Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price the job 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 twice a year, in spring and again in fall, because that is when pollen and leaves build up 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 window washing and gutter cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the window and gutter cleaning done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice, and it comes from those figures plus a photo of the front of the house sent by text.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment. Oversized picture windows and large panes take longer per pane than standard sash windows. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or are packed with needles and leaves, need more passes before they run clear. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass, and no cleaning removes it, so we flag it separately. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a job at the scope of this page, the most useful thing you can do is give us the exact number. Tell us the stories, send a photo of the front of the house, and we will tell you what the job takes. Our washing services are priced to the house, not the hour. Our quote covers the exterior only, so if you also want interior and exterior glass done, that is a separate price. Nothing about a neighbor's house or a client we have never worked for changes your number, so we do not quote one. The grime on glass that has sat through a dry spring is a different job from routine maintenance, and we say which one you have before we start. If you want regular cleanings on a set calendar, say so when you call (866) 435-6328 and we will plan the dates with you.
| 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 customers book window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and one crew in one visit makes sense for both. In spring the pollen film on south-facing glass and the sticky residue in the gutters are the main things we find. In fall the leaf load is what fills the runs and sets the glass up for a streaky winter. We rinse with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, and our crew takes residential and commercial work with the same gutters-first order.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between cleanings, and clogged gutters are the first thing we check on those houses. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more dust than the calendar suggests. Multi-story buildings take a second setup and more time per run, and storm and wind seasons can move the dates in either direction, so we look at the house before we set the schedule.
You will know the window side needs attention when you see a haze that only shows when the sun is low. You will know the gutter side needs it when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Across California, most of the year's rain falls in a few atmospheric river storms, and clogged gutters that overflow in one of them are the usual route to water damage at the fascia. Either sign means it is time to call. Interior work is a different visit, so the windows inside stay as they are when we leave.
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 cleans gutters and windows across the Rancho Mission Viejo area, and we book from a single estimate: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front by text, or call (866) 435-6328 and we work it out with you. Lead time is set by our calendar and we will give you a date when you call. Our calendar fills in the two busy windows of the year, spring haze and fall leaves, so booking early in those months gets you a slot sooner.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Our window cleaning services cover the outside of every window and the full run of gutters on the house, and our window cleaners stay on the exterior. Professional window cleaning like this is a good way to protect curb appeal on the street side of the house, and we can schedule service around your week. Every window gets the same treatment, including the sill under each one, which is where the dirt collects first.
Yes. The same two people handle window and gutter cleaning in one visit, and we do the gutters and downspouts first so the runoff does not land on clean windows. That keeps the job to one setup and one bill.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before anyone is scheduled. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Yes. On residential properties the outside of each window takes the abuse: spring haze, rain dust, and sprinkler spots build up there first. Clean inside glass does not stop a dirty outside pane from looking hazy when the sun is low.
Across California, most customers book the spring visit in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December. Booking early in those months gets you a slot sooner, and we will tell you if your house needs a third visit.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and grit come down the wall, so we give the wall a few minutes to stop dripping and remove dirt from the sill before we touch any windows.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job on every residential window. We do not bill them as extras, and we tell you about any track that needs more work before we start.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean the inside of windows or do pressure washing, so the glass we touch is the glass you see from outside.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, and keep pets inside while ladders are up. Unlock the side gate and that is the whole list for the day. If your unit is one of the condos, tell us when booking whether the gutters belong to you or the association.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
