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 the dirty runoff never lands on clean panes. We price the job 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 Rafael jobs, most customers book the spring and fall visits, and the number we give you 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.
Here is the direct answer: we price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, a single visit that covers both gutters and exterior glass costs less than booking the two separately, and the figure we quote on the phone is the figure on the invoice. Stories and roof pitch are the first thing the crew checks, because a steep roof or a third story changes how the boom or scissor lift is set and how long the gutter run takes.
Window count matters for the same reason, and window cleaning services are quoted on that count. Oversized panes and picture windows take more time per sheet than standard sashes, and a run of small windows on one wall adds up faster than most people expect. Gutters and downspouts that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, add time before any water touches the glass, and the runoff from them is the first thing the crew clears. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated also change the hours on site. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is mineral etching rather than grime, so cleaning will not take it off, and we note it on the visit and say so up front. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, and the flushing helps remove dirt before it reaches the glass, so none of it is billed as an extra.
On a San Rafael condos job we priced last spring, the quote moved because the building had two stories of glass on the street side and a long gutter run over a shaded lot. The crew cleared the runs, flushed each downspout until it ran clear, then cleaned the glass from the lift. Our washing services on that invoice carried no add-ons, and the price we gave on the phone was the one we charged. For a quote on your own house, text us the number of stories and a photo of the front, and we come back with one price for the window washing and the gutters. Ask for a written estimate if you want the breakdown before we schedule.
| 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 Rafael jobs most customers book the window and gutter cleaning twice a year, once in late spring after the spring dust settles and once in late fall after the leaves are down. Both jobs run on the same calendar, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for most residential and commercial buildings. Spring is when we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and a paste of wet grit packed into the gutter elbows. The glass gets purified water, and cleaning solutions are used only on the film that water alone does not lift. Fall is the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs and the grit that washes down the wall during the first storms.
Heavy tree cover over the roof changes the schedule, and regular cleanings are the only way to keep up with it. Needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits, and customers under big trees end up on a three- or four-visit cycle. A sprinkler line that hits the glass causes the round spots that come back a day after cleaning, and those houses also need the extra visit. A house near a busy road or an active construction site collects dust on the frames faster than the glass shows it, so we check the interior and exterior frames at the same visit.
If you have few or no trees, one visit a year in late fall is usually enough to keep the gutters flowing and the glass clear. The sign that windows need cleaning is a haze you only see when the sun is low in the afternoon. The sign that gutters need attention is water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. When you see either one, call (866) 435-6328 and we will tell you what the house needs.
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.
Our crew cleans the gutters and the outside of windows across San Rafael, and our cleaning services reach from the older blocks with multi-story buildings to newer single-family homes. Many window cleaners stop at the glass, but our crew does the gutters on the same visit. To schedule service, start with an estimate by phone or text: send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you the price and the earliest open slot. Lead time depends on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year, when tree dust and leaf load are heaviest, the calendar fills first, so it helps to ask early. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Clean glass and clear gutters also help curb appeal, and the crew checks both from the street.
Our professional window cleaning runs purified water through a water-fed pole, so the glass dries clean and the crew works the upper panes from the ground. We clean the outside of the windows only, so the windows inside stay as they are. Upper floors and hard-to-reach panes are done from the pole, so the crew does not need to lean a ladder on gutters. The same crew handles gutters, which is why the visit runs in one trip and why you get photos of every run before we leave. Water damage from clogged gutters shows up on the wall below first, and we flag it in the photos so you can plan the next step. To book, call (866) 435-6328 and we will give you the number while you are on the line.
Yes. Our crew does both, gutters first and glass last, so the runoff never lands on clean windows.
The number depends on stories and size, so we quote every window and every run of gutter by phone or text once we know those.
Clean windows start with the outside. On a residential window the film, rain dust and sprinkler spots collect first, and they are what you see through the glass even when the inside is clean.
Across California, the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and those are the windows when our calendar fills.
No. Gutters go first, so the leaves, grit and black water come down and get rinsed off before any pane is touched.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the job on residential properties, and none of it is billed separately.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only. We do not clean inside the windows or pressure wash on this visit.
No, you do not need to be home, so you can schedule service on whatever day suits you. Turn off the sprinklers, 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.
