Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit here. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so nothing from the roof ends up on 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. Across California, our crew has been doing this work for homeowners for years, and most of our customers book it for the spring and fall visits.
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 window washing bundled with gutter cleaning costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you 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 the day, the crew finds what actually moves a quote. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to reach safely. A large window count or oversized panes add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards must be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a different problem; cleaning does not remove it, so we will tell you what it is before we charge for anything beyond the standard visit.
Across our work, the starting point for a bundled visit is what the crew sees from the driveway, which is why we ask for the stories and a photo of the front of the house by text. Those two things get you an accurate number before anyone climbs a ladder. Clean glass and clear gutters also protect curb appeal, and a professional window cleaning visit that covers both is usually cheaper than two separate trips. Clogged gutters that have sat through a wet season often reveal water damage at the fascia, and we photograph that and report it to you rather than selling a repair. Houses with picture windows and multi-story buildings take a little more setup, and we account for that in the estimate instead of adding it at the door. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to 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 Marcos customers book both jobs twice a year, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across California, the rhythm follows the seasons: the spring visit comes in mid to late June, after the spring haze has settled, and the fall visit comes in late November to December, after the leaves have dropped. Early in the spring, the film on south-facing glass is the first thing we wipe, and the pollen paste in the gutters is what we find packed in the downspout elbows. In the fall it is the wet leaf mat that blocks the runs.
Heavy tree cover over the roof changes when we schedule service. Under big trees we see needles and grit build up between visits, and the houses that need a third visit are the ones with that kind of cover. The same goes for a sprinkler line that hits the glass; those are the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and they need a closer look each time. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a heavier film of grime and runoff, and every window on that side shows it first, so it also gets a third visit in busy years.
Winter storms and atmospheric rivers can move the dates, since most of California's rain falls in a handful of heavy days. A house with clean gutters going into a storm season holds up far better than one that waits for the wet weather to reveal the problem. The sign that a residential window needs cleaning sooner is a haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign that gutters need cleaning sooner is water sheeting over the edge during rain. Homes on regular cleanings rarely get that far.
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.
The estimate starts with a phone call or a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Call (866) 435-6328 to start. From there we set a date, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew stays outside and does not come inside the house. Lead times depend on the season, and the spring visit and the fall leaf drop are when our calendar fills fastest, so calling early keeps your day options open.
We clean residential properties across San Marcos, and our residential and commercial work covers single-family homes, condos and small multi-story buildings. Glass gets purified water, and cleaning solutions come into it only for spots that water alone will not lift. Our crew handles grime on glass, the gutters and downspouts, and the runoff that stains siding below, and we remove dirt from sills and frames as part of the same visit. We also provide the washing services and window cleaning services listed on this page, and the crew will tell you on the phone which of the cleanings above your house needs before the day.
Yes. The same two people do both jobs in one visit, gutters first and glass last. Doing them together means one setup, one trip, and one bill.
The number depends on the stories and the size of the house, so we give you the exact figure by phone or text after we know those two things. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
Yes, because the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees. Our spring and fall visits are when those films build up most.
Most of our San Marcos customers book in mid to late June for the spring visit and in late November to December for the fall visit. Calling early keeps your day options open when the calendar fills.
No, because we clean gutters first and glass last. When the runs are cleared and flushed, the wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping before anyone touches the windows.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the visit. They are not billed as separate extras.
On this visit we clean exterior glass only. We do not clean windows inside, so the interior and exterior glass never share one ticket, and we do not do pressure washing.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, 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.
