The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the dirty water from the gutters never lands on clean panes. Both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them separately, and we price by the number of stories and the approximate window count. Across California, spring and fall are when most homeowners book both, and our crew runs the same order of work on every house.
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. Booked together in one visit, gutters and exterior window washing cost less than two separate trips, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Our washing services are quoted per house, and the count goes into writing before the crew books. Stories and steep roofs, the number of windows and any oversized panes, gutters that have not been cleaned in years or are packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted to reach the run, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that cleaning alone will not remove all move the quote. Years of grime on the sill and frame add time too. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a typical job the crew walks the outside of the house before any ladder goes up and counts stories, windows and runs. A photo of the front of the house sent by text is enough to start, and it lets us tell you before we come whether a boom or scissor lift is needed for the upper story. Picture windows, multi-story buildings and the back of a house with a walk-out basement each add time, and we say so up front rather than on the day. Our regular cleanings for customers who book twice a year carry the same number as the first visit, so a second booking does not surprise you.
The residential properties we clean across California run in every size, from a single-story ranch to a three-story house with a long gutter run over a lower roof, and the quote follows the same three inputs in each case. The same count works for a residential and commercial building, so the quote process does not change with the type of property. No client, neighborhood or house is cited here, because the quote is only as good as the count you give us. Send the stories, the rough window count and the photo, and we will reply with the exact figure for your house in writing.
| 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, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. What we find at each visit follows the seasons. Pollen settles as a film on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutter elbows in spring, and the leaf load builds in fall. Runoff from the roof carries the leaf grit down the wall with the first rains. Storm and wind seasons move the dates, so we book around the forecast rather than the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits, and clogged gutters can lead to water damage at the fascia. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. We clean with purified water rather than cleaning solutions, and cleaning alone will not remove those spots. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the sill and frame than a quiet street does. We tell you at the first visit which of these your house has, so you can plan the third visit instead of finding out later.
Two signs tell you the windows need a visit: a haze you only notice when the sun is low, and water sheeting over the edge of the gutter during rain. The first means dust and grit are on the glass; the second means the gutter is full. Either one is worth a call before the next storm.
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 the city and the surrounding area, and booking runs the same way for every house. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the front of the house, and we return a written estimate. Lead time depends on the season, and the two busy windows, when spring and fall debris arrives, fill the calendar first, so book early in those months rather than after the first storm. Our professional window cleaning crew gets to the outside of every window, the sills included, and the gutters and downspouts are cleared in the same pass. Our cleaning services run on one schedule, so booking our window cleaning services together means one visit and one count. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal before anyone walks up the drive.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, so you do not have to unlock the house, only the side gate if it is closed. If you want a slot for a specific week, ask for it when you request the estimate, and we will tell you whether the week is open or whether the next opening is sooner. Our window cleaners and gutter crew work from the same schedule, so one booking covers both jobs, and we can usually confirm the date the same day the estimate goes out.
Yes, the same two-person crew does both in one visit. Gutters are done first and the glass last, so nothing from the gutters lands on the clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count on the property, and condos are quoted from the same count. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will send a written figure for your home.
It is, because on a residential window the outside carries the film of rain dust and sprinkler spots that never reaches the inside glass. Those are what the sun shows you when it is low.
Spring and fall are the usual months for both jobs. Booking before the busy windows keeps the calendar open for you.
Not if the gutters and downspouts go first. The leaves, grit and black water come down the wall and across the windows below, so we clear the gutters and flush every downspout before we touch any glass.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt, sills are wiped and the frames are cleaned as part of the visit. They are not billed as extras.
Exterior only on this visit. Interior and exterior glass are two separate jobs, and we do not do pressure washing; we say so when we give the estimate.
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, and unlock the side gate.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
