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 in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this in spring and 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 price window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
Professional window cleaning is priced the same way on every house, and what moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof that takes more setup, a large window count, picture windows or oversized panes, gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across California, the cases that run highest are houses where the gutters have gone long without service, because that is where water damage has already started to show on the fascia and the lower wall. Clogged gutters that overflow in rain are a sign the run has been holding water for a while. We would rather see the house before the trim rots than after. Clean gutters and clear glass also do a lot for curb appeal, and that is usually the first thing neighbors notice. If you send a photo of the front of the house and tell us the number of stories, we can give you a realistic number before anyone climbs a ladder, and we check every window in the photo before we quote. Call (866) 435-6328 or text for the exact number, and we will also tell you what it does not cover.
| 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 cleaning services for both gutters and windows twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. On a residential window job, a yellow film builds on south-facing glass and a sticky paste packs into the gutters in the spring pollen season, and the leaf load comes down in the fall. Storm and wind seasons move those dates, so we confirm the window before we book.
Some houses need a third visit. We see it most with heavy tree cover over the roof, where needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits; with a sprinkler line hitting the glass, where spots come back a day after cleaning; and with a house near a busy road or a construction site, where residential properties collect more grime than the same street a few blocks away. Those customers often run three or four cleanings a year, not two.
Windows need a cleaning when there is a haze you only see when the sun is low, since clean windows should look clear at any angle. Gutters need one when water sheets over the edge of the run during rain instead of going down the downspout. Rain alone will not remove dirt from the glass, so a wet season does not replace a cleaning. Until one of those shows up, regular cleanings twice a year cover most homes, and we will tell you on the first visit which schedule your house actually needs.
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 Piedmont, handling residential and commercial jobs, and we will tell you on the phone whether we have cleaned in your part of town. Our window cleaning services start with an estimate: call (866) 435-6328 or text, give us the number of stories, and send a photo of the house front. Lead time is shown when you book. In the two busy windows of the year, spring and fall, the calendar fills, so the earlier you schedule service, the better your chance of the date you want.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. We call before we come, and the crew works from the outside of the house. Commercial buildings and condos on the same route can be scheduled together, and our washing services cover multi-story buildings too, working through the building run by run.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We do not split it between two companies.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Send us the number of stories and a photo of the front by phone or text, and we will quote it before the visit.
Often yes. The outside carries the tree dust, the rain grime and the sprinkler spots, and those do not come off with an inside cleaning. The interior and exterior are separate jobs, and the windows inside are not part of this visit, which covers the exterior only.
Across California, most of our customers book spring and fall. Our Piedmont customers tend to book in the same spring and fall windows, before the pollen peaks and after the leaves drop.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the gutters is already gone before the windows are touched.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside. The glass is done with purified water instead of cleaning solutions, so there is no residue left to streak.
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.
