Yes, the same two people clean the 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. Our San Lorenzo customers most often book the job in the spring and fall, and across California the same crew works the same way. Tell us your stories and a rough window count, and we will give you the number before anyone climbs a ladder.
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 and gutter work is priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, for residential and commercial buildings alike. Doing the gutters and the outside windows in one visit costs less than booking the two cleanings separately, and the number we give you on the phone is the number we charge.
Several things move the quote. Multi-story buildings take longer, and so does a roof steep enough that we cannot walk it. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes that take two people. Gutters that have not been opened in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time too. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate issue, because no cleaning solutions remove it. Clearing gutters and downspouts, rinsing screens and wiping sills are part of the job, not extras billed later.
On a recent San Lorenzo job, the house had two stories, a long back run of gutter, and a row of picture windows along the sunny side. The crew cleared the gutters first, flushed each downspout, and then did the glass, and the quote was driven mostly by the window count and the back run. You can see the job here. To get your exact number, text us the front of the house and tell us the number of stories; a rough count of every residential window is enough to start.
| 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 Lorenzo jobs, most customers book both cleaning services twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense.
In spring the pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass, and grime packs into the gutters as a paste. In fall the leaf load comes down and the wet leaf mat sits in the runs through the winter rain. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so we schedule around the weather.
Some houses need a third visit. If heavy tree cover hangs over the roof, needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and clogged gutters can lead to water damage at the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, so those houses come back more often. Multi-story buildings also collect more grime at the upper windows, and a house near a busy road gets dirty faster.
One customer with no trees and a clear roof is on twice a year. Another with heavy trees and a sprinkler line is on three or four visits. Regular cleanings are set by what we find on the glass and in the gutters at the previous visit.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze you only notice when the sun is low. Gutters tell you when they need it: water sheeting over the edge in the rain.
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 offer window and gutter cleaning for residential properties and residential buildings in San Lorenzo and the surrounding area, including condos, and we clean every residential window on the house, not just the ones from the street. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and tell us the number of stories. We come back with an estimate and a date.
Lead time depends on the season. In the two busy windows of the year, when the pollen and the leaf load peak, the calendar fills, so it is worth booking early. Outside those windows we can usually find a slot sooner, and clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal.
We call before we come. Professional window cleaning stays outside the house. The crew does not come inside, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Frames and sills are wiped to remove dirt before the glass is done. If something cannot be reached safely, we photograph it and tell you rather than guess.
Yes. Our crew handles both the gutters and the outside windows on the same visit, so you deal with one company and one set of people. Our washing services run gutters first and glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate size of the house, since our window cleaning services and gutter work are priced together. Text us a photo of the front and the story count, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the number before the visit.
Often, yes. The outside carries the pollen film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, and those build up on the glass whether the windows inside are clean or not. Clean windows on the outside are what keep the view clear.
Our San Lorenzo customers most often book in the spring and in the fall. Those are the months when the pollen and the leaf load are heaviest, so booking then keeps the glass and gutters clear through the season.
Not if the order is right. We do gutters first and glass last, so the leaves, grit and black runoff come down before anyone touches the window below. Washing the glass first means washing it again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, and gutters and downspouts are cleared on the same trip. None of it is billed as an extra on the invoice.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not do interior and exterior work in one trip, and we do not do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn off the sprinklers the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, 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.
