Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the debris from the roof never lands on clean panes. We price by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and having both jobs done in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book spring and fall, and that is the calendar we work from here too.
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. Doing the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. What follows is what the crew finds on the day and what changes the quote from house to house.
A third story or a roof too steep to walk takes more time and more equipment, so the crew plans for it before the visit. Window count matters, and so do oversized panes and picture windows that need the boom or scissor lift instead of the pole. Gutters that have not been cleared in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take longer than a light run. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers, and the runoff that leaves it behind, is a separate problem that cleaning alone will not remove, so we flag it on the visit rather than promising it away. Clearing the grime and leaf mats out of the runs means we have to remove dirt by hand, not just rinse it, and that is part of the job. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job too and are not billed as extras.
On our Tamalpais-Homestead Valley jobs the quote moves most with stories and tree cover, because leaves and needles packed into a run are what slow the clearing down. Across California the same is true. To get your number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house along with the stories and a rough window count, and we will come back with the figure before anyone books a slot. Commercial buildings and condos are priced per building, which is why the window washing services and gutters and downspouts on a multi-story site are quoted together.
| 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 customers here book gutters and windows twice a year, in the spring and again in the fall, so one crew in one visit makes sense for both. What we find on the glass in spring is pollen: a film on south-facing panes and a paste in the gutters that packs into the downspout elbows. In fall it is the leaf load and the wet mat that sits in the runs through winter. Storm and wind seasons move the dates a little, but the pattern holds.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves the round spots that come back a day after cleaning. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a fine grime that builds faster than a quiet street. Those are the cases where we suggest the crew comes back, and we say so on the first visit rather than on the invoice.
The window cleaning services on this visit cover the exterior only, and interior and exterior glass are quoted separately. The gutter cleanings follow the same calendar. Cleaning solutions for the glass are purified water with no residue, so the frame and sill come back dry. If you see a haze on the glass that only shows when the sun is low, the clean windows need a visit. If water sheets over the edge of a gutter in the rain, the gutter needs a visit, and it may be a slope problem rather than debris. Residential and commercial work both run on regular cleanings, and residential properties keep the same records as commercial buildings.
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 crews work across the Tamalpais-Homestead Valley area and the towns around it, and you will see the neighboring cities listed below. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the house front with the number of stories, and we confirm the window count before we set a date. Lead time depends on the season, and in the two busy windows of the year, when pollen and leaves are heaviest, our calendar fills faster. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work, since windows inside the house are not part of this visit.
Our cleaning services are scheduled per house, and the window cleaners on each crew work from the same ladder position as the gutter run, so one setup covers every window on that side of the house. For a professional window cleaning job on a larger house, or a residential window too high for the pole, we plan the boom or scissor lift in advance. Multi-story buildings are scheduled with their own access plan. We also keep an eye out for water damage that clogged gutters can cause, and we photograph it for you if we see it, without turning the visit into a sale. Clean glass and clear gutters do more for curb appeal than most owners expect.
Yes, our crew does both in one visit. We clear the gutters first and wash the glass last.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house. Send those by text or give them on the phone and we quote it from there.
On a residential window, the outside carries pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that the inside never sees, so the glass dulls from the outside first.
Most of our customers here book in the spring and the fall. Across California, spring and fall are the windows we work to.
No, that is why it is gutters first, glass last. When the glass is washed first, the debris from the roof runs down the wall and across the panes, and someone has to wash them again.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the same visit.
We clean exterior glass only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
