Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. Our window cleaning services are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, and on our Garden Acres jobs, most customers book this in spring and fall, the two points in the year when pollen and leaves build up the most.
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 cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Doing both in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and we tell you the exact saving on the quote. Some window cleaners quote the glass alone and leave the gutters to another company, so it is easy to end up with two trips and two bills. Our professional window cleaning and gutter work comes as one quote. Nothing is added after the crew arrives, and the figure you hear is the figure on the invoice.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones the crew finds on the day. Multi-story buildings take the most setup, and a third story or a steep roof on a house adds time for the same reason. Window count, and oversized panes such as picture windows, take more care. Clogged gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves that have to be hauled out by hand, take extra time. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers, which a regular cleaning does not remove, is quoted separately. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The price covers the outside only, so the windows inside are not part of it.
Here is how we usually see it play out. On one Garden Acres house the gutters had gone a long time without a clean, and the leaf mat had sat in the runs long enough to back water up against the fascia. That is a case where the crew spends the extra time clearing before the glass is touched, and the quote reflected it. We have seen the same kind of damage on other homes, where water damage around the eaves was already starting. Clean glass and clear gutters also help curb appeal, which is one reason homeowners book them together. To get your exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house with the number of stories and a rough count of windows, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will come back with a price before anyone schedules a visit.
| 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 Garden Acres customers book cleaning services for both gutters and windows twice a year, once in the spring after the growth starts and once in the fall after the leaves come down. For residential window and gutter work, one crew in one visit makes sense for that schedule, because the two jobs need the same ladder setup and the same weather window.
In spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass is the first thing we see, and the sticky paste sitting in the gutter elbows is the second. In fall, the leaf load is what changes the picture, with wet leaf mats packing the runs and washing grit onto the sill under every window below them. Storm and wind seasons can move these dates a few weeks in either direction, so we book from what the house looks like, not from the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded between visits, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning, along with the runoff that dries on the frames. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more grime on the glass than one further back, so clean windows there stay clean for a shorter time. We see the same pattern on the smaller residential properties too, where the gutters fill faster than the owner expects.
The sign that windows need cleaning sooner is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either one, call to schedule service before the next storm.
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 worked across Garden Acres, including the older streets near the center of town and the newer blocks toward the edges. Our washing services cover the gutters and the exterior glass, and we handle residential window cleaning and gutter work on the same route, so a single visit covers the whole house. Gutters and downspouts are cleared and flushed first so the runoff does not hit the glass, and the crew can remove dirt from the frames before it leaves.
Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we will confirm a date and the price. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall cleanings, when our calendar fills first. Customers who want regular cleanings can book the next visit at the end of each one. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, so you do not have to arrange access beyond unlocking the side gate. If you live in a condo, tell us when you book so the crew knows which gutter runs and windows are yours. To start, call (866) 435-6328.
Yes. Our crew cleans both the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit, so you do not need to book two companies. Gutters are done first and the glass last, so the water and grit from the gutters never land on clean windows.
The number comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count. Text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories, and we will give you the exact figure before the visit.
Usually yes, because the outside takes the tree dust, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass here. The inside can look fine while the outside is hazy when the sun is low.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, after the spring growth and after the leaves come down. Call (866) 435-6328 to get on the calendar for either visit.
No. We clean the gutters first and the windows last, so nothing from the runs washes onto glass we have already done.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and we do not bill them as extras. This page covers houses. Commercial buildings are quoted separately, so text us the address and building type first.
Exterior only on this visit. The windows inside the house are not part of the job, and we do not do pressure washing. If you want to know which cleaning solutions the crew uses on your glass, ask when you book.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, 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.
