Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit. We do the gutters first and the glass last, so the glass stays clean after the work is done. 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 our customers book this work in spring and fall, when the glass and the gutters both need it most. Call (866) 435-6328 for a quote.
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.
The price for gutter cleaning and window cleaning services comes from the number of stories and the approximate window count, and the bundled visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. The number we give you on the phone is the number we charge, so you know the figure before the crew arrives. Our crews are glad to walk you through the quote by text if you send a photo of the front of the house.
On our jobs, these are the things that move a quote most: a third story or a roof steep enough that the crew has to work from a boom or scissor lift, a high count of oversized picture windows, gutters that have not been opened in years and come down packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning will lift off the glass. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job, not billed as extras.
Our window washing is done with a water-fed pole and purified water, so the glass dries without residue. That method is built to remove dirt, and it takes the grime that builds up between cleanings and gets to the film on the upper panes without a ladder. Many of our customers book regular cleanings, and the crew checks the picture windows and the sill on each visit so small problems do not turn into water damage later.
Here is how a quote usually comes together for a Valley Center house. We ask for the stories, a rough window count, and a photo of the house front, and we sort out any guards or tree cover before we give a number. Interior and exterior glass are two different jobs. Our washing services cover the exterior only, and we say so up front. If the house has a large lot, the crew also notes the gutter runs that sit highest so the quote reflects the real work.
| 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 Valley Center customers book both services twice a year, once in spring and once in fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense for the calendar. Our spring visit lands in mid to late June, after the spring bloom has settled, and our fall visit runs December to early January, after the leaves are down. Across California, the calendar works much the same way for window and gutter work.
At the spring visit, the pollen film on south-facing glass is the first thing we see, and the pollen paste in the gutters packs the downspout elbows. In the fall, the leaf load is what fills the runs, and on houses where the fall visit was skipped we see sagging gutter sections by the wet months. Storm and wind seasons also move the dates, so we check the forecast before we confirm a slot.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line that hits the glass, or a house close to a busy road all leave more residue between visits, and multi-story buildings do too. Sprinkler spotting is the one that comes back a day after cleaning, and it means the line needs adjusting, not another wash. Clogged gutters on those houses build up faster, so the crew flags them at the first visit.
We do not do the work yourself, and we do not give DIY instructions here. What we can tell you is what to look for. Store-bought cleaning solutions can leave a film that looks like haze, so skip them on glass. Windows need cleaning when you see a haze that only shows up when the sun is low. Gutters need cleaning when water sheets over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. If you see either, text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what it is.
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 Valley Center, and most of our calls come from neighborhoods where the houses have a mix of tree cover and open roofs. Booking starts with an estimate by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we will give you a time window. Lead times depend on the season, so schedule service early, and the crew calls ahead before every visit to confirm the arrival. Clean glass and clear gutters also add to curb appeal, which is one reason many people book the visit.
The two busy windows are the spring and fall visits, when the bloom residue and leaf loads peak and the calendar fills quickly. Book early in those months if you want a specific day. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and the crew never comes inside the house. The crew cleans every window on the exterior that can be reached safely from the ground or the pole. Our window cleaners carry their own water and power, so the only thing we need is the side gate.
Our crew handles residential and commercial cleaning services, and each of our residential properties gets the same standard as a commercial building. Whether you want a professional window cleaning on a single family house, with every residential window done from the pole, or a regular schedule for condos and other buildings with many panes, the approach is the same: gutters first, glass last, and photos of every run before the truck leaves. For a clear view of the work, ask for a written estimate that lists every line item, including the gutters and downspouts.
Yes, the same two people do both in one visit. We clean the gutters first so the runoff from the roof does not run down onto the glass.
We do not quote a fixed figure on the website. The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text before anyone is booked.
Yes, because the outside carries the grit, rain dust and sprinkler spotting that the inside never sees. Those are the things that cloud the glass between visits.
Our customers here book in the spring and fall visits, which are mid to late June and December to early January. Across California the calendar is much the same.
No, because gutters come first and glass last. The gutters are cleared, the downspouts flushed, and the wall given time to drip before anyone touches a pane.
Screens are rinsed, and sills are wiped as part of the job. Tracks are included when they are reachable from the outside of the house.
No, this visit covers the exterior glass only. We do not clean windows inside the house, and we do not do pressure washing on this visit.
You do not need to be home. Turn the sprinklers off the night before, move cars off the driveway, keep pets inside, 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.
