Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of every residential window in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so the dirty water 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 the two separately. Across California, most homeowners who book it do so in the spring and fall, when pollen and leaves are heaviest.
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.
The number we give on the phone is the number we charge. On this job, gutter work and window washing share one quote. We build it from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and when both are booked in one visit the combined price comes in below two separate trips. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Here is what moves the quote on our jobs. Work on multi-story buildings takes more time than a single-story run, and so does a roof steep enough that the crew has to use a boom or scissor lift. Window count matters, and so do oversized picture windows, which need more setup per pane. A run of clogged gutters packed with needles and leaves takes longer to clear, and so does any set of gutters and downspouts that has not been opened in years. Grime that has baked onto the glass takes more passes than a light film. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned properly. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a separate problem: once it has etched into the glass, cleaning will not remove it, and the crew flags it on the visit.
The quickest way to get an exact number is a text with a photo of the front of the house and a count of the stories. From that we can tell you the price before anyone is scheduled. We quote exterior glass only, so interior and exterior work is a separate estimate if you ever want both. The regular cleanings that many of our customers book on a set cycle are quoted the same way as our washing services, so the cost of keeping up with the job stays predictable from one visit to the next.
| 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.
Across California, most of our customers book gutters and exterior windows twice a year, in spring and again in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for them.
At each visit we see the same few things. Pollen builds a film on south-facing glass and turns into a paste in the gutters during the spring months. In fall the leaf load comes down and packs the downspout elbows. Storm and wind seasons move the timing of both visits, so the calendar follows the weather rather than a fixed date.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps the gutters loaded through the year, and clogged gutters that back up send water down the fascia, which is how water damage starts. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house close to a busy road or an active construction site collects grit faster than average. Regular visits remove dirt before it bakes onto the glass, and when we see one of these, we put it in the schedule from the first visit rather than waiting for the problem to show up.
Two signs tell you the windows need cleaning sooner: a haze that only shows when the sun is low, and a film that looks worse after a few dry days. For gutters, the sign is water sheeting over the edge during rain instead of running into the downspout.
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.
Booking with us starts with a quick estimate by phone or text. Tell us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front, and we will give you a quote before anyone is scheduled. One estimate covers both, so professional window cleaning and gutter work are booked as one job. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come. Lead times depend on the season, and during the two busy windows of the year, when blossom dust and leaves peak, the calendar fills faster, so booking early keeps the slot.
We run our window cleaning services on a set schedule, and every window on the house gets the same attention from the same crew. Because the glass is rinsed with purified water, no cleaning solutions are left behind to streak. Curb appeal is part of why our customers book, though the reason most give is simply that the glass and gutters get done in one visit. To get on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front and the number of stories, and we will schedule service for the next open day.
Yes. Our crew does the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit. Gutters go first and the windows go last, so the dirty runoff never lands on clean glass.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Text us a photo of the front and the story count, or call (866) 435-6328, and we will give you the price before we schedule anything.
On a house or one of the condos in Soledad the outside carries most of the dirt: a film of dust, rain residue and sprinkler spots. The inside stays clean longer, so the outside is where the visible buildup shows first.
Most of our customers book in the spring and again in the fall. That timing catches the spring dust and the leaf drop before they settle into the gutters and onto the glass.
Not with our order of work. Gutters first, glass last, so anything that comes off the roof is cleared before the windows are touched. That is the whole reason we do them in one visit.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and tracks are cleaned as part of the exterior job. None of that is billed as a separate line.
Not on this visit. We clean the exterior glass only, so windows inside stay out of the quote, and pressure washing is not part of the job. This page covers residential properties, priced by stories and window count, and you can text us a photo if a larger building needs a look.
No, 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.
