The same two people clean your gutters and the outside of your windows in one visit, gutters first and glass last, so nothing from the gutters lands on clean glass. We price it by the number of stories and the approximate window count, and booking both jobs together costs less than two separate trips. Across California, most of our customers book this in the spring and fall, and we have been cleaning houses with this exact sequence for years.
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 count of each residential window, a bundle in one visit costs less than booking the two jobs separately, and the number we give on the phone is the number we charge. Pricing is set once we know your stories and window count, and a photo of the front of the house by text lets us check both before we come.
What moves the quote is what our crew finds on the day: a third story or a steep roof, window count and oversized picture windows, gutters not cleaned in years or packed with needles and leaves, gutter guards that have to be lifted, and hard-water spotting from sprinklers that no cleaning removes. Downspout flushing, screen rinsing and sill wiping are part of the job and are not billed as extras. On our jobs the window washing and the gutter work share one setup, which is why the bundle usually comes in under two separate visits.
Regular cleanings keep the job short. A house on a steady schedule has less grime built up on the frame and less debris packed in the gutters, so each visit moves faster than the one before it. Ask us about the washing services we bundle with the gutters and we will walk through the stories and window count that set your number, then send a written estimate you can compare with anyone else's. For a house with a lot of glass, the cleanings are where the work adds up, so we plan the route on the first visit, and interior and exterior glass is scheduled as a separate job since we do not clean the inside on this visit.
| 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 Yuba City customers book both twice a year, in the late spring and the late fall, which is why one crew in one visit makes sense. Across California the spring visit comes in mid to late June, and the fall visit in late November to December, after the last leaves drop.
At the spring visit we find pollen film on the south-facing glass and pollen paste packed in the gutters, and the window and gutter work is done before the heat sets the grime, which makes it easier to remove dirt from the glass, with purified water doing most of the rinse and cleaning solutions kept to the frames. At the fall visit the leaf load is the main job, and the wet leaf mat that sits in the downspouts is what turns into clogged gutters by winter. Storms and wind move the dates a little each year, so we confirm the window with you when you book.
Some houses need a third visit. Heavy tree cover over the roof, a sprinkler line hitting the glass, or a house near a busy road or construction all leave more residue between cleanings, and we schedule those for a third pass. Water damage is the cost of skipping the gutter visit, because water that overflows runs down the siding and under the sill where it does not dry out. You will know the window needs cleaning when you see a haze only in low sun, and the gutters need it when water sheets over the edge during 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.
The gutters-first order works the same on residential and commercial buildings. Our crew cleans gutters and windows across Yuba City and the surrounding service area, and we keep the schedule full enough that a booking is confirmed within a few days of the call. Our professional window cleaning services are done by the same two people from first pass to last, so the crew that quotes the house is the crew that does it. Our window cleaners work from a water-fed pole for the upper stories and from a boom or scissor lift on multi-story buildings or any house that needs it.
To get a slot, call (866) 435-6328 or send a text with the number of stories and a photo of the house front. We will give you an estimate by phone or text, then fix a date. The busy weeks in spring and fall fill first, so book early in those windows, and we call before we come so nobody is surprised at the door. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work, and we make the call before we pull up.
We keep the coverage tight on residential properties so every window gets the same attention, and the curb appeal of the house is part of the reason people book us. A clean sill and clear gutters and downspouts are the two things neighbors notice first. Use the form to schedule service and we will confirm the day and the arrival window in writing.
Yes, it is the same two people, and condos and townhomes get the same order: gutters first, then the glass, so the runoff from the gutters never lands on clean windows.
The number comes from the stories and the size of the house, and we give it by phone or text. Call (866) 435-6328 with the stories and window count, or send a photo of the front of the house, and we will quote it the same day.
Yes, because the outside carries the pollen, rain dust and sprinkler spots that build up here between visits. Clean inside glass does not change how much of that the outside collects.
Most of our Yuba City customers book in late spring and in late fall, when the pollen and the leaves are at their heaviest. Across California, the spring visit runs mid to late June and the fall visit late November to December.
No, because we do gutters first and glass last. When a run is cleared, the leaves and black water come down the wall, so the glass is done after the gutters have stopped dripping.
Screens, sills and tracks are part of the job, and the screens are rinsed and set back in the window they came out of. None of that is billed as an extra.
We clean the exterior glass only on this visit, so interior and exterior glass are booked as two separate jobs, and we do not do pressure washing. If you want the inside of the windows done, tell us when you book and we will schedule it separately.
No, you do not need to be home, since our crew works outside and does not come inside. Turn the sprinklers off, 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.
