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 both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book it in spring and fall, when pollen and leaves build up fastest on the glass and in the gutters.
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 gutter and window cleaning by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Interior and exterior glass are quoted as separate jobs, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the same ones we see every day: a third story or a roof too steep to walk, window count, oversized panes and picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning will remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Across California, the crew can give you an exact number from three things: how many stories, roughly how many windows, and a photo of the front of the house sent by text. Once we know the stories and the glass, the quote does not change when the crew arrives. That is the case we would make for any house, and it is the reason the pricing is set before anyone climbs a ladder. Regular cleanings on the same house use the same count, so the next quote starts from the one you already have.
Look at the window and gutter bundle as one visit, not two. A single setup covers the roofline and the glass, so the crew is not returning to the same side of the house a week later. Pollen is the main reason the glass and gutters get dirty together in the spring, and the paste in the gutters is what the first rain carries down the wall. Gutters and downspouts get cleared first, and the cleaning solutions go on the glass after, so nothing from the roof lands on glass we have already done.
Once you know your stories and window count, the number is easy to get. Text a photo of the front of the house, tell us the stories, and we send a written estimate for each residential window and the gutter run. Residential and commercial properties are priced the same way, by the building and its scope, so the estimate you get is for what we will actually do on the day.
| 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 Leandro jobs, most customers book both twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Professional window cleaning and gutter work are often booked together for that reason. Many owners comparing cleaning services ask whether window cleaners will also touch the gutters, and on our jobs one crew does both.
In spring, what we find on the glass is a dusty film on the south-facing windows and a tree-debris paste packed into the downspout elbows. In fall, it is the leaf load that matters: wet leaves matted in the gutters and grit washing down the wall with the first rain. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little from year to year, so we book against what the house needs rather than a fixed day on the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit, especially multi-story buildings where the upper runs are harder to reach from the ground. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the gutters between visits, and clogged gutters that overflow are the usual route to water damage at the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects a film that the rain does not fully carry away. Windows inside are not part of this visit, so the schedule covers the outside glass only. We flag those on the first visit and tell you what the house needs.
Clean windows make a visible difference to curb appeal, and haze shows most on the glass facing west when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need cleaning is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspouts. If you see either, text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which one it is.
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 have cleaned window and gutter cleaning jobs across San Leandro, and we book it the same way wherever the house is: a short estimate by phone or text, the number of stories, and a photo of the house front. Nobody needs to be home for the exterior work, and we call before we come.
The busy months of the year are spring and fall, when the leaf and grime loads peak and our calendar fills first. Book early in those months if you want a fixed date. Lead time is shown on our booking page, and we tell you the first open slot when you call.
We do residential properties and commercial buildings, and the same crew handles both, though a commercial building is scheduled by its scope and a residential window job by its stories and window count. Every window on the house is included in the estimate, and each sill is wiped as part of the job. On multi-story buildings we do the upper glass from the pole rather than from a ladder against the siding, and the result is clean windows at every level.
If you want to schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will confirm the estimate in writing before we book a date.
Yes, on our jobs it is the same two people doing both in one visit. The gutters and downspouts go first, then the glass, so the roof run does not wash grime back onto windows we have already done.
We do not give a figure here because the number depends on stories and window count, and condos are priced the same way. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will send a written estimate.
Usually the outside is where the grime builds up, from leaves, rain dust and sprinkler spots. Cleaning the outside alone is a normal job for us, and it helps remove dirt that the rain would carry down the glass.
Most of our San Leandro customers book in spring and fall, when leaves and grime build up. Spring visits fall in the mid to late June window across California, and fall visits in late November to December.
Not if the order is right. Gutters first, glass last, so the runoff from the roof is rinsed away before we touch a window.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job, which helps remove dirt from the tracks. We tell you about tracks on the estimate. Nothing is billed as a separate extra on the day.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, so the windows inside stay as they are, and we do not do pressure washing. Our washing services cover the outside of the house only, so if you want the interior and exterior glass done, ask for that as a separate job when you call.
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 leave the side gate unlocked.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
