned as we book. Booking runs on a phone call or a text with your number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a firm estimate from that. Clean glass and a clear gutter line do a lot for curb appeal from the street. Lead time is set by the calendar, so you will hear the first open date when you call. The two busy windows of the year are the spring build-up and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fastest then, so an early call helps.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew calls before they come, so you know the arrival window. Windows inside are not part of this visit, so book that separately if you need it. For professional window cleaning on larger houses, we bring the lift and set up the same day, and for clogged gutters we clear the runs before they cause water damage to the fascia or the sill below. We work on multi-story buildings as well as single-storey homes, and the same crew handles the cleaning services for both. If you want to book a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm the slot.
Yes, it is the same two people on the same visit, and we do it on residential properties across Fair Oaks. Gutters are done first and the glass last, so the dirty runoff never lands on clean panes. We clean every window on the outside that we can reach safely, and you get one crew and one invoice.
We give the number from the stories and the size of the house, by phone or text. We do not guess a figure from the street. Send a photo of the front and the stories, or call (866) 435-6328, and we confirm the price before the crew comes.
Yes, because the outside carries the spring film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. On a residential window the outside is usually the dirtier side, so clean windows on the outside change how the house looks from the street.
Our Fair Oaks customers book in spring and in fall, when the spring film and the leaf drop build up. To schedule service, call or text us and we give you the first open date. Across California the same two windows apply, so booking in those periods keeps the glass and gutters on schedule.
No, because we clear the gutters first and wait a few minutes before we touch the glass. Doing it the other way round means washing the same window twice.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and frames are done as part of the job. We do not bill them as extras, so the number you hear on the phone covers them.
No, this visit covers the exterior glass only. We do not do interior windows or pressure washing on this visit, so please book those separately if you need them.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. Our crew sends photos of every run before the truck leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
