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 booking both together in one visit costs less than two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book it in spring and again in 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 residential and commercial jobs the same way, by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Booking the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, and so are the cleaning solutions, so none of it is billed as an extra.
On the day, the crew finds a few things that move the quote. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes longer. Oversized panes and high window counts add time on the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more clearing before the flush. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before anything underneath can be cleaned. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem that no cleaning removes, so we flag it and quote it separately.
Our Oakland jobs show how this plays out. On one house we cleaned, the quote moved once the crew saw the gutter run behind a tall parapet and the number of picture windows on the back of the house. Every number in that quote came from stories, window count and what we found in the gutters. If you want the exact figure, send us the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house by text, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will tell you what the job takes. Regular cleanings are quoted from the same stories and window count. Gutters and downspouts are checked on every run, and the number stays the same when the work is done.
| 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 Oakland book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across California, the pattern is the same: the spring visit clears the pollen and the seed drop, and the fall visit clears the leaves before the rain. On our jobs, the film on south-facing glass and the paste in the gutters are the first things the crew notices in spring. In fall it is the wet leaf mat and the grit that washes down onto the sill.
Some houses need a third visit, and so do multi-story buildings with heavy tree cover. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits, so those customers are on every three to four months. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day later, and those houses need the mineral work as well. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the glass, and we see it come back faster. Each of these we flag at the first visit so you know which schedule your house needs.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will know your gutters need cleaning when clogged gutters start to sheet water over the edge in the rain instead of running into the downspout, and that overflow is how water damage starts at the fascia. Our crew checks both on every visit and tells you what it finds, which is what keeps curb appeal from slipping between visits.
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 and condos across Oakland, and we book window and gutter cleaning on the same calendar. Professional window cleaning and gutter work come from one crew, so one booking covers both. To get on it, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm the number of stories and the residential window count before we give you a quote. The estimate comes back by phone or text, and the lead time depends on the season, so book early if you want your clean windows before the spring rain. The two busy windows are the spring and fall visits, when the dust and the leaves arrive, and the calendar fills faster then, so booking early helps.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and we call before we come. If a customer has a particular window that is hard to reach, we tell you before the visit. We clean every window on the outside of the house, including the sill, and the frames and screens go with them, while the windows inside stay as they are on this visit. Our schedule service is built so the same crew can clean the gutters and the glass without a second trip.
Yes, it is the same two people, and our window cleaning services come bundled with the gutter work in one visit. We clean the gutters first, then the windows, so the water from the gutters does not run onto the glass after it has been washed.
We quote the number from the stories and the approximate window count, by phone or text. We will not give a figure here because the exact number depends on the house, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice.
Yes, because the outside carries most of the grime, and our job is to remove dirt from it on every visit. Pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots settle on the outside glass, and on our Oakland jobs the outside is what makes the haze visible in low sun.
Our customers here book in spring and in fall. Spring clears the dust and the seed drop, and fall clears the leaves before the rain. Booking early in each season keeps the calendar open.
No, if the gutters are cleaned first and the glass after. When a run is cleared, the leaves and the black runoff come down the wall and across any window below it, so the crew waits a few minutes before touching the glass.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are cleaned too on the exterior side, and none of it is billed as an extra.
Not on this visit. Our washing services cover the exterior glass only, and interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, so the inside of the windows and pressure washing are not part of this one.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
