Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book it in the spring and fall, when the pollen and leaves are heaviest.
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 the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. The bundle saving is applied to the total on your estimate, so you see one figure for both jobs.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to walk and to reach from the ladder. Oversized picture windows and a high count of small panes add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take more passes to clear, and gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be flushed. Hard-water spotting left by sprinklers is etched into the glass, and no cleaning removes it, so we tell you about it before we quote the glass.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras. Gutters and downspouts are cleared in the same pass, and the glass is done after them. Grime on the glass, the kind that builds up between visits, is what our crew clears in that pass, with cleaning solutions only where water alone will not lift it. Most homeowners who book window washing services with us set up regular cleanings on a set calendar, because the glass and the gutters both need that rhythm.
On our Lake Forest jobs, the quote usually turns on one thing we ask you for before we come: a photo of the front of the house, sent by text, with the number of stories and a rough window count. That lets us give you the exact number on the phone rather than a range, and it lets the crew bring the right lift. If you also want interior and exterior glass on the same quote, say so on the call and we price the two separately. Ask for a written estimate if you want the breakdown line by line before you 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.
Across California, most customers book both jobs twice a year, a spring visit in mid to late June and a fall visit in late November to December. That is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the season, and why window and gutter cleaning is planned around both dates.
Each visit finds something different. In the spring, a yellow tree film sits on south-facing glass and seed paste packs the gutters and elbows. In the fall, the leaf load builds into a wet mat that holds water against the fascia. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so storm season can move the dates a few weeks either way.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof leaves clogged gutters between cleanings, with needles and grit packed into the downspouts. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects a film that a twice-yearly schedule does not keep up with. A gutter that overflows in rain can also leave water damage on the fascia and the wall below it.
The sign windows need it is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Our crew checks both on the visit and tells you what it sees.
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 cleans gutters and windows across Lake Forest, and we answer the estimate call the same day you ask. Booking works like this: you call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we confirm the number of stories and window count before we set a date. The typical lead time is shown on your confirmation. Our calendar fills up in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf drop, so book early if you want a specific week.
We offer window cleaning services for residential properties, and our professional window cleaning crew clears the gutters on the same visit. Nobody needs to be home for the outside work. We call before we come, and we call again when we are on the way.
We handle residential and commercial jobs alike. For multi-story buildings and commercial jobs, the crew works around your schedule and can schedule service after hours. Condos get the same order of work, and we ask the building manager for access before the crew comes. For a home, the visit fits the day you choose. Either way, the goal is a clean curb appeal from the street, with every window and every run done on the same visit.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not land on clean panes.
The number comes from the number of stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. We do not quote from a standard rate card. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house.
Yes, because the outside of a residential window carries the yellow film, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up between visits. Those are the things that dull the glass from the street, even when the inside looks fine.
Across California, most customers book in the spring and the fall, the two windows when the pollen and the leaves are heaviest. Ask for a written estimate if you want a specific week.
No, if the gutters go first. When a run is cleared, the leaves and the grit come down the wall, so the glass is washed after that. The reason is simple: clean the gutters first, then the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and that is how we remove dirt the rain leaves on the frames. Tracks are included in the same pass. None of it is billed as an extra line item.
Not on this visit. The windows inside stay as they are, and we clean the exterior glass only. We do not do pressure washing as part of this service.
No, you do not need to be home for the outside work. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move the cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, 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.
