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 separate trips. Across California, most homeowners book it in the spring and fall, the two windows when pollen and leaves build up fastest on the house.
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, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, so tell us the stories and roughly how many windows face the street when you call, or text a photo of the front of the house.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a large number of windows, picture windows included, or oversized panes, gutters that have not been opened in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must 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 gutters we clean on a house of this size are the ones that tell us the most about the rest of the job. Clogged gutters that have sat for a season tend to send water back toward the fascia, and that is where water damage starts, which is why we look at the runs first and the glass second. The quote reflects that order. A house that has been kept up pulls its number down, and a house with years of build-up pulls it up, which is the honest answer to what the price depends on.
Window washing on multi-story buildings is a different job from a single-story ranch, and the window cleaners we send are equipped to match. Professional window cleaning on exterior glass keeps the curb appeal of the house intact between visits, because the visible grime on the street-facing panes is what people notice first. We do not do the windows inside on this visit, and we do not do pressure washing; we say so up front so the quote matches what you get. The glass gets purified water, not cleaning solutions, so there is nothing to rinse off afterward.
To get your exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories. We will reply with a written estimate that matches the invoice.
| 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 two cleanings a year, one in the spring and one in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar.
In the spring, the pollen film on south-facing glass and the tree seed packed in the gutters are the main things we find. In the fall, the leaf load is the main thing, and it is what makes the runs sag or back up when the rains start. Storm and wind seasons can move those dates by a few weeks in either direction, so we call before we come.
Some houses need more than the two regular cleanings. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass and leaves the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, or a house near a busy road or construction all put more debris on the glass and in the gutters between visits. Those are the cases where a third visit pays off on residential properties.
The sign that a residential window needs cleaning again is haze you only notice when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign that gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in a steady rain instead of running down the downspout. Either one is worth a call to schedule service before the next season, so you are not waiting on the calendar to deal with it.
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 crews work across Rancho Cordova and send a single estimate for both jobs, so you do not need a separate visit for each. Booking starts with a call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Typical lead time depends on the season, and we give you the date on the call rather than guessing. In the two busy windows of the year, when the spring and fall build-up is heaviest and our calendar fills, the earlier you book the better your slot. One visit means the crew can clean windows and gutters on the same day.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works outside, does not come inside, and calls before they come. We serve residential properties: single-family homes, condos, and the smaller multi-unit properties. The same crew handles the washing services and window cleaning services for both, so there is one point of contact for the whole job. The crew cleans every window on the outside of the house that can be reached safely from the ground or a pole, and tells you about the rest.
Grime and mineral runoff from the roof end up on the glass and in the downspouts, and the work is to remove dirt from the gutters and downspouts and the panes in the same pass. That is why the two jobs belong together. This page covers residential work only, so for residential and commercial jobs, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what we can book.
Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so runoff from the runs never lands on clean panes.
We do not quote a figure or range here. The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and you get it by phone or text at (866) 435-6328.
Yes, because the outside takes the weather. Dust, rain grit and sprinkler spots collect on the exterior glass first, picture windows included, so cleaning it on its own is still a real improvement on the house.
Most of our customers here book their regular cleanings in the spring and the fall, when the build-up from the season is heaviest. Across California the pattern is the same, and an earlier booking means an earlier slot.
No, that is the reason we clean gutters first and glass last. If the glass is washed first, the run's grit and water come down the wall and across the panes below it.
Screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not extras. Tracks are included in the visit for the exterior glass we clean.
Exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean the windows inside, so interior and exterior work never goes on the same quote, and we do not do pressure washing.
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.
