Yes, the same two people clean your 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 doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book it for spring and fall, and we give you the number on the phone that we will charge 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.
Our direct answer is this: we price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On the day, the crew finds a few things that change the quote. A third story or a steep roof changes how we set the ladder and the lift, and oversized panes take longer to wash than standard ones. Gutters nobody has opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take more time to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing a cleaning will not remove, so we tell you about it before we start. Cleaning gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is how window washing and gutter work are priced on our Mead Valley jobs. Text us a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories, and we can give you a close number before anyone climbs a ladder. The most useful thing you can send is an honest window count, including the picture windows and the small ones over the garage. Clean windows and clear gutters are the two things you are paying for, and the crew uses purified water rather than cleaning solutions to remove dirt from the glass. A customer whose house sits under heavy tree cover will see a different number than a single-story house with an open yard, because the grime and runoff from the trees land on the glass and in the gutters every few weeks. We work out the scope from what we see, and we explain the reason behind each line so you can see where the money goes. If the quote is not what you expected, call before the day, and we will walk through it with you.
| 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 homeowners who book both jobs do it twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them.
In spring we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and a paste of spring dust in the gutters, which is the heaviest load of the year. In fall the leaf load arrives and the wet mat builds up in the runs, and that is the visit that stops water from sheeting over the edge in the first winter rain. Storm and wind seasons can move the dates a little, so we look at the house each time rather than working from a calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof means needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. 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 more dust on the frames and sills. When we see one of these, we say so at the first visit and suggest a schedule that fits it, so you can plan your regular cleanings around the house rather than the calendar. Our interior and exterior work is separate, so this schedule covers only the outside, and the picture windows and sliders get the same frequency as the rest of the glass.
Two signs tell you it is time without a calendar. Windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. If either happens between visits, text us a photo, and we will tell you which one it is.
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 for Mead Valley homeowners and for other residential properties nearby, and we give the same quote whether the house is on a quiet street or a busy one. To schedule service, start with a phone or text estimate at (866) 435-6328. Send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we confirm the slot and the price together.
Lead time changes through the year. The two busy windows are the spring season and the fall leaf season, when our calendar fills fastest and the booking queue grows. If you call outside those windows you will usually get a slot sooner. We call before we come, so you know when the crew will arrive, and you do not need to be home for exterior work.
We do not offer professional window cleaning as a stand-alone job here, and windows inside the house are not part of any visit. Our washing services always cover the gutters too, because the order of work matters, and the outside of the glass is cleaner when the gutters are done first. We clean for residential and commercial customers, including condos and multi-story buildings, and the same crew handles the work on a commercial site. Our window cleaning services are scheduled, not rushed, which keeps the work even and avoids water damage to the frames that comes from clogged gutters left after a storm.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters does not land on the clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we count every window on it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we give you the number before the crew comes out.
Yes, because the outside of a residential window carries the pollen, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Clean outside glass also adds to the curb appeal of the house, and the inside looks cleaner too.
Most of our customers here book in spring and fall. Across California that is the common pattern, and on our Mead Valley jobs it means the spring season and the leaf season.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. The leaves and grit come down the wall when the runs are cleared, and the glass is washed only after the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped on every residential window we clean, as part of the job. Tracks are wiped where they can be reached from outside, and the work is not billed as an extra.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean windows inside the house or do pressure washing here, so the work is limited to the outside of the house.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
