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 the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. On our San Diego jobs, most of our customers book both in spring and fall, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
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 the job by stories and approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the gutters and the windows separately. The same count sets the price on residential and commercial buildings, and it is not based on the interior and exterior square footage of the house. The number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice, and downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards we have to lift and reseat, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Each of those changes the time on the ladder, which is why we ask for the stories and a photo of the front of the house by text before we quote. Multi-story buildings add ladder time on every run, so the stories count goes straight into the number. The glass is rinsed with purified water, not cleaning solutions.
Here is how a San Diego job usually goes. A homeowner sends a photo, we ask how many stories and roughly how many windows, and the quote comes back the same day with the bundle price already set. The crew does the roof blow-off, clears the runs, flushes every downspout, and only then starts on the glass. Pollen and grime come off the south-facing panes in the same pass, and the crew sends photos of every run before the truck leaves. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will book a date.
| 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.
Most of our San Diego customers book both twice a year, in the spring and fall windows we run each season, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense for this city. The schedule is set by the calendar of pollen and leaves, not by a fixed rule. Regular cleanings on that schedule keep the buildup from getting ahead of you.
What we find at each visit: a film of dust on south-facing glass and paste packed into the gutters during the wet months, a leaf load in the fall, and storm and wind seasons that move the dates by a few weeks. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so the gutters take a full load all at once. Clogged gutters that overflow in that rain can lead to water damage at the fascia. A house under heavy tree cover over the roof usually needs a third visit, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings. A sprinkler line hitting the glass is another reason for a third visit, since those spots come back a day later. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more grime on the glass and needs closer attention too.
Windows need cleaning again when you see haze you only notice when the sun is low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain. If neither has happened yet, the spring or fall visit is still the right time to get ahead of the next season.
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 schedule service across San Diego for residential window and gutter cleaning, and we work on residential properties and clean windows on every floor the ladder can reach. Our cleaning services and window cleaning services share one booking calendar, so the gutters and glass go on the same visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or text to book: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you an estimate on the spot.
The busiest windows of the year are the spring months and the fall leaf months, when our calendar fills and lead times stretch. Professional window cleaning books out fastest in those months, so book early and you get the slot you want. Lead time for a regular booking is set by the calendar that week, so ask when you call.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside, and we call before we come. Clean glass and gutters do a lot for curb appeal, so we clean every window we can reach from the outside, including the sill on each pane, and we tell you on the phone if any window is out of reach so there are no surprises on the day.
Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and downspouts and the outside of the windows in one visit. Gutters go first and glass goes last, so nothing dirty from the runs lands on clean panes.
We give the number on the phone or by text, based on the stories and the size of the house, and condos are quoted the same way by stories and window count. Send a photo of the front and tell us the stories, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice.
On our San Diego jobs the outside carries most of the grime: a dust film, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Our window cleaning services focus on the outside for that reason, since cleaning the inside alone leaves the glass hazy from the outside.
On our San Diego jobs most customers book in the spring window and again in the fall leaf window. Those are the months our calendar fills, so book early if you want a set date.
No, because the crew does gutters first and glass last. The runoff from the runs hits the wall below, so once the runs are cleared and the downspouts flushed, the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped, and frames are done as part of our washing services, not billed separately. Tracks are cleaned where they can be reached from the outside, and the pole is used to remove dirt from the upper frames.
No, this visit is exterior glass only. Our crew does not clean windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit, so we keep the scope to the outside of the house.
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 the ladders are up. Unlock the side gate and that is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
