Yes, the same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last. We price the job by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing both together costs less than booking two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this in spring and fall, and we work the same way on every Walnut house we visit.
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.
Window washing on a house is quoted by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and doing the gutters and the exterior glass together in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately. Our washing services are priced per house, condos included, so the number we give you on the phone is the number on the invoice. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras.
On our jobs, the things that move the quote are the ones the crew sees on the day. A third story or a steep roof takes more time on the ladder. A residential window count that runs high, or a set of oversized picture windows, adds glass to do. Heavy grime from a season of road dust takes longer on the glass than a light film does, and the crew has to remove dirt from every pane first. Clogged gutters and downspouts that have not been cleared in years, packed with needles and leaves, cost more than a run that was done last season. Gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated are timed separately. Hard-water spotting from a sprinkler line hitting the glass is something no cleaning removes, so we flag it before we quote the mineral work. Quotes cover the outside only, since interior and exterior glass are priced as separate jobs.
Here is what to have ready so the quote is right the first time. Count the stories, estimate the window count, and text us a photo of the front of the house. That is usually enough for a firm number. Regular cleanings keep the job smaller each visit, because a run that is cleared twice a year does not hold the buildup a run left for three years does, and that is the cheapest way to keep the bill from climbing. Call (866) 435-6328 with those two numbers, and our window cleaning services will give you a firm quote on the phone.
For a Walnut example, one customer had a two-story house with a large window count and a run of gutters that had not been cleared in several seasons. The crew cleared the gutters and flushed every downspout first, then did the exterior glass including the picture windows. The gutter work was the bigger part of the time on that job, and the photos of each run went to the customer before the crew left. See the full job for what we found.
| 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 both jobs twice a year, in spring and again in fall, and one crew doing both in one visit is what makes that schedule work. The spring visit clears the pollen film off south-facing glass and the pollen paste out of the gutters before it builds up over the season. The fall visit clears the leaf load before the first heavy rains.
What we find on the glass each visit is consistent from house to house. In the spring pollen months the film is thick enough on the south-facing panes that it leaves a yellow haze, and the elbows of the downspouts are packed with paste. In the leaf months the gutters carry a wet mat that holds water against the fascia, and runoff spills over onto the siding below. Storm and wind seasons move these dates, so we set the visit by what the house looks like, not only by the calendar. Going into the wet months, a run of clogged gutters is the first thing we check, since Walnut averages about 16.3 inches of rain a year and its wettest months are January, February and December. Runs that back up then can cause water damage to fascia and siding.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof puts needles and grit into the gutters between cleanings, and we see those runs fill faster than the open ones. A sprinkler line that hits the glass leaves round spots that come back a day after cleaning, which is the sign of mineral deposits and not dirt. A house near a busy road or a construction site picks up a film on the glass that builds up faster than the normal schedule. Multi-story buildings with a lot of glass take longer, and we plan the visit by stories. We also clean with purified water and use cleaning solutions only where the glass needs them.
If you want a sign that windows need cleaning, watch for haze you only see when the sun is low in the afternoon. For gutters, the sign is water sheeting over the edge in rain instead of running down the downspout. Our rule for residential and commercial exteriors is the same: the outside gets the visit, and windows inside are a separate question.
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 have cleaned gutters and exterior glass on residential properties across Walnut, and our crew works the same way in every neighborhood we visit. Booking starts with a phone or text estimate using the number of stories and a photo of the house front, and we call before we come. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work. Lead times depend on the season, so ask us for the first open slot when you call. Our window cleaners work the same way on every street, so the visit looks the same from house to house.
The calendar fills in two windows of the year, the spring pollen season and the fall leaf season, when most of our customers want the same dates. Booking early in those months gets you a slot that suits your schedule. Outside those windows, the crew can usually fit a job in sooner.
Walnut has a lot of exterior glass and gutter runs that go years between cleanings, so we give every window the same attention on the day. Our cleaning services are built around the exterior glass and the gutters together, and the crew works from the outside only. Professional window cleaning on a house follows the same order every time: gutters, then glass. Clean glass and clear gutters keep the curb appeal of the house, and the sill, frame and screen get the same care as the pane.
If you have a question about your house before you book, call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline. We will tell you what the crew sees and how we would plan the visit. To schedule service, reply to the text with a two-hour window that suits you, and we will confirm the slot.
Yes. The same two people do the gutters and the exterior glass in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the gutters washes onto clean windows. Gutters and downspouts are cleared and flushed before any glass is touched.
The number comes from the stories and the window count, and we give it by phone or text. We do not quote a range over the phone, because the exact figure depends on the house. Walnut condos and townhomes are quoted the same way, from the stories and the window count.
On our jobs, the outside carries most of the dirt in Walnut: rain dust, pollen film and sprinkler spots. The crew uses purified water to remove dirt from the outside of the glass. Roof runoff also streaks the lower panes, and that comes off with the rest. Interior glass is a separate question, and we do not do it on this visit.
Across California most of our customers book in spring and fall, and that is when our calendar is busiest. Booking early in those months gets you the dates you want.
No. We clean the gutters and flush the downspouts first, let the wall stop dripping, and only then clean the glass. That order keeps the water off the panes, and it works the same on every one of our residential properties in Walnut.
Screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job. Tracks are included in the visit as well, and the crew tells you if anything needs a separate look.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit. Every residential window gets the outside pass, and windows inside are not part of it. 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 while ladders are up, and leave the side gate unlocked. That is the whole list.
Stories, rough window count, a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
