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 doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of the homes we service book this pairing in spring and fall, and the number we quote on the phone is the number on the invoice.
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.
The price comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the window and gutter cleaning separately; the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What moves it on our jobs is the day-of detail: a third story or a steep roof that needs the boom or scissor lift, a large window count with oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been cleaned in years and are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Desert dust, pollen and grime are the usual reason a window looks hazy by the second week after a visit, and a film of dust on the glass usually means the exterior needs attention even when the inside looks fine. The fastest way to get an exact number is to text us a photo of the front of the house along with the number of stories and a rough count of windows. We will tell you what it covers before anyone is scheduled, and cleaning solutions and tools are part of that same estimate. Cleanings are scheduled by the house, not by a flat package, so the quote reflects what your home actually needs on the day.
| 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 homes that book us do it twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and one crew in one visit makes sense for that schedule. At each visit we look for what the season left behind: pollen film on the south-facing glass and paste in the gutters, the leaf load that settles in the fall, and the storm and wind events that move the dates. Those are the things that decide how much work a house needs.
A third visit is what we see on houses with heavy tree cover over the roof, on houses where a sprinkler line hits the glass and leaves spots that come back a day later, and on houses near a busy road or active construction. Our window cleaners are working on the exterior glass every time, and professional window cleaning on multi-story buildings follows the same order: gutters first, glass last. Ignored, clogged gutters let rainwater run behind the fascia, and that is how water damage starts. Regular cleanings catch the problem before it reaches the wall.
You will know windows need a visit when you see haze that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need one when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspouts. Keeping gutters and glass clean also protects curb appeal.
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 window and gutter jobs across the city, and we handle residential and commercial properties with a full exterior scope, so every window and gutter is on the same estimate. Interior and exterior glass are quoted separately, so this visit covers the exterior only. Booking is simple: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, along with the number of stories. We will confirm the estimate and then schedule service for a date that works for you. We call before we come, so you are never surprised by a truck in the driveway.
Lead time depends on the season, and the busiest stretches of the year are the spring bloom and the fall leaf drop, when our calendar fills. An early request in those stretches tends to get the date you want. You do not need to be home for exterior work, but the crew does need a clear path to the side gate and a clear view of each sill and frame so they can clean windows properly and remove dirt without guessing.
Yes. The same two-person crew provides our window cleaning services and gutter cleaning in one visit. Gutters are done first so the runoff and debris do not land on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text. There is no fixed figure on this page, because two two-story houses can need very different work.
Usually yes, because the outside collects dust, grime and sprinkler spots between visits. Condos and townhomes are quoted from the same stories and window count. Interior glass is a different job, and we do not do it on this visit.
Across California most homes book in spring and fall, so those are the months we see the most work. Spring follows the tree bloom and fall follows the leaf drop, which is when the glass and gutters need it most.
No, because we do gutters and downspouts first and glass last. Once the runs are cleared and every downspout is flushed, the wall has time to stop dripping before we touch the windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of our exterior washing services, and they are not billed as extras. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside.
No. This visit covers exterior glass only, and we do not do the windows inside the house or pressure washing on it. If you want those handled, ask for a separate quote.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while 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.
