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 washed down from the roof lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this in spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 to book.
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 by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves it on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a steep roof or a third story, a window count that includes oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves, clogged gutters that need hand clearing, guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Companies that advertise window washing services often quote by window alone. We quote the whole house, because a single visit only works if the gutters and the glass are priced together. Professional window cleaning on multi-story buildings with water damage in the trim takes a different crew setup, and we say so before we book it rather than after. Curb appeal is what the glass shows, but the gutter runs above it decide what washes down.
To get your exact number, text us the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has and roughly how many windows face the street. We will confirm the figure before anyone climbs a ladder. Our crew cleans the outside only on this visit, so windows inside are not part of the quote.
| 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 who book both jobs do it twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and one crew in one visit makes sense for that schedule. Our La Mesa customers follow the same rhythm.
In spring the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and forms a paste in the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load that matters. Across California, our cleaning services run a spring visit in mid to late June and a fall visit in late November to December, and we set each date from what settled on every window and in the gutters since the last visit.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves spots that come back a day later, or a house near a busy road or construction all tend to collect more. Residential properties under those conditions usually need more frequent runs, and a residential window with sprinkler spotting needs the mineral treatment, not another wash. Schedule service through the same booking line so the gutters and glass stay on one calendar.
You will see when windows need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low. Gutters tell you when they need it: water sheeting over the edge in a rain. Clean windows and clear runs are the goal, and the calendar follows from them.
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 cleaned gutters and exterior glass across La Mesa, and we book by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate and a date. Lead time depends on the season, and we call before we come rather than showing up unannounced. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen drop and the fall leaf drop. Our calendar fills during those weeks, so booking early in those months gets you a slot sooner. Between them there is usually room.
Our window cleaning services cover the glass of single-family houses, townhomes and condos, and the same crew handles gutters and downspouts on the same visit. Commercial buildings, including condos with shared runs, are scheduled per building. Dust and grime collect faster on the lower floors where runoff splashes, and we clean those panes as carefully as the upper ones. Washing services for the whole house mean one trip, one set of ladders and one bill to remove dirt from both the gutters and the glass.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, on residential and commercial properties alike. We do the gutters first, so the debris and water do not end up on the glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us a photo of the front and we will quote the exact figure before the visit.
On our jobs the outside carries the most: pollen in spring, leaf dust in fall, and sprinkler spots that cling to the glass. Outside cleanings keep the view clear whatever the inside looks like.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall, after the pollen drop and after the leaves come down. Regular cleanings on that rhythm keep the gutters clear, and we confirm each date with you by phone first.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. When the runs are cleared and flushed and the wall has stopped dripping, the windows get washed without the grit coming back down on them.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, with plain water and no cleaning solutions left on the frame. Picture windows get the same treatment as the rest of the glass. Tracks are included in the standard visit, and we do not bill them as separate extras.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only, so the interior and exterior panes are quoted separately. We do not do pressure washing, so that is not part of the quote.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
