Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We go gutters first and glass last, so nothing runs down onto clean panes. We price it by the number of stories and an approximate window count, and doing both in one visit costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of the homes we service book this in spring and fall, which is the rhythm our crew keeps.
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. The starting price for a residential window job is where it begins, and the figure you get depends on your house. Call (866) 435-6328 for a number from your stories and window count.
On the day, the crew sees the same few things move a quote. A third story or a steep roof means more time on the ladder. Window count and oversized panes take longer than a standard grid. Gutters that have not been opened in years, packed with needles and leaves, need more hands and more water. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are added to the time. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line is something no cleaning removes, and we will tell you that before we start. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On a recent job in a University of California-Santa Barbara neighborhood, a two-story house with a large run of picture windows and one clogged downspout pulled its quote up mostly on the window count, not the height, which is why we ask for both. Your number comes from stories, window count and a photo of the front of the house sent by text, so we can see the roofline before the crew is booked. Our window cleaning services cover the window washing and the washing services that go with it, the grime on the glass, the gutters and downspouts, the runoff that follows a clogged run, and the dirt that collects on condos and single-family homes alike. The crew works to remove dirt from the gutters before the glass gets touched, so what you hear on the phone is what you get.
| 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 regular cleanings for both window and gutter work twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across California the timing follows the same seasons for residential and commercial buildings, and the cleanings move with the weather and the trees around each house.
On our jobs the first thing we find in spring is the pollen. It settles as a film on south-facing glass and packs into the gutters as a paste, so a spring visit clears what the winter left behind. Purified water dries without leaving the film that cleaning solutions do. In fall the problem is the leaf load, a wet mat that sits in the runs and backs water up behind the fascia. Storm and wind seasons can pull either visit earlier or later, so we book against what the house needs rather than a fixed calendar.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof is the most common reason, because needles and grit keep filling the downspouts between visits. A sprinkler line that hits the glass is the second reason; those are the spots that come back a day after cleaning, and only a mineral treatment removes them. A house near a busy road or a construction site collects grime faster and tends to go on a shorter cycle. Our crew will tell you on the first visit which of these your lot has.
Here is the sign windows need a cleaning: a faint haze that only shows when the sun is low. Here is the sign gutters need one: water sheeting over the edge in a rain instead of running into the downspout. If you see either, book a date before the next storm.
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 work across University of California-Santa Barbara, serving residential properties and the houses around them, and we keep a regular route through the neighborhoods where our crews are already working. Booking our cleaning services starts with a quick estimate by phone or text. To schedule service, call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we can give you the number before a crew is assigned. Typical lead time is a programmatic field we fill in when the calendar is set, so you will see the exact window when you call.
The two busy windows of the year are the spring pollen season and the fall leaf drop. In those weeks our calendar fills faster, so booking early keeps your slot. Outside those windows there is usually room on short notice. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. The crew works from the outside of the house, does not come inside, and calls before they come so you know the day. Our professional window cleaning is done with a water-fed pole and purified water, so the glass dries without streaks, and the crew reaches every window on the outside that is safe to reach. Clogged gutters are cleared before the glass is touched, and multi-story buildings are reached from the pole or from a lift. Clean glass and clear gutters do a lot for curb appeal, and that is the point of doing both on the same visit. We are also the crew many owners call when water damage shows up on a wall under a run, and we photograph it and tell you what we see.
Yes. The same two people clean the gutters and the outside of each residential window in one visit, gutters first and glass last. You get one crew, one schedule and one invoice.
The number comes from your stories and your approximate window count, and we give it by phone or text. Send a photo of the front of the house and we will tell you the figure before we book the crew.
Usually yes, because the outside collects a film of rain dust and sprinkler spots that never reach the inside. Those are the things that make the glass look dull from the street.
Most of our customers at residential properties book in the spring and in the fall, timed around the spring season and the leaf drop. Book early to schedule service before the storm season if you can.
No, because we clean the gutters first and the glass last. When the gutters go first, the grit and black water come down before the windows are touched, so nothing runs onto clean panes.
Screens are rinsed and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included on the visit and not billed as an extra line item.
Interior and exterior glass are separate jobs, and this visit covers the outside of every window. We do not clean windows inside or do pressure washing on this visit.
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.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
