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 from the roof ends up on clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and having both jobs done in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most homeowners who book us do it in the spring and again in the fall, and our crew works those visits the same way every time.
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.
Our window washing is priced from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle of washing services done in one visit costs less than booking the two separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge at the end of the job. We do not quote a figure or range here; you will get the exact number from the stories and window count you tell us.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to reach safely. Oversized panes and high window counts add time to the washing services. Clogged gutters that have not been cleared in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take more time to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are part of the labor. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is something no cleaning removes, so we tell you about it before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Every quote we give begins with a photo of the front of the house sent by text, plus the number of stories. That is enough for us to tell you what the window cleaning services will involve and what the gutters need. Our crew has seen grime build up on glass that gets rained on and dries, and on picture windows that are hard to reach from the ground, so we look at those on the estimate. Some customers ask about interior and exterior glass together; the quote covers the outside of the house only, and we say so before you book. Many homes also benefit from regular cleanings once the first visit is done, and we will tell you on the phone how often your particular house is likely to need them.
| 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 both services twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit makes that schedule simple to keep. Each visit deals with what the house collected since the last one. In spring we find pollen on south-facing glass and a paste of pollen in the gutters, and that is the window and gutter work that takes the most effort at that time of year. Store-bought cleaning solutions tend to smear pollen across the glass instead of lifting it, which is one reason we rinse with purified water instead. In fall we find the wet leaf mat that settles into the runs.
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 on residential and commercial buildings alike send that grit down the wall. Multi-story buildings take longer, because the upper runs need more setup. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after we clean them. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up more grime than one on a quiet street. Gutters that overflow for a long time can also cause water damage at the fascia, so we flag that on the visit. Our crews see these patterns on our own jobs, and we set the schedule after the first visit based on what we found.
You will know windows need cleaning when you see a haze on the glass that only shows up when the sun is low. You will know gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge during rain instead of running down the downspout. Our crew checks both on every visit and tells you what they found before they leave. Whether to have the windows inside cleaned is a separate decision, and it does not change the outdoor schedule.
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 the cleaning services area around Rio Linda and sees the same kinds of houses in every neighborhood we visit. The first step is an estimate by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a firm number and a time window. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, so if you want a particular week in spring or fall, call (866) 435-6328 early. Professional window cleaning is the quickest way to restore curb appeal after the wettest months of the year, which in Rio Linda are January, February and December. Our window cleaners work every window on the house, not only the ones that face the street, and we include the sill on each one. Our goal is to make it easy to schedule service once and keep the same crew coming back.
Yes. The same two people clean gutters and downspouts and the outside of the windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the runoff from the roof does not land on clean panes.
We do not quote a number in writing. The price comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and we give you the figure by phone or text. The number we quote is the number we charge.
Usually yes, because the outside of a residential window carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that build up between visits. Those are the things that make a clean interior look hazy when the sun comes in.
Most of our Rio Linda customers book in the spring and again in the fall. If you want a particular week, call (866) 435-6328 early, because those are our busiest windows.
Not when we work it right. Gutters go first and the glass last. If the glass was washed first, the runoff from the roof would have to be wiped off again, so the crew would remove dirt twice. Left on the wall, that water can also cause water damage around the sill.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the exterior window work. We do not bill those as extras.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing. Residential properties of every type, including condos and townhomes, get the same exterior-only visit.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers, 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.
