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 nothing dirty from the roofline ends up on clean panes. We price by the number of stories, and both jobs in one visit cost less than booking them as two trips. Across California, most of our customers book this bundle in spring and fall, when leaves and grit have built up on the 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, and the bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give on the phone is the number we charge, and we quote it from those details before we come out.
What moves the quote is what the crew finds on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes longer to work safely, and multi-story buildings add ladder time at every level. Large picture windows and a high window count add time at the glass. Gutters that have not been cleaned in years, or packed with needles and leaves, need more passes. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Hard-water spotting from sprinklers will not come off with a cleaning. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
To get your exact number, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the front of the house, and tell us the number of stories and roughly how many windows you have. On our window washing jobs, professional window cleaning is quoted from a photo and a count, not a guess, and that is the only way a number holds up on the day. Our crew gives every residential window on an older house with a lot of trim the same care as on a new one, and what matters most is the condition of the gutters and the glass when we arrive. Clogged gutters that have sat for a season can also carry water damage up under the eaves, and we photograph that before we leave so you know what we saw.
Our window cleaners work from purified water, so the glass dries without spots. The curb appeal of the house usually shows up in the first clean afternoon after the work is done. Ask for a written estimate if you want the scope spelled out before a date is booked.
| 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 Union City customers book regular cleanings twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense on this street grid. Across California, spring visits land in mid to late June, after the seed drop has settled. Fall visits are in December to early January, after the leaves are down and the rain begins.
At each visit we find the pollen film on south-facing glass and the sticky paste packed into the gutter elbows. We check every window on the house at each visit. In fall we find the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs and the grit that the rain has washed down. Storm and wind seasons move the dates. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, so the fall visit is timed before the heavy rains start.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof keeps needles and grit moving into the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves spots that come back a day later. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects more dust on the frames. If one of those describes your house, tell us when you schedule service and we will plan the third visit in.
Clean windows and clear gutters both come down to a regular schedule, and we would rather set the calendar with you now than chase a clog after a storm. The sign windows need it is haze you only notice when the sun is low. The sign gutters need it is water sheeting over the edge in rain.
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 Union City, and the calendar fills fastest in the two busy windows of the year, the spring season and the fall leaf season. Booking early in those windows gets you a slot on the day you want. To start, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will confirm the estimate and a date in writing.
Our crew handles residential properties and small multi-unit buildings, and the washing services we provide cover both the glass and the gutters in a single visit. If you have a residential and commercial question, start with the phone, but the pricing on this page is for homes and small multi-unit buildings. We take on window cleaning services for condos and townhomes in the city as well as for detached homes. Our crew removes the grime from the outside of each pane, the frames and the sills, and it clears the gutters and downspouts of the runoff that the roof sends down. We aim to remove dirt from every surface we touch, and we call before we come.
Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew does not come inside, so the interior and exterior glass are not cleaned on the same visit. The crew uses purified water on the glass instead of cleaning solutions, so nothing is left to streak. You will get photos of each gutter run and the finished glass before the truck leaves. Lead time depends on the calendar at the time you call, and we give you the date when we confirm the estimate.
Yes. The same two-person crew cleans the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the gutters lands on the clean windows.
We quote that number by phone or text from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the number we give is the number on the invoice.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of what dims the glass here: pollen film, rain dust and sprinkler spots. The inside can look fine while the outside is hazy, especially on the south-facing panes.
Most of our customers here book in late spring and again in late fall, so spring and fall are the windows to plan around. If you want a specific month, call (866) 435-6328 and we will check the calendar.
No. Gutters first, glass last. When we clear a run, the leaves, grit and black water come down the wall, so the roof and gutters are done first and the glass comes after the wall has stopped dripping.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the visit. Tracks are included in the exterior glass work. Interior window tracks are not part of this visit.
No. This visit is exterior window cleaning only, so the windows inside are not part of it, and we do not do pressure washing.
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 leave the side gate unlocked. Text a photo of the roofline if you want us to look before we book.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
