Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first, glass last. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across California, our crews book this pairing mostly in spring and fall, and the number we quote by phone is the number on the invoice.
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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Done together in one visit, the bundle costs less than booking the gutters and the glass separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. We do not quote a percentage for the bundle, and the starting price for each package sits in the template above.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof steep enough that we have to rig the ladder carefully, a window count that includes picture windows and other oversized panes, gutters nobody has opened in a long time or packed with needles and leaves, gutter 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. The glass gets purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so there is no chemical line on the invoice.
For a Lemon Grove home, the fastest way to get the exact number is to text us a photo of the front of the house with the stories visible, and tell us roughly how many windows face the street and the back. Residential and commercial jobs are priced differently; a site with several buildings is quoted per building, with pricing that reflects the cleanings we would schedule for regular cleanings across the year. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will walk you through it on the phone.
| 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, one visit in spring and one in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense for the calendar. In the spring visit we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the gutters, and in the fall visit the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs and drags water over the edge. Storm and wind seasons move those dates a little from year to year, and a hose rinse will not remove dirt that has baked onto the sills.
Houses under heavy tree cover, or with a sprinkler line hitting the glass, tend to need a third visit, because the spots that come back a day after cleaning are a sprinkler problem and needles pack the downspouts between visits. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a film faster than the rest of the block. Our window cleaners tend to see the same pattern on multi-story buildings, where the upper floors catch more dust and the runoff from the roof runs down the glass below.
You can tell windows need the outside done when the glass looks hazy only in low sun, and that is the usual reason people book professional window cleaning in the first place. Clean glass and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal from the street. You can tell gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Either one is a reason to call rather than wait for the next scheduled visit, since clogged gutters are the usual route to water damage at the fascia and soffit.
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 handles cleaning services for gutters and windows across Lemon Grove, and the window and gutter cleaning service runs the same way in every part of the city: one estimate, one visit, one invoice. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm a slot. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busiest windows of the year our calendar fills, so booking early in the month helps. We call before we come.
The service covers the outside of every window in reach, from ground level or the pole, along with frames and screens, and the gutters and downspouts on the same visit. We schedule service around the weather, because rain on a dirty sill just moves the grime. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Residential properties and homes with a single residential window get the same crew and the same photos as a larger job.
Yes. Our window cleaning services and gutter work are done by the same two people on one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not land on clean windows.
There is no fixed figure we can give without the house in front of us. The number comes from the stories and the size of the job, and we give it by phone or text before we come. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
For most Lemon Grove homes, yes. The outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that the inside never sees, so the glass can look hazy even when the room side is clean.
Most of our customers here book in spring and in fall. Spring is when the pollen comes through and fall is when the leaves drop and the gutters need a second look before the rains. Condos follow the same spring and fall pattern, and if a building has shared gutter runs we arrange access with the building before the visit.
No, because the gutters are done first and the glass last. The leaves, grit and black water from a cleared run come down the wall, so the glass waits until the run has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Our washing services cover the frames too, and tracks that are heavily packed with grime are noted on the estimate if they will take extra time.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house, and interior and exterior glass are quoted as separate jobs. Pressure washing is not part of this visit either, so if you need it, ask us for a separate 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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
