The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit here, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and two jobs booked together cost less than two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book both in the spring and fall, and we have done it that way on our own Lake Elsinore jobs for years, so the schedule is one we already know well.
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 bundle in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the windows as separate jobs. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and the starting figures we quote for each job type are a floor, not a quote.
On our jobs, the things that move the number are the same every time. Work on multi-story buildings, or on a roof too steep to walk, means more time on the ladder and a boom or scissor lift for the back run. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes and picture windows that take two people to reach safely. The windows inside the house are not part of this price. Gutters nobody has cleared in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to flush and haul. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing no cleaning removes, so we say so before the crew arrives. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here in Lake Elsinore, we have seen how a house on a lot with heavy tree cover can gather the same grit as a house with no trees, only sooner. Clogged gutters that have sat through a winter often mean water damage is already starting behind the fascia, and that is worth knowing before the price is set. The crew photographs it and reports it, and we do not sell repairs from the ladder. Clean gutters and glass also do a lot for curb appeal, but that comes as a side effect, not the reason to book.
A professional window cleaning and gutter job gets its exact number from a short text: the number of stories, a rough window count, and a photo of the front of the house. We can usually tell from that what the job will involve, and we confirm the total before we book it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with a written estimate.
| 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 Lake Elsinore customers book regular cleanings for both gutters and windows twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across California the pattern holds, but the dates move with the weather.
Across California, spring visits usually land in mid to late June, and that is when we find pollen film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste packed into the gutter elbows. In the fall the leaf load is what we find first, and the windows show it as haze you only notice when the sun is low. Storm and wind seasons can move both visits, so we book from the house, not from the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those are mineral, not dirt. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects residential window grime faster than one on a quiet street. Most people notice the difference on clean windows within a few weeks of the visit.
Here is how it looks on our own jobs. One customer with no trees over the house books the fall visit once a year and is done. Another, with a heavy tree canopy over the roof and sprinkler spotting on the west windows, is on three or four visits a year. Both get the same crew and the same photos after each of their cleanings.
You will know the windows need attention when the glass looks hazy in low sun, and you will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 gutters and exterior windows on residential and commercial buildings across Lake Elsinore as a whole, and the calendar is the only real limit. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the time window before we come. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year when the spring grit and the leaves come down, our calendar fills faster, so it pays to book early. Our cleaning services use the same booking for every property.
We call before we come, and we call again when the truck is on its way. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but the side gate should be open and any sprinklers turned off the night before.
Our window cleaning services and gutter clearing run as one job from start to finish: the roof is cleared, the gutters are flushed, the glass is washed with purified water instead of cleaning solutions and dries without a film, and the frames and screens go back in place. The crew takes care of every window on the outside of the house. We also handle the everyday washing services that come with residential properties, the grime on frames, the runoff from the roof that streaks the sill, and the gutters and downspouts that hold the most dirt. We remove dirt where it sits instead of spreading it, and the condos and townhomes we see run the same way.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so the dirty gutter water does not land on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the house front and we will tell you the total before we book.
On our jobs the outside carries most of what dulls the glass here: spring film, rain dust, and sprinkler spotting. Cleaning the inside does not reach any of that.
Our customers here most often book in the spring and again in the fall, and the spring visit is usually scheduled once the spring tree drop finishes. Across California the timing shifts with the weather, so we book from the house.
No. Gutters first, glass last, so the leaves and grit wash down before anyone touches the windows. If the glass were done first, someone would have to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and frames are done as part of the job. None of it is billed as an extra.
We do not clean interior glass or do pressure washing on this visit. Interior and exterior glass are different jobs, and this visit covers exterior glass and gutters only.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, 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.
