Yes, 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, so both jobs together come in less than two separate trips. Across California, most homeowners who book us do it in the spring and fall. Tell us your story count and a rough window count, and we will give you the number on the phone.
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 our window washing services by the number of stories and the approximate window count. The bundle in one visit costs less than hiring two separate window cleaning services for the same house, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Your exact figure comes from those inputs, and a quick photo of the front of the house by text is the easiest way to confirm them before we book.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer on the ladder. Oversized picture windows and unusual panes take more time per pane. A residential window with a screen takes a little longer than a bare pane, and grime that has sat on the sill for years takes longer than a light film. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before the flush. Clearing and flushing the gutters and downspouts is part of the quote, not a separate line. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue that cleaning alone does not remove, so we note it on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is what it looks like when we see a quote change on a La Habra job. Its neighborhood, its stories, its window count, and what we found on the glass are the details that set the number, and each one comes from the same questions we ask on the phone. Ask us for a written estimate and we will put the same inputs in writing, so you can check them against the house before anyone climbs a ladder. Most of the variation people ask about comes from window count and whether the gutters have been cleaned recently, and both are easy to confirm from the driveway. We do not price interior and exterior glass as one job, because this visit covers the outside only. A house kept on regular cleanings has less buildup to clear, which is why the first visit after a long gap tends to take longer.
| 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, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Here is what we find at each window and gutter visit, and the cases that call for a third one.
In the spring, pollen forms a film on south-facing glass and packs into the gutters as a paste, and it is hard to rinse from a downspout elbow. A pollen film needs cleaning solutions that cut through it, not a quick rinse. In the fall, the leaf load comes down in a wet mat that holds water in the gutter. Storms and wind shift those dates from year to year, so we book by what the house looks like rather than by the calendar alone.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A house with clogged gutters sends runoff down the wall and onto the glass below, and a gutter that overflows in a storm can cause water damage at the fascia. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects a fine dust that builds up on the sills. Dust gets into windows inside the house too, but this visit covers the outside only.
You will know windows need cleaning when there is a haze you only notice with the sun low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, call (866) 435-6328 and we will schedule the next 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 residential and commercial properties across La Habra, and our crew knows the streets well enough to plan a route without wasting a morning. Most of our work is on residential properties, and houses and condos get the same order of work, gutters first and glass last, though a shared roofline may need a word with your building manager before we book. Booking starts with a phone or text estimate for window cleaning services. We ask for the number of stories and a photo of the house front. From there the calendar fills in order, and we call before we come, so you know when the crew will be at the house. To schedule service, pick from the open dates we read out on the call.
The two busiest windows of the year line up with spring grime and the fall leaf drop. Those are the weeks our calendar fills fastest, so if you know your timing, booking early keeps the slot you want. If you want professional window cleaning done before the spring buildup peaks, call early. Multi-story buildings need a longer slot on the calendar than a single-story house, because the ladder work takes longer. Lead time shifts with the season, and we will tell you the earliest date open when you call. Clean glass and clear gutters do more for curb appeal than most people expect.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every gutter run and the finished glass before the truck leaves. Before that, the crew checks every window from the ladder. Consistent photos and a clear invoice are how we keep the job honest. For a quote and a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with the next opening.
Yes. Our crew does both, gutters first and glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters never lands on clean windows. You get one visit and one invoice instead of booking two companies.
The number comes from your stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm the inputs before we book.
On the outside, dust, rain spatter and sprinkler spots build up in a way that the inside never sees. Exterior cleaning helps remove dirt and the film that dulls the glass, and that is the part our crew handles.
Across California, most customers book a spring visit in mid to late June and a fall visit from late November to December. If your house sits under heavy tree cover, a third visit may suit you better.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. If the glass were washed first, the water and grit from the gutters would streak it, so the order matters.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the exterior cleaning, and we will flag anything that needs more time before we start.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside and we do not do pressure washing on this job, so the work stays on the outside of the glass and the frames.
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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
