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 both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two trips. Across California, most of our customers book it in the spring and again in the fall, and that schedule is what we set up on every house we clean. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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 window 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 we charge, so there is no adjustment when the job is done.
On our jobs, a few things move the quote more than anything else. Multi-story buildings add setup time, so a third story or a roof too steep to walk means a longer setup on the ladder. A high count of windows, or oversized picture windows, adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and haul away. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run beneath them. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue, because no regular cleaning removes it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of our washing services and are not billed as extras.
Across California, the single biggest factor in our quotes is how many stories the house has and how much glass sits above the first floor. For a North Highlands house, the fastest way to get the exact number is to send us a photo of the front of the house by text, along with the story count and a rough window count. We will come back with the figure before anyone books a date.
Our window washing between visits keeps grime from building up on the frames and sills, and we can talk through how often a particular house needs regular cleanings. Interior and exterior glass are not the same job, and this visit covers the exterior only.
| 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 of our customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense on the calendar. The spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit in late November to December. The spring visit catches the pollen film that settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste that builds in the gutters. The fall visit clears the leaf load that drops before the wet season.
Storm and wind seasons move these dates a little, because atmospheric rivers deliver most of the state's rain in a handful of days. When a wet winter is coming, we would rather see the gutters cleared before the first big storm than after, since a backed-up run is the usual route to water damage. On houses with heavy tree cover, clogged gutters come back faster, and those houses are on a third visit in between. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house on a busy road or near construction collects grit faster, so those are the other cases where a third visit makes sense.
The sign that windows need cleaning sooner is a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge during rain. Either one is worth a call before the next storm arrives.
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 works across North Highlands, and we set up the estimate by phone or text using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We clean residential properties, and if your address is a residential and commercial mix, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we can cover. Lead time depends on the season, and our calendar fills during the two busy windows of the year, so to schedule service on your preferred date, book early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The window cleaning services we run in North Highlands are built around how a house is laid out, not a single price. Our window cleaners work from a water-fed pole on the outside of the glass, and every window on the house gets the same treatment, including the sill and frame. On the frames and sills, the crew uses cleaning solutions alongside the purified water. Professional window cleaning like this is what keeps the curb appeal of a home steady between seasons.
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 runoff from the gutters does not land on clean panes.
We do not quote a figure or range here. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house with your story count and we will come back with the number.
Yes, because on a residential window the outside carries most of the dirt. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots build up on the exterior glass, and the inside stays clean on its own. Cleaning the outside alone is a complete job that will remove dirt from the frames and sills too.
Across California, most customers book in the spring and again in the fall. The spring visit lands in mid to late June, and the fall visit in late November to December, because those are the windows when pollen and leaves are heaviest.
No, that is why we do the gutters first and the glass last. When we clear the gutters and downspouts, the leaves and grit come down the wall, so the glass waits until the gutters are done and the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are taken down, rinsed and put back. Sills are wiped as part of the visit, and tracks are included on the same pass. None of these is billed as an extra.
This visit is exterior only, so we do not clean the windows inside the house or do pressure washing. If you want either one, tell us when you book and we will schedule it separately.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off 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. If the property is one of the condos in a complex, tell us when you book so we can check ladder access with the building.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
