Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across California, most of the homeowners who book this do it in the spring and the fall, when the seed, pollen and leaf drop build up fastest.
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 the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we confirm it before the crew is scheduled.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof changes how the work is done. A large window count or oversized picture windows adds time at the glass. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear. Regular cleanings keep the gutters light, so a house that has been on a schedule usually takes less time than one that has been left for years. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are counted in. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate condition that cleaning does not remove, and we say so before we quote it. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. Cleaning solutions and purified water are included, and because the quote is for exterior glass only, we never mix interior and exterior work into one number.
On a recent job in Sierra Madre, the owner had two stories, a set of large front windows and gutters that had not been cleaned since the previous year. The quote went up because of the picture windows and the packed back run, not because of anything else. Our crew photographed each run before and after and sent the photos to the owner's phone before leaving. To get your own number, text us the front of the house and tell us how many stories it has and roughly how many windows. The number we give you from that is the number we stand behind, and a call to (866) 435-6328 gets you the same answer.
| 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 Sierra Madre jobs most customers book both twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them. Across California the calendar works the same way: spring for the seed and new growth, fall for the leaves and the wet mat that builds up in the runs.
In the spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and a paste of seed and needles packed in the gutters. In the fall the leaf load is the main problem, and it stays wet in the runs long after the rain stops. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, and a heavy storm in the winter can justify a visit ahead of schedule. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or multi-story buildings near a busy road or construction usually need a third visit, because the grime and runoff come back faster than the calendar does.
Windows tell you when they need it: a haze that only shows when the sun is low, or a film that catches the light on the glass. Gutters tell you too, usually by water sheeting over the edge in rain. Clean glass and clear gutters are most of the curb appeal a house shows from the street. Dust on windows inside the house is a separate job, and this visit is for the outside. Professional window cleaning on a regular schedule keeps the haze from building up, and the clogged gutters that cause water damage to fascia and siding are the first thing we clear on any visit.
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 clean residential properties across Sierra Madre, with the crew covering the whole city rather than one district. Booking runs the same way everywhere: you call or text, we ask for the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we give you a number from those. Lead time depends on the season and the calendar, and we will tell you the earliest date we can offer when you call.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring and the fall, the same months the seed and the leaves arrive. Our calendar fills in those months first, so booking early in those windows gets you a slot you want. Outside them there is more room. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, the same order applies whether it is a house or a condo, and we call before we come, so the arrival window is never a surprise.
Our work covers residential window and gutter cleaning, and we clean the outside of every window on the house while the gutters are open. The result is clean windows and clear gutters without a second trip. A residential and commercial building is quoted on its own, so this page covers homes only. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house to schedule service.
Yes, the gutter and window washing services are done by the same two people on our jobs. We clean the gutters first, then the outside of the windows, so the gutter water never reaches the clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it to you by phone or text. Send us the front of the house and the window count, and we will tell you the price before we schedule.
Yes, because the outside carries the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits, and those are what dull the glass whatever the inside looks like. A cleaning is how you remove dirt that the rain leaves behind.
Most of our Sierra Madre customers book in late spring and in the fall, after the leaves drop. Those are the months the leaf load is heaviest, so booking then keeps the gutters clear.
No, because we clear the gutters and downspouts first and let the wall dry before we touch the glass. The order is the whole reason both jobs go into one visit.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit, and tracks are included on the exterior side. None of them is billed as a separate extra.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, and we do not do interior windows or pressure washing as part of this service.
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.
