Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We always do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most homeowners book this bundle in spring and fall, and the number we give on the 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 quote gutter cleaning and window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Professional window cleaning done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number on your invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what the job runs before we book it.
On the house, four things move the quote. A third story or a steep roof changes how much of the job needs a boom or scissor lift. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes, which take longer to clean without streaking. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take more time to clear and flush. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add labor, and so does hard-water spotting from sprinklers, which cleaning alone will not remove. The quote covers the outside only, not the windows inside, and clean gutters and glass do the most for curb appeal from the street. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our crew sees clogged gutters on most houses that have gone a season without service, and the water damage that follows is usually behind the fascia where nobody looks. We would rather catch it on the ladder than explain it later. For a number on your house, send the stories, the window count, and a photo of the front of the house, and we will come back with one figure. Ask for a written estimate before any work starts, and you will have it in writing.
| 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 Los Altos customers book both gutters and windows twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across California, spring and fall are the two visits most homeowners pick for this bundle of cleaning services. In spring we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste packed in the gutters. In fall the leaf load builds up, and storms and wind can move the dates on either visit.
Some homes need a third visit. We see that most often with heavy tree cover over the roof, with a sprinkler line hitting the glass (those spots come back a day after cleaning), and on houses close to a busy road or active construction. A residential window near a dusty street collects grime faster than one in a quiet cul-de-sac, and the residential properties we clean in that situation go on a shorter schedule. Regular cleanings catch the film early, and every window on the house gets the same pass.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun sits low. You will know gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Call (866) 435-6328 to set up the first visit so the crew can look at your roofline and tell you which cycle your house needs.
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 worked across Los Altos, and we book one visit for both jobs at a time that suits you. Our washing services cover the gutters, and our window cleaning services cover the glass, but both go on one ticket. To start, text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we send the estimate. Lead time depends on the calendar, and we call before we come, so you are not left guessing about the day. When the calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, booking early helps.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, and it sends photos of every gutter run and the finished glass before it leaves. We clear the gutters and downspouts, then rinse the glass with purified water so it dries without spots, and we remove dirt from frames and sills as we go. We serve residential and commercial properties, and our crew also takes on condos and multi-story buildings, where the work runs on the same gutters first, glass last order.
Schedule service by calling (866) 435-6328 or texting a photo of the roofline, and ask for a date that fits your calendar.
Yes. It is the same two-person crew doing both jobs in one visit. We always clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty runoff does not land on clean windows.
We do not quote a flat figure for every house. The number comes from your stories and window count, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a written estimate.
Yes, because the outside carries most of the dirt. The picture windows on the front of the house show the haze first. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the exterior glass, and the inside stays clean on its own. Our cleaning solutions are mild, and the final rinse is purified water. We only clean the exterior on this visit.
Across California, spring and fall are the two visits most homeowners choose. In Los Altos, most of our customers book in the spring and the fall windows, after the pollen and leaf loads have built up.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. If the glass is washed before the gutters, the runoff lands on it and someone has to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and that is not billed as an extra. Tracks are included in the exterior visit.
We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing on this visit. This visit covers exterior glass only, and the crew works on the outside of the house. If you want interior and exterior glass both done, we price each side separately, so ask when you call.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers 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.
