The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and both jobs together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Our crew runs the same spring and fall schedule across California, so the calendar is familiar to us whether you are on a two-story house or a three-story one.
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 quote by stories and approximate window count, and the bundle done in one visit costs less than two separate jobs. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, a large count of window washing jobs with oversized picture windows, gutters that have gone years without opening, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not extras billed later.
On our Tahoe jobs the surprises tend to be the gutters. Most homes that come to us after years of neglect hold a lot of grime, and clogged gutters at the downspout elbows take the longest. The window cleaning services side is steady once the stories are known, and the washing services on the glass are quoted by window count. Cleaning interior and exterior glass is not the same job, so this visit covers the outside only. Regular cleanings keep grime from building up between visits. To get your exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the front of the house with the stories visible and a rough count of windows, and we will come back with a figure before we book.
| 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 South Lake Tahoe customers book window and gutter work twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, and one crew in one visit is the simplest way to cover both. Across California our spring visits land in mid to late June and fall visits in late November to December, once the leaves are down.
In spring we find pollen film on south-facing glass and a pollen paste in the gutters. In fall it is a wet leaf mat and the grit that washed down all season. Heavy tree cover over the roof means a third visit, because needles and debris build up and leave clogged gutters between cleanings. Multi-story buildings add time too, since the upper runs need a longer ladder setup. Sprinkler lines hitting the glass leave the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and when a gutter overflows, the runoff runs down the wall and across the glass below. A house near a busy road picks up a film faster than one on a quiet street. Those are the cases that tend to need more than two visits a year.
Windows tell you they need it when haze shows only in low sun. Gutters tell you when water sheets over the edge in rain, and left alone, a full gutter can lead to water damage at the fascia. Keep in mind that the windows inside follow their own schedule, since this visit covers the outside only. Purified water does most of the work, so cleaning solutions stay off the glass. Stories and window count set the price for residential and commercial glass alike, and the same rule applies to both: if you see either sign, the schedule should move up.
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 work across South Lake Tahoe and book the estimate by phone or text. To schedule service, send the number of stories and a photo of the house front, or call (866) 435-6328, and the crew sets a slot. Lead time depends on the season, and we will tell you the date when we confirm the estimate. Our window cleaners price every residential window on the house, and the estimate is written from the photo and the window count.
Spring and fall are the two busy windows, because spring grime and the fall leaf load both arrive on a fixed calendar, and most of our customers want the same weeks. Book early in those months if you can. The crew checks every window on the outside, and a water-fed pole lets it reach the upper panes without a ladder, which keeps curb appeal up between seasons. The professional window cleaning we do is outdoor glass and frames, and the crew stays out of the house. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we call before we come.
Yes. Our own two-person crew does window and gutter cleaning on the same visit, so the person on your ladder is the one who cleaned your windows, and we do not hand the gutters off to someone else.
Quotes are written for residential properties, and the number comes from stories and window count. Send the stories and a photo of the front, or call (866) 435-6328, and you will get the figure before anything is booked.
On a typical residential window, the outside carries tree dust, rain grit and sprinkler spotting that build up between visits, and the crew can remove dirt from those panes without touching the inside. The inside can stay as it is; the exterior is what we clean on this visit.
Our customers here most often book in the spring and in the fall, when the leaves and tree dust are heaviest. Booking early in those months keeps your slot.
No, because gutters go first and glass last. When a run is cleared above a window, the grit and water come down the wall, so the glass waits until the gutters and downspouts are done.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the same visit, so you are not billed for them separately.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows, and we do not do pressure washing as part of this job.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway if the windows face it, keep pets inside, and unlock the side gate. If you live in condos, check with the association first, because shared runs of gutter may not be yours to clear.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
