Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Gutters go first and the glass goes last, so nothing runs back down onto clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both together costs less than two separate trips. On our Tehachapi jobs, most customers book this in spring and fall, and we keep the two visits on the same calendar so the crew stays on one schedule.
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, the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house and we will give you a written estimate before anyone is booked.
What moves the quote on our jobs is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof changes the setup. A window count that includes oversized panes takes longer than the same count of standard sashes. Gutters and downspouts that have not been cleaned in years, or packed with needles and leaves, take more time to clear and more to haul. Gutter guards that must be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers is a stain that no cleaning removes, so we say so before the visit. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing, sill wiping and the cleaning solutions for the frames are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
Our Tehachapi work is mostly residential, and the same crew handles residential and commercial buildings on separate schedules. Some customers want interior and exterior glass, and some want regular cleanings on a fixed schedule; this visit is exterior only and is booked as one job. For a picture windows layout or a house with many small panes, send the window count and we will tell you what it adds. Ask for a written estimate and we will put the stories, window count and any add-ons on one page.
| 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.
On our Tehachapi jobs, most customers book both gutters and exterior windows twice a year, in the spring and fall months we set from their home's schedule, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. In spring we find a pollen film on south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the gutters. In fall it is the leaf load, which turns into a wet mat that sits in the downspouts through winter.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps putting debris into the runs between visits, and we see clogged gutters by the next season on those houses. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning, and a house near a busy road or a construction site collects dust and grime faster than the rest. Multi-story buildings add time to every visit, so we plan them with the stories count up front.
Windows need cleaning again when you see haze only in low sun, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in rain. If you see either, call (866) 435-6328 and we will book a date. If you have professional window cleaning on a regular schedule, we can match the timing to your existing calendar. Cleaning services over water damage: a clean gutter does not stop a slope problem, and we will tell you when that is the cause.
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 clean the gutters and exterior glass for residential properties, including condos, and for commercial buildings across the Tehachapi area. Every residential window on the outside of the house gets done in the same visit. To book, send us the number of stories and a photo of the house front by text or phone, and we will give you a written estimate for the window and gutter cleaning. Lead time depends on the season, and our calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year. If you need a specific week, tell us when you call and we will schedule service around it.
We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Our crew does not come inside the house, and clean windows on the outside are the whole job on this visit. The sill and the frame get wiped as part of the work, and the screens come out and go back in the window they came from. If a window cannot be reached safely from the ground or the pole, the crew tells you before the visit, not on the day.
Yes, it is the same two people, and they do the gutters first and the glass last on every visit. The order keeps the wash water off the clean panes.
We give the number by phone or text from the stories and the size of the house. Call (866) 435-6328 and the number you hear is the number on the invoice.
On our Tehachapi jobs the outside carries the pollen film, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots, so the glass drags down curb appeal from the street long before the inside does. Cleaning the outside does not change the windows inside, and we say so before we start.
Our Tehachapi customers book in the spring and fall months listed in our season section, which is when the pollen and the leaf load are heaviest. Text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you which visit fits your house.
No, because the gutters are cleared and flushed, and any roof runoff is gone, before anyone touches the glass. The wall gets a few minutes to stop dripping, and only then do we start on the windows.
Screens are rinsed and put back, sills are wiped, and the crew will remove dirt from the frames as part of the job. Those are not billed as extras.
No. This visit is exterior glass only, and our window cleaning services do not cover interior windows or pressure washing services. If you want the inside done, tell us and we will book it as a separate visit.
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 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.
