Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Across California, most of the homes we work on book this pairing in spring and fall, which is the rhythm our crew keeps.
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 price for window and gutter cleaning comes from 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The same method applies to residential and commercial buildings.
On the day, the crew finds what drives the quote: multi-story buildings, a third story or a roof too steep to walk, oversized panes and high picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Where a pane needs more than water, the crew uses cleaning solutions suited to the glass and frame. Each of those changes the time on the ladder, so we say it before we start rather than after.
Across California we get the exact number by asking for the stories, the window count and one photo of the front of the house by text. Those three things are enough for a firm figure. Tell us if you also want the windows inside cleaned, since interior and exterior glass are quoted as separate jobs, and we will say plainly what this visit covers so you can decide what to book.
| 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 homes here book regular cleanings of gutters and exterior windows twice a year, and across California the same two-visit rhythm holds as the sensible baseline. The first visit is in spring, after the seed and pollen drop, and the second is in fall, after the leaves come down.
In spring we find a fine film on south-facing glass and a paste of seed packed into the gutters. In fall the work is the wet leaf mat that clogged gutters hold, and whatever the wind pushed into the downspout elbows. Storm and wind seasons move those dates a little, so we look at the roof each visit before we set the next one.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the downspouts filling between cleanings, a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, and a house near a busy road or construction collects more grime than the average lot. Our crew sees those patterns, so we tell you on the first visit whether your house needs the extra trip.
You will notice the windows need it when there is a haze you only see when the sun is low. Dirty glass also takes the curb appeal off the front of the house. You will notice the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running into the downspout, and that overflow is the usual route to water damage at the fascia. Any of those signs means it is time to book, and each one shows up in the photos we send you after a visit.
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 clean window and gutter cleaning jobs across Grover Beach and book them the same way on every street. Start with a quote by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front. That gives us what we need to set a time, and we call before we come, so nobody is standing in the driveway waiting.
Lead time depends on the calendar, and the two busy windows of the year are the spring and fall seasons, when the seed and the leaves arrive and the schedule for professional window cleaning fills up. Book early in those months if you want a specific day. Outside them, the calendar opens up and we can usually schedule service with a shorter wait.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and the residential properties we clean are done from the outside without disturbing the rooms behind the glass. We clean every window on the outside of the house, including the sill and the frame, and send photos of the finished glass before the truck leaves.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and downspouts and the outside of the windows in one visit, and they do the gutters first. That order keeps the runoff off the glass.
We give the number from the stories and the size of the house, by phone or text. We do not quote a figure on the page because the number depends on the stories and the window count. Call (866) 435-6328 with both and we will confirm the price before anyone climbs a ladder.
Often yes. The outside carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits, and those marks show through the glass whether the inside is clean or not. Cleaning the outside alone is a complete job that will remove dirt from the glass and frames where it collects.
Most of our Grover Beach customers book in late spring and in fall, after the seed drop and after the leaves come down. Across California the spring and fall visits follow the same calendar, so booking early in those windows gets you the day you want.
Not when we work the way we do. Gutters first, glass last, so the runoff from the gutter cleaning is rinsed away before we touch the panes. Our washing services are built around that order, because reversing it is how dirty water ends up on clean windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside, and condos are priced the same way as houses, by stories and window count. Nothing on that list is billed as a separate extra.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside the house and we do not do pressure washing, so the job stays on the outside of the house.
No, 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. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
