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 nothing washed off the roof lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this pairing in spring and fall, and the number we give you by phone is the number we charge.
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 washing services and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, so give us the stories and a photo of the front of the house by text and we will tell you where it lands.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are the same ones the crew sees from the ladder. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more setup. Oversized picture windows and a lot of glass take longer to get clean, and window washing on the upper stories needs the most setup of all. Gutters nobody has opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear than a run that was cleaned last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem: no cleaning removes it, and the crew will tell you on the visit whether it is there. Clogged gutters are cleared before anything else, and grime on the sills is wiped during the visit. Downspout flushing and screen rinsing are part of the job, not billed as extras.
On Long Beach jobs the cleaning is for the outside only, and we want you to understand what the price covers before you book. The bundle is for the exterior glass and the gutters, and windows inside the house are not part of it. If you want interior and exterior glass both done, tell us on the call so the quote covers it, because the bundle is priced for the outside. Getting an exact number takes about two minutes: send the stories, the approximate window count, and a photo of the front of the house, and we come back with a firm figure before anyone books a date. That way the quote you hear is the bill you pay, with no surprises once the ladders are up.
| 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 Long Beach customers book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across California the same rhythm holds for most houses, with spring and fall as the two natural windows.
What we find at each visit depends on the season. In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutters, and that is the visit where the downspouts need the most flushing. In fall the leaf load builds up in the runs and the wet mat sits on the gutter lip through the first rains. Storm and wind seasons can shift those dates a little, so we book off what we see on the house rather than a fixed calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the gutters, and regular cleanings are what keep that in check. A sprinkler line hitting the glass leaves spots that come back a day later, and water damage can follow when a gutter overflows at the fascia. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a film faster than one on a quiet street. If your house is in one of those situations, plan on three or four visits a year rather than two.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, or spots that show up after the first morning dew. Gutters tell you too, with water sheeting over the edge in a hard rain instead of running down the downspout. A haze that is only dirt often comes off with cleaning solutions on the frame, so the crew works to remove dirt from the frame and screen as well as the pane. A mineral film is different and needs its own treatment. If you see either sign between visits, text us a photo and we will tell you whether it is a cleaning or a separate problem.
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 crews clean gutters and windows across Long Beach, and the calendar is the thing to plan around. Booking starts with an estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you the quote and the next open slot. Lead time depends on the week, so ask for the next available date when you call rather than assuming one. The two busy windows of the year track the leaf and spring seasons, and the calendar fills fastest then, so booking early in those stretches keeps your slot.
We handle residential and commercial work with the same crew. Residential properties get the same window cleaning services as a single-family home, and for commercial and multi-story buildings we schedule service around the building and its tenants. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew brings its own water and equipment, works from the outside, and sends photos of the gutters and downspouts before it leaves. Our professional window cleaning is set up for every window on the house, from the ground floor to the top story, so you get one schedule service for the whole exterior. Each residential window gets the same pass, and clean glass helps the curb appeal from the street.
Yes. Our crew does both in one visit, with the gutters done first and the glass last. Doing them in that order keeps the dirty runoff off the windows we have just cleaned.
We do not quote a figure here. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you can get it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text with a photo of the front of the house.
Usually the outside is where the buildup is. Film, rain dust and sprinkler spots collect on the exterior glass, and that is what changes how the window looks from the street.
Our Long Beach customers mostly book in the spring and fall windows, when the film and leaves build up. Booking early in those months keeps your slot.
No, because we clear the gutters and flush the downspouts before we touch the glass. The glass is the last thing we do on the house, so there is nothing left to run down onto it.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean interior glass and we do not do pressure washing on this job.
You do not need to be home. If your home is one of several condos in a building, ask about the exterior glass and gutters when you call. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
