We are the same two-person crew that cleans the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps dirty runoff off clean panes, so the glass only gets touched once. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this bundle in spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 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 price 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 you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our window cleaners are the same two people who clear the gutters, so one crew handles professional window cleaning and gutter work on your house. Our window washing and gutter cleaning are one job, not two line items. Clean gutters and glass also do a lot for curb appeal from the street. Our starting prices are set by stories and window count, and the final figure depends on what we find on the day.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the roof and the glass. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the boom or scissor lift. A large window count or oversized picture windows take longer to reach. Gutters that have not been opened in years come down packed with needles and leaves, and clogged gutters take extra passes to clear. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass and no cleaning removes it, so we flag it on the visit. The windows inside the house are not part of this quote. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is how to get an exact number. Tell us the stories and a rough window count, and text a photo of the front of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 if that is easier. If you have had water damage from an old overflow, mention it so we check the fascia on the visit. Our crew will run the number before we call you back.
| 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 customers in this area book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on a national-style schedule. Across California, the same pattern holds for residential properties: gutters and exterior glass both get cleaning services on that twice-a-year rhythm, timed to the seasons. To schedule service, text a photo of the front of the house and we will confirm a date.
In spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed into the gutters. In fall the leaf load comes down and the wet mat sits in the runs until the first rains. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, but the rhythm stays the same for most homes.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof sends needles and grit into the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects more dust on the frames and sills, and every window facing the road shows it first. On those properties we suggest a third visit so the glass stays clear between your regular cleanings.
You will know the windows need it when you see a haze on any residential window that only shows up when the sun is low. Glass looks sharper, and clean windows show the difference right away. You will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout.
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 have cleaned homes across National City, and we keep the calendar open for the neighborhoods we visit most often. Our window cleaning services and gutter work share that calendar, so one booking covers both. Booking starts with a call to (866) 435-6328 or a text: give us the stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm a date. Lead times are listed on our booking page, and we call before we come so nobody is surprised at the door.
Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, when tree dust peaks in spring and the leaves come down in fall. If you want a slot in those weeks, book early. Outside of those windows we usually have room sooner.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew stays outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of each gutter run and the finished glass before the truck leaves. Our washing services remove dirt from the frames and sills as well as the pane, so the glass does not look dull the next day. We work on single-family homes, townhomes, condos and multi-story buildings, and we clean the gutters and downspouts on each building so runoff does not pool at the foundation.
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 the runoff from the roof does not hit clean panes.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Tell us the stories and a rough window count by phone or text, and we will give you the exact figure before we book. The same quoting method applies to residential and commercial buildings.
On our jobs the outside carries most of the grime here: tree dust in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. Interior and exterior cleanings are separate, so the outside on its own still makes a visible difference.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and fall windows. Those are the two times of year when spring dust and leaves build up enough to matter on the glass and in the gutters, and regular cleanings in those months keep both clear.
Not on our jobs. Gutters first, glass last: we clear the runs, flush every downspout, let the wall stop dripping, and only then touch the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped with our cleaning solutions as part of the job. Tracks are wiped where reachable, and none of it is billed as an extra.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, picture windows included, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
No, 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 leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
