Yes, the same two people clean the gutters and the outside of the windows in one visit. Gutters first, glass last, so the wash water from the roof never lands on clean panes. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of the houses we clean are booked in spring and fall, when dust and the leaf drop have built up enough to matter.
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 both jobs done in one visit cost less than booking them as two separate trips. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and the bundle saving shows on the estimate before you agree to anything, and that holds for one-time jobs and regular cleanings alike.
Most of what moves a quote shows up when the crew pulls up. A third story or a roof steep enough that we walk it carefully adds time. So do oversized picture windows, a house with more glass than the estimate assumed, and gutters that have not been opened in years and are packed with needles, leaves and pollen. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are part of the price, and so is hard-water spotting from sprinklers, which no cleaning removes but which we flag on the visit so you know what is left. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, along with the cleaning solutions we use on the glass, and none of them is billed as an extra.
A good way to get the exact number is to text us a photo of the front of the house and tell us the stories. That is usually enough for an accurate estimate before we come out. The estimate starts from the same questions for residential and commercial jobs, and it shows which part of the house is driving the number, whether the glass is interior and exterior or outside only. We do not clean inside the glass on this visit, so that stays off the quote. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and we will give you a written estimate.
| 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 homeowners book cleaning services for both jobs twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, and window cleaners who also run the gutters make that schedule simple. Across California the spring visit falls in mid to late June, when the pollen film has built up on south-facing glass and the gutters have started to pack. The fall visit falls in late November to December, after the leaves are down and before the rain sets in.
At the spring visit we find a film of grit on the glass and packed debris in the elbows of the downspouts, and the difference shows most on the windows that face the sun. In fall it is the wet leaf mat that matters, and on houses that skipped that visit we often find clogged gutters and runs that sagged under the weight by the next winter, and sagging is how water damage often starts at the fascia. The storm seasons also move the dates. Long wet spells in the winter months mean the gutters work hardest then, so a clean before that stretch makes a difference.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, where needles and grit pack the downspouts between cleanings, is the most common reason. A sprinkler line hitting the glass is another, because it leaves the spots that come back a day after cleaning. So is a house near a busy road or a construction site, where the dust settles faster than on a quiet street. Our customers with no trees and no sprinkler problem usually do well with the twice-a-year schedule, and we tell you which group your house is in after the first visit.
You will know it is time for professional window cleaning when you see a haze on the glass that only shows when the sun is low, and gutters need it when water sheets over the edge in a rain instead of running down the downspout. Both matter for curb appeal, since the haze is visible from the street. Windows inside are not part of either 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.
We clean gutters and exterior windows across Turlock, and the schedule fills during the two busy windows of the year, the spring visit season and the fall leaf drop. Booking starts with a quick estimate by phone or text, where you give us the number of stories and send a photo of the house front. Once we have that, we can tell you the lead time for a slot, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work.
The window and gutter cleaning is done from the ground, with a boom or scissor lift on the taller houses, and we work the residential window and gutter run in the same visit so there is no second setup. Every window on the outside of the house gets done, including the sills and the frames, so the clean windows look finished from the street. Residential properties with a large number of panes are where the single visit saves the most time, and we plan the day around that. Multi-story buildings are scheduled by the number of stories, which sets how long the lift stays up.
If you want to schedule service before the fall rush, the simplest way is to text a photo of the roofline along with the stories and the approximate number of windows. We will confirm the date and the window of arrival in writing, and if the calendar is tight we will tell you the next open slot rather than guess.
Yes, our window cleaning services and the gutter work are done by the same two people in one visit. We clean the gutters first and the glass last, so the water from the roof never runs back onto clean panes.
We do not quote a figure without seeing the house. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and you can get it by phone or text at (866) 435-6328 with a photo of the front.
Usually yes, because the outside carries the grime, the rain dust and the sprinkler spots that build up between visits. The inside can look clean while the outside is hazy when the sun is low.
Across California most of our customers book in spring and fall, including condos, and the spring visit falls in mid to late June with the fall visit in late November to December.
No, that is why we do gutters first and glass last. When the glass is washed first, someone has to wash it again before the crew is off the ladder. The gutters and downspouts get cleared before we touch the glass, so the runoff never reaches it.
Screens are rinsed to remove dirt and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit, and none of those are billed as extras.
On this visit we clean the exterior glass only. We do not clean inside the windows or offer pressure washing services as part of this job.
No, you do not need to be home for exterior work. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, 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.
