Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing dirty 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. On our Los Gatos jobs, most customers book it for the spring and fall, when pollen and leaves build up.
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 number we give you on the phone is the number we charge. Doing window washing and gutter cleaning in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and we will tell you the exact figure once we know those two things. Send a photo of the front of the house by text and we can give you a firm number before we schedule service.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk on takes more time and more equipment. A large window count, or picture windows and oversized panes, adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles and leaves take longer to clear, and guards that have to be lifted and reseated are priced in as well. A cleaning will remove dirt and grime, but hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing it will not remove, so we flag that on the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
What we find on the day is what sets the final number. Two houses with the same window count can land far apart if one has clogged gutters and the other was cleaned last season. When you call, tell us the stories, the rough window count and whether the gutters have been done recently, and we will give you an exact quote. Professional window cleaning helps a house keep its curb appeal, and gutters that stay clear between visits protect the paint and the trim and keep water damage off the foundation.
| 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.
On our Los Gatos jobs, most customers book regular cleanings for both, twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Each visit catches a different load. Rain does not remove dirt from glass. It moves it around and leaves streaks. In spring the pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and packs into the gutters as a paste. In fall the leaves come down wet, and the gutters fill with a mat that holds water against the fascia. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates, so we look at the house before we set the slot.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits a residential window leaves spots that come back a day after it is cleaned. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a grime that builds faster than the other houses on the block. We check every window and every gutter run on the first visit, and we tell you what we see.
The sign windows need a cleaning is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need one is runoff sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either, text us a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which visit it belongs to.
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 residential properties across Los Gatos, and our cleaning services book into the same route for the surrounding streets. To get an estimate or schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Lead time depends on the season and the day of the week, and we will give you the first open date when we quote. In the two busy windows of the year, the spring dust and the fall leaf drop, the calendar fills first, so booking early helps.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our washing services work from the outside of the house and do not need access inside. If a slot does not suit you, we can hold a date and move it, provided we know before the crew is dispatched. The whole job is scheduled around the gutters-first, glass-last order, with gutters and downspouts cleared before anyone touches the glass, so the estimate and the booking go through the same route.
Our window cleaning services and gutter work reach the apartment buildings, the townhomes and the condos as well as the single-family houses, with the same two-person crew doing both the gutters and the glass. We quote residential and commercial buildings the same way, stories first and then window count. For multi-story buildings, send the building count and we will quote it by building.
Yes, on our jobs the same two-person crew does both in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the outside glass last, so the dirty water from the roof does not run back down onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories, the approximate window count and what is in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front, and we will quote the job before the crew is scheduled.
Usually yes, because the outside takes the load. Spring dust settles as a film, rain leaves dirt that dries into streaks, and sprinklers leave mineral spots, all on every window you see from outside.
Most of our Los Gatos customers book in spring and fall, once the spring dust has built up and after the leaves come down. Text us a photo of the roofline and we can tell you which visit your house needs.
No, the reason we do gutters and downspouts first and glass last is exactly that. Clearing a run sends the leaves, grit and black water down the wall, so the glass is washed once the gutters are finished.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, and they are not billed as extras. We rinse with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so the glass dries without streaks. Tracks are included in the outside cleaning of the frame.
On this visit we clean only the exterior glass. The windows inside the house are not part of the job, and neither is pressure washing, so when you compare quotes, check whether the interior and exterior are both included.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, 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.
