Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price it by the number of stories, and both jobs done together cost less than booking them as two separate trips. Across California, most of the homes we clean book this pairing in spring and fall, when the leaves are heaviest.
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 the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and window washing done in the same visit as the gutters costs less than booking them separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, and we confirm it in writing before the crew is scheduled. Your estimate starts with a photo of the front of the house, a count of the stories, and a rough tally of the windows.
Several things move the quote, and the crew sees all of them on the day. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Oversized picture windows and tall glass take more care and sometimes a longer lift. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or that are packed with needles and leaves, need more hand work. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated add time, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers may need treatment that cleaning alone will not remove. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. The quote covers the exterior only, and we do not price interior and exterior glass together on this visit.
Each house is different, so the most useful thing you can do is send us the exact count. Tell us the stories, the window count, and text a photo of the front of the house, or call (866) 435-6328 with the same details. Ask about regular cleanings when you call, and we will quote the count you give us. We will tell you what the crew will find before anyone climbs a ladder, and we will not change the number on the invoice.
| 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 of our customers book gutters and exterior windows twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and one crew handling both in one visit is the simplest way to keep up with it. On our jobs, the pollen film shows up on south-facing glass and as a paste in the gutters during the spring pollen season, and the leaf load comes down hard in fall. The same calendar logic applies to residential and commercial exteriors, and we quote them from the count and a photo, the same as a house. Storms and strong wind move those dates, so we look at the house before we set the calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps clogged gutters filling between cleanings, and a sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day after cleaning. Hard-water spots need stronger cleaning solutions than plain rinsing, so we tell you when that is the case. A house close to a busy road or active construction collects more grime on the outside glass than a quiet street does. Steep roofs and multi-story buildings need more ladder time. We ask about each of these when we book, so the schedule fits the house rather than the other way round.
The visit covers the outside only, so windows inside the house are not part of the price. Watch for two signs between visits. Haze on the glass that you only notice when the sun is low means the windows are due. Water sheeting over the edge of the gutter during rain means the gutters are full or the runs are tilted, and water damage can start behind the fascia before you see it from the ground. The crew checks both on every visit.
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 Temescal Valley, and our washing services are booked as one appointment covering the gutters and the outside glass. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text, using the number of stories and a photo of the house front. Once the date is set, we call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Your schedule service is handled by the same people who will be on the ladder, so the details you give us reach the crew. The crew checks every window from the outside on the visit and tells you about any pane it cannot reach safely. Booking both at once is what keeps the price down, since window cleaning services and gutter work share one trip. To set a date, call (866) 435-6328.
Yes, on our jobs the same two people do both, in one visit. We clear the gutters first and then do the glass, so the debris does not splash onto clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Tell us those two things and we will confirm the figure in writing before we schedule.
Yes, because the outside of a residential window collects dust film, rain grime and sprinkler spots between visits, and a cleaning is the way to remove dirt that rain leaves behind. Those are on the glass whether or not the inside is clean.
Across California, our bookings for residential properties cluster in spring and fall, around the spring season and the leaf drop. Early booking in those windows gives you more choice of day.
No, because we clean the gutters and downspouts first and the glass last. When the glass goes first, the runoff from the gutters comes down across it and someone has to wash it again.
Screens are rinsed, sills are wiped and the frames are done as part of the job. They are not billed as extras.
Exterior only on this visit. We do not clean inside the windows and we do not do pressure washing here.
No, you do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside while the ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. If your home is one of the condos in a complex, tell us when you book so we can plan access to the exterior first.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
