Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing runs back onto clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both jobs together costs less than booking two separate trips. On our San Jose jobs, most customers book in the spring and fall, which is when we see the most buildup.
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. Booking the gutters and the exterior windows in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Your quote starts from the stories and the residential window count, which we confirm from a photo of the front of the house.
Several things move the quote, and we see them on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to work safely. Window count and oversized panes add time. Gutters not cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take more hands. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is something cleaning will not remove, so we tell you about it before we start. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our window washing is done with a water-fed pole and purified water, with no cleaning solutions left on the glass to streak. A job covering interior and exterior glass is priced differently, and this visit covers the exterior only. Our washing services cover the whole house on one visit, and our window cleaning services follow the same order every time. Keeping up with regular cleanings keeps the job quick, because the grime has less time to build up. The pole also lets us remove dirt from upper panes without a ladder. Picture windows, when a house has them, take the same care as the rest, and we measure them the same way when we give the estimate. Across California, the homes we clean vary widely, so the most useful thing you can do is send us the stories, the window count and a photo of the front of the house by text.
| 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 San Jose jobs, most customers book the gutters and windows twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for both. Spring and fall are when we find the most to clear, and the calendar sets the dates. Pollen rinses off with purified water alone, so no cleaning solutions go on the glass.
In spring, the pollen film sits on south-facing glass and turns to paste in the gutters. In fall, it is the leaf load that packs the window and gutter runs and the downspouts below them. Storm and wind seasons can shift those dates, so we watch the weather when we book. If clogged gutters are left to sit through a wet season, the runoff has nowhere to go, and that is how water damage starts at the fascia and the wall below it.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction all leave more residue. Sprinkler spots that return a day after cleaning are a sign of that. The upper runs of a multi-story building collect more debris than the lower ones, so multi-story buildings often need the extra visit too. Both residential and commercial buildings collect the same pollen, so the spring and fall dates hold for both.
You will see when windows need cleaning: a faint haze that shows up only when the sun is low. You will see when gutters need cleaning: water sheeting over the edge in the rain. If you see either one, call and we will set a date.
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.
Booking is simple. Call or text, give us the number of stories and send a photo of the front of the house, and we give you a quote. Our crew is ready to book a date once the quote is accepted. The same count of stories and windows prices residential properties and condos alike. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since our crew works outside and does not come in.
Our cleaning services run through the busy windows of the year, when the pollen and leaf loads are heaviest, and our calendar fills then. Booking early in those months gets you a slot. Our window cleaners work the house from the outside, and every window gets the same attention, including the sill on each residential window. A professional window cleaning visit keeps the curb appeal of the house intact, and a regular schedule keeps the job from getting bigger. Schedule service by phone at (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will confirm the slot.
Yes, our crew does both on the same visit. Gutters are cleared first, then the windows, so nothing runs back onto clean glass.
We give the number by phone or text, based on the number of stories and the size of the house. The quote we give is the number on the invoice.
Yes, because the outside takes the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. Cleaning the inside will not remove dirt from the outside, and those marks are what you see when the sun is low.
On our San Jose jobs, customers book in spring and fall. Call (866) 435-6328 to get a date on the calendar before the busy weeks.
Not if the order is right. We do gutters and downspouts first and glass last, so the runoff from the gutters has drained before any window is touched.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are done as part of the job. None of them is billed as an extra.
We do exterior glass only on this visit, so the windows inside the house are not cleaned. We do not do pressure washing either.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off, move cars off the driveway and keep pets inside while the ladders are up. Leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
