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 jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of the homeowners who book us do it in the spring and fall, because that is when the pollen and leaves build up enough to matter.
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 and gutter work by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and our washing services cost less in one visit than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge when we finish.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A multi-story building, or a three-story house with a roof too steep to walk, takes more time on the ladder. Oversized picture windows and high panes add setup. A run of clogged gutters, packed with needles and leaves after years without cleaning, takes longer to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that regular cleanings will not remove, so we flag it and quote it separately if it needs treatment.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras. Our crew hauls the grime and debris away rather than blowing it into the yard, and we use purified water to remove dirt without leaving a film. This quote covers the exterior only, so interior and exterior glass are quoted separately if you want both.
On a recent Fallbrook job, the quote moved mostly because of tree cover over the roof and a sprinkler line that was hitting the lower windows every morning. The homeowner asked for a written estimate by text, sent a photo of the front of the house, and we confirmed the number before anyone came out. For your own quote, text us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you the number before a slot is booked.
| 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 homeowners book gutter and window cleaning twice a year, in spring and again in fall. That is when the seed and pollen season and the leaf drop leave the most behind, mostly in the gutters and downspouts, and one crew in one visit makes sense for both.
In spring, the pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and turns into a paste in the gutters, especially where the downspout elbows meet. In fall, the leaves come down as a wet mat that holds water against the fascia. Houses with heavy tree cover over the roof need a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, so those houses are on the schedule more often as well. Clogged gutters are usually why water sheets over the edge in a storm, and runoff from the roof carries grime down onto the glass below. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and gutters that overflow in those storms can cause water damage to fascia and siding.
A house with no trees on the roof is usually fine with one visit a year, late in the fall. A house under big trees, or one with a sprinkler hitting the windows, usually books three or four visits.
Windows need cleaning when you notice a haze you only see when the sun is low. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspout. Clean glass also does more for curb appeal than most people expect, and the purified water we use leaves no cleaning solutions behind to streak.
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.
Booking with us starts with an estimate by phone or text. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you the number before a slot is booked. Our typical lead time is a programmatic field we confirm when you call. In the two busy windows of the year, when pollen and leaves are at their peak, our calendar fills faster, so booking early helps.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and photos of every gutter run and the finished glass go to your phone before the truck leaves. Residential window jobs go on the same calendar as gutters, and residential and commercial jobs are quoted separately. We look at every window on the house before the number goes out.
Our crew works with homeowners who want window cleaning services that also do the gutters and the outside glass together, and we keep the schedule short so each house gets the same attention. The window cleaners on this crew clear the gutters and downspouts before they touch the glass, and our professional window cleaning includes the sill and frame of every window. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal. If you want the bundle, call (866) 435-6328 or schedule service online, and we will book the first available date.
Yes. The same window cleaners clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the gutters and downspouts are cleared before the glass is touched.
Pricing for window and gutter cleaning on a two-story house comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and the residential window count sets the price on the glass. Text us a photo of the front of the house, or reach us at (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the price before we book.
On residential properties in Fallbrook, the outside carries the pollen film, rain dust, sprinkler spots and the runoff from the roof, so the outside is usually where the haze comes from. Windows inside are not part of this visit.
Across California, most customers book a spring visit in mid to late June and another visit in late November to December. The right month for your lot depends on the roof, the trees and any sprinklers that hit the glass, and we confirm it once we see the house.
No. We clean gutters first and glass last, because clogged gutters let the leaves, grit and black water run down the wall and across the windows below it.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and frames are cleaned as part of the job. Tracks are included as well, and every window gets its frame wiped down to remove dirt before we leave.
No. On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, so windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing. If you want interior and exterior work, it is quoted separately.
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. If you live in one of the condos on your street, the gutters and outside glass may belong to the association, so check before you book.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
