Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do gutters first and glass last, so the runoff from the roof never lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than two separate trips. Across California, most of the homeowners who book us in spring and fall choose both, because the same dirt sits in the gutters and on the glass at the same 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.
We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and a bundled visit costs less than booking gutters and windows separately. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs the things that move a quote are the same ones every time. On a residential window job, a third story or a steep roof means a boom or scissor lift instead of a ladder. A window count that runs high, or large picture windows, adds time at the glass. Gutters nobody has opened in years take longer, and a run packed with needles and leaves needs a second pass. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before we can clear the trough. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate treatment that no cleaning removes, so we flag it on the visit rather than promise it away.
For a Sacramento house the most useful thing you can send us is a photo of the front of the house by text, plus the number of stories and a rough window count. From that we can tell you how the crew will work the house before anyone climbs. Clogged gutters and water damage are the two things we look for first, because a run that backs up in one storm usually means a slope or hanger problem that cleaning alone will not fix, and we say so in the report. On multi-story buildings the access plan does most of the work, so we ask about that too. Window washing and professional window cleaning are the same work, and our window cleaners do the same glass either way, so the curb appeal difference shows most on the street-facing panes. Interior glass is not part of this visit; we only do the windows inside if you book that separately with another provider.
| 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.
On our Sacramento jobs most customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and that is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Across California, our spring visits fall in mid to late June and our fall visits in late November to December. Spring is when the pollen comes off the trees and settles as a film on south-facing glass, and the sticky paste packs into the gutter elbows. Fall is when the leaf load builds in the troughs and the wet mat sits against the fascia through the rains. Those two visits cover the cycle for most houses.
Some homes need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between cleanings, so those customers stay on a three to four month schedule. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after we clean, and we book those houses in closer as well. A house near a busy road or a construction site gets a film of grime on the glass that a twice-yearly schedule does not catch, so we check how fast it builds before we set the interval. On a residential window job, that check is the first thing we do.
When we set a schedule we look at every window and every run on the first visit and tell you which pattern your house follows. Each time we come to clean windows, the visit includes the sill and the frame, not only the pane. Our regular cleanings are booked by date, and to schedule service you pick an open date, while the first visit sets the baseline for the rest of the year. Our cleaning services are scheduled through the same calendar, so a recurring visit is one call to change.
You will know windows need attention when you notice a haze you only see when the sun is low. You will know gutters need attention when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout.
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 has cleaned residential and commercial buildings across the Sacramento area and books the calendar by the week. You start with an estimate by calling (866) 435-6328 or by text, with the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a date from the open slots. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. In the two busy windows of the year, when the spring and leaf loads peak, the calendar fills faster, so booking early keeps your slot. Our washing services and window cleaning services run off the same schedule, which keeps the bundle simple to plan.
Gutters and downspouts get the same care on residential properties of every kind, from a condo to a single-family house, and the runoff from a flat roof is checked for ponding before we leave. We remove dirt and grime from the glass and the frames, and we do not leave a slurry on the walk or the siding. Gutter guards and condos with shared roofs need the building manager's access arranged in advance, and we handle that on the estimate call.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the outside of the glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last. That order keeps the runoff from the roof off the windows we just cleaned.
We do not quote a figure here. 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. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Usually the outside is where the dirt is. Grime, road dust and sprinkler spots build on the exterior glass, and they show through even when the inside is clean. Large picture windows show the most, so the outside is worth doing even when the inside looks fine.
On our Sacramento jobs most customers book in spring and in fall, once each, and regular cleanings follow the same calendar. Spring catches the pollen and fall catches the leaves.
No, because we do the gutters first and the glass last. Once the troughs are clear and the downspouts flushed, the wall has time to drain before we touch the windows.
Sills are included on every window. Screens are rinsed on request and tracks are cleaned as part of the window visit, with no separate charge. We use purified water rather than cleaning solutions on the glass, so it dries without streaks.
This visit covers exterior glass only, on residential and commercial buildings alike, and interior and exterior work are booked as separate jobs. We do not do pressure washing on this visit.
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 unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
