Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of every window on a residential property 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. On our Santa Monica jobs, most customers book this in the spring and fall, when the leaf load and tree dust are at their heaviest. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house for a number.
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 cleaning and window washing by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and bundling both jobs into one visit costs less than booking them separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge for professional window cleaning and gutter work, and it is set before the crew arrives.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are stories and steep roofs, the window count and any oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Also, the windows inside the house are a separate job and are not in this number.
On a Santa Monica house we have seen the same pattern repeatedly: the glass looks like it only needs a rinse until someone climbs up and finds the gutters full of seeds and grit. Those clogged gutters are often what lets water damage start at the fascia, which is why the two jobs belong in one visit. Other multi-story buildings follow the same logic, and the crew prices them the same way, by the floors and the glass. Gutters and glass are also the first things a neighbor notices, so curb appeal is part of the reason to do both. To get the exact number, text us a photo of the front of the house with a count of the stories and the windows.
| 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 Santa Monica customers book regular cleanings of both gutters and exterior windows twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew doing both in one visit makes sense. Across California the calendar follows the same two windows, and the dates shift a little with storm and wind seasons.
In spring the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters, and in fall the leaf load is what fills the runs. Those are the two visits the cleaning services we do on residential properties are built around, and every residential window gets the same pass. They keep clean windows from turning hazy and the downspouts from backing up.
Some houses need more cleanings than that. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit in the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up dust fast. For those we suggest we schedule service every three to four months, and we tell you after the first visit which pattern your house actually follows.
You will know the windows need it when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low, and you will know the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in the rain. Our crew will schedule service around whichever signal you see first.
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 gutters and exterior windows for residential and commercial properties across Santa Monica, on houses and condos from the beach blocks to the older streets inland. Booking starts with an estimate by phone at (866) 435-6328 or by text: tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we give you a number before anyone gets on a ladder.
Lead time depends on the season. The two busy windows of the year are the spring rush and the fall leaf drop, and our calendar fills fastest then, so calling early saves a wait. Outside those windows slots open up more easily. We call before we come, and the crew confirms the arrival window the day before.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew does not come inside. Our washing services and window cleaning services cover the outside glass, the sills and the frames, and they handle the grime and runoff that build up on the gutters and downspouts. We remove dirt from the whole run rather than only the part you can see from the ground, and that is the reason the job starts at the roof.
Yes, it is the same two-person crew doing both in one visit. We start on the roof and finish on the glass, so nothing dirty falls onto windows we have already cleaned.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it to you by phone or text before we book. You get one number for your house, and it does not change on the day.
On a Santa Monica house the outside carries most of the dirt: pollen in spring, rain dust, and sprinkler spots that build up on the glass. The inside can stay as it is, and the outside still changes how the house looks from the street.
Most of our customers here book in the spring rush and again in the fall leaf drop. Those are the two windows when the gutters and the glass need it most.
No. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the water from the runs has drained before anyone touches the windows. The picture windows at the front get the same order.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are done as part of the exterior job, and none of it is billed as an extra on this visit. We rinse the glass with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, so nothing is left to streak.
Not on this visit. We clean exterior glass only, since interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and pressure washing is not part of this one.
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.
