Window & Gutter Cleaning Hillcrest, San Diego

Last updated: 2026-09-09

Window and Gutter Cleaning for Hillcrest Homes

Most of the houses we service between Fifth Avenue and University sit on lots built in the 1920s and 1930s, with the original wood-frame single-pane windows still in place on a lot of the craftsman and Spanish revival homes near Robinson and Front Street. Those windows have deep-set mullions that collect dust differently than a modern vinyl frame, and skipping a rinse before the squeegee pass will drag grit across the glass and leave hairline scratches.

We clean gutters with a water-fed pole system on most Hillcrest jobs. A lot of the two-story homes here back onto the canyon between Hillcrest and Mission Hills, and a ladder just doesn't reach cleanly without standing in a flower bed or leaning against a stucco wall we'd rather not touch. The pole runs up to 24 feet, which covers a typical two-story roofline, and we check the flow through a camera instead of guessing from the ground.

What clogs Hillcrest gutters

Jacaranda blossoms are the big one, dropping from late May into July anywhere near University Avenue and Front Street. Combined with eucalyptus litter drifting over from the Balboa Park side, a gutter that looked clear in April can be packed solid by August. A two-story off Robinson last spring had gutters so packed with jacaranda debris that water was overflowing onto a slate walkway during a light rain in May. The downspout took nearly ten minutes to clear by hand before the pole rinse even started.

What it costs

Gutter cleaning on a typical Hillcrest single-story runs $150 to $250. Two-story homes with a canyon-facing rear run $200 to $300 depending on linear footage and how much the canopy has grown over the roofline. Window cleaning is priced by pane count, usually $5 to $8 per pane inside and out, or $150 to $300 for a full single-story exterior pass.

Bundling gutters with a window pass on the same visit saves a second truck roll. We usually knock 10 to 15 percent off the combined price because the ladder or pole is already staged.

We also handle pressure washing and driveway cleaning in Hillcrest, and the full breakdown of services is on our window and gutter cleaning page.