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 never lands on panes we have already finished. Clogged gutters get cleared before any clean windows are touched. 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 the homeowners who book us do it in spring and fall, when the dust, leaf drop and rain film build up on the glass and in the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house to get your number.
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, both jobs in one visit cost less than booking the two separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Stories and steep roofs take the most time on the day, so they move the number first. Multi-story buildings take longer for the same reason, since each story adds ladder or pole time. Oversized panes take longer to reach and wipe, and every window counted adds time to the day. Professional window cleaning is quoted this way because the residential window count is what drives the crew's hours. Clogged gutters, packed with needles and leaves, take more hauling, and a run left that long can let water damage the fascia. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before we can reach the run. Window washing on the glass is quick once the crew is set up, but hard-water spotting from sprinklers is the one thing a cleaning does not remove, so we note it on the estimate.
Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. We flush each downspout until the water runs clear and wipe the sills as we go.
Across California, professional window cleaning is quoted from the house itself, not a fixed rate. The fastest way to get the exact number is to text us a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories and a rough window count. Once we see the roofline and the glass, we can tell you what will move the quote and give you one number before the crew is booked. Clean windows and clear gutters also do a lot for curb appeal from the street, so it makes sense to do both on the same visit.
| 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 book these cleaning services twice a year, in spring and in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. On our jobs, the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and the pollen paste packs into the gutters in the spring, and leaves drop and wet mats form in the fall. Wind and storm seasons move those dates a little, so we schedule off what the house looks like rather than a fixed date. Houses on regular cleanings tend to keep the gutters ahead of the glass.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits every window on one side leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a fine film on the sill and the glass faster than most, and a house with picture windows on the street shows that film first. On those jobs we tell you at the first visit what to expect, and we schedule service for the extra visit with the same crew.
The sign windows need it is haze you only notice when the sun is low, because the film shows against the light. Clogged gutters show it when water sheets over the edge in a rain, because the run is holding debris.
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 Palm Springs, and our window cleaning services cover residential properties and the occasional condos on the same route. To start, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories and a rough window count, and we will send back an estimate. Once the estimate is accepted, we set a date, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, but we ask that the side gate is unlocked so the crew can reach the back run.
The two busy stretches of the year are the spring window and the fall leaf window. In those weeks our calendar fills, so it pays to schedule service early to keep the date you want. Outside those windows the lead time is shorter, and the crew can usually fit a single house in with a few days' notice.
We clean the windows and the gutters and downspouts as one job, with the same crew working from the same ladder setup where possible. Washing services for each residential window are done with purified water from a pole, which keeps the grime from sitting on the frame, and we wipe every window the pole can reach. We also remove dirt from the sills, the frames and the screens during the same visit, so nothing is left behind. Where runoff from the roof has left a line on the wall, we note it and rinse it as part of the visit.
Yes. Our crew does both, and it is the same two people on the same visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last so the runoff from the roof does not land on windows we have already done.
We give the number on the phone or by text from the number of stories and the size of the house. The number we give is the number on the invoice, and it does not change on the day. If the property is residential and commercial, say so when you call, and we will tell you whether the crew can quote it.
Yes, because the outside carries the grit film, rain dust and sprinkler spots in Palm Springs, which the inside never sees. Clean windows outside also mean the sun shows you the true state of the frame and sill.
Most of our Palm Springs customers book in the spring window and in the fall leaf window, so those are the busiest times on our calendar. Customers on regular cleanings usually book the same spring and fall dates each year, and a few weeks ahead keeps the date you want.
No, if the gutters are done first. The leaves, grit and water from the runs come down the wall, so we clear them and flush the downspouts before we touch any glass. Every window is washed only after the runs are clear.
Picture windows get the same treatment as the rest of the glass. Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit, and none of it is billed as an extra.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit, with purified water and no cleaning solutions on the glass. We do not clean interior and exterior glass together, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
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.
