Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first, 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. Our South Gate customers book us in spring and fall, which is when pollen and leaves build up on the glass and in the runs. Call (866) 435-6328 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.
Our window cleaning services are priced by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit 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.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. A large number of window panes, including oversized picture windows, adds time at the glass. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, take longer to clear and flush. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared, or the runoff from the roof has nowhere to drain. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers is etched into the glass, and no cleaning removes it, so we flag it and quote a separate treatment if you want it.
On our South Gate jobs, the window washing and washing services that drive a quote are almost always the same few things. Road film on the front windows of a house near a busy road takes a second pass, and the crew accounts for that before the visit. A small house or condo with a few windows and clean runs is quick and simple. A house with heavy tree cover, a lot of glass and grime on the panes is longer, and that is where the price goes up.
To get the exact number, send us the stories, the approximate window count, and a photo of the front of the house by text. That lets us say what the job will take before anyone comes out, including how long it takes to remove dirt from the frames.
| 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 homeowners who book both jobs do it twice a year, and the usual spring visit falls in mid to late June while the fall visit falls in late November to December. Regular cleanings like these are simplest with one crew doing both in one visit, and the same two cleanings work for residential and commercial buildings. On our South Gate jobs the pattern is much the same.
In spring the pollen film settles on south-facing glass and a sticky paste builds up in the gutters, so that is what we see first on the glass and in the downspout elbows. In fall the leaf load is the main job, a wet mat that sits in the runs and holds water against the fascia. Windy or stormy stretches move those dates, so we book from what the house looks like that season, not from the calendar alone. The glass is rinsed with purified water, so no cleaning solutions are left behind to streak.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into 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 collects film faster than a quiet street does. On houses like those, the crew suggests the extra visit and shows you the photos that explain why.
Regular cleanings keep the glass clear, but windows also tell you when they need one: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and the picture windows looking dull from inside. Gutters tell you when they need it too: water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, book a visit and text us a photo of the roofline.
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 works across South Gate and the cleaning services we provide here cover both the gutters and the exterior glass on the same visit. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories, and we come back with an estimate. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since the crew does not come inside.
The busy windows are spring and fall, when leaves and new growth hit the houses at once. Our calendar fills in those two stretches, so the earlier you ask for a slot, the easier it is to get the day you want. Outside those windows we can usually fit a visit in sooner. Windows inside are not part of the visit, so the crew works only from the outside.
Professional window cleaning is only as good as the way the job is set up. We run one crew on the roof and the glass in a single visit so the dirty runs get cleared before the windows are done. That keeps the curb appeal of the house from being undone by the first rain, and it means clogged gutters are not left behind to cause water damage at the fascia later. Multi-story buildings and higher windows are handled from the ground with a pole, so the glass is done without a ladder against the siding.
Yes. Our own crew does both the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. You are not handed off to a second company for the runs.
We do not give a figure in writing without seeing the house. The number comes from the stories, the approximate window count, and the state of the gutters, and we give it by phone or text. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
In South Gate the outside carries most of the grime: leaf film, road film and dust from the rain, plus sprinkler spots on the glass. Cleaning the inside alone leaves those on the glass, so the outside is where the visible dirt is.
Most residential properties book in spring and in fall across California, and the spring visit usually falls in mid to late June while the fall visit falls in late November to December. Outside those windows we can often fit a visit in sooner.
Not on our jobs. Gutters go first, so the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall before the glass is touched. Cleaning the glass first means the clean windows get dirtied again when the runs are cleared.
Screens are rinsed and the sill under each pane is wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit for exterior glass; they are not billed as a separate extra.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean interior glass on any residential window, and we do not do pressure washing. The job covers every window on the outside of the house and the gutters.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if windows face it, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and unlock the side gate. The crew sends photos of every run and the finished glass before the truck leaves.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
