We quote commercial gutter work per building, priced from each building's footprint and height, with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift on every job and a photo report when we finish. Our crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We service office, retail and multifamily properties in Cathedral City, and most of them book ahead of the spring and fall visits.
Quoted per building from footage, height and gutter type, in writing, before anyone is dispatched. Scheduled service costs less than a call-out.
We quote commercial buildings one at a time, from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. What moves the quote is what we run into on the property: a building above three stories that needs a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years, gutter guards and gutter protection that have to be lifted before we can reach the trough, oversized or box gutters, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, and the number of buildings on one site. A gutter cleaning service priced this way matches the quote to the work on the roof. A thorough gutter cleaning is the base price, and the items above are what move it from there.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building and the footage is already measured. A clog in the run, or a clogged gutter that has backed water over the edge, is a common reason a property calls us, and the crew clears the run and flushes the downspout so the overflow stops at the source. Overflow that runs down the siding stains it and can soak the wall behind. A gutter that still overflows after cleaning usually has a slope problem, and we will say so in the report rather than sell a second cleaning.
Clearing the gutter is how you protect your home from water running behind the fascia. A thorough cleaning is priced from the footage, so a small building and a large one are quoted on the same basis. For a commercial property with more than one building, send us the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and who the invoice should go to, and we will return a per-building quote in writing. If the site sits in the surrounding areas outside city limits, say so when you send it so we can confirm the service area before a crew is booked.
| Per building | |
|---|---|
| Standard, one to two stories | from $150 |
| Oversized box or industrial gutters | from $340 |
| Three stories and up, with a lift | from $455 |
Your lease decides, not state law. Here is how the three common cases usually read.
On a commercial lease, responsibility for gutter and downspout cleaning is set by the lease itself, not by the habitability rules that apply to apartments.
Triple net (NNN). The tenant usually carries building maintenance and exterior upkeep, in full or as a pro-rata share, and that normally includes gutters and downspouts.
Gross lease. The landlord usually keeps the roof system and exterior upkeep, gutters included, inside the base rent.
Lease silent. When the lease says nothing, the obligation generally falls to the landlord, because gutters are treated as part of the building's roof and structure.
Whoever the lease names, tell us and the invoice goes to that party, so the property manager is not stuck in the middle.
This is general information, not legal advice. Read the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
At least twice a year for a standard building. Restaurants, flat roofs and anything under trees, quarterly.
Standard commercial buildings usually run twice a year, in spring and late fall, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover go on quarterly. Across California, spring visits usually land in mid to late June and fall visits in late November to December. We do not work from a general rule here; we set the interval from what we pull out of each building on the first visit and adjust it after that. Scheduled gutter maintenance is what keeps a flat roof from surprising the tenant.
Flat roofs need the most attention, because parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without any sound. The first sign of a slow leak is usually a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. Overflow that runs over the parapet for months can cause roof leaks at the edge. Cathedral City averages about 4.6 inches of rain a year, with January, February and December the wettest months, and across California atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days. The post-storm call-outs we take in Cathedral City tend to turn up the same things: a downspout packed with debris that carried water over the edge, a separated seam, and a run that sagged under the weight of wet leaves. Each of those gets photographed and put in the report, and every visit ends with a final inspection of each run and drain before the crew leaves the roof.
Our cleaning services follow one gutter cleaning process on every property, residential and commercial alike, so a property manager and a homeowner both get the same inspection and the same photo report. A home or business gets the same steps, and only the scope changes. A gutter system that is cleaned on schedule rarely needs an emergency call, which is the outcome most of our commercial clients are after. Gutter cleaning companies that work only on residential jobs often miss what a flat-roof building needs, and that gap is where we see the most water damage on commercial sites. Cleaning solutions are not part of the visit, since the work is debris cleared by hand or vacuum, and a gutter guard does not replace the scheduled visit, since debris still settles on top of it and the gutter cleaners on your schedule still clear the guarded run.
To set the interval for your building, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will book a date in writing.
| Property type | Baseline | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Standard office, retail, multifamily | Twice a year, spring and late fall | Seasonal debris before heavy rain and freeze |
| Restaurant and food service | Every two months | Grease and exhaust residue speed up clogs |
| Industrial and manufacturing | Quarterly to semi-annual | Airborne dust and soot |
| Heavy tree cover over the roof | Three to four times a year | Leaf and needle load |
| Flat roof with parapets and internal drains | Quarterly, monthly checks | Drains back up silently; membrane damage |
Tied off or working from a lift, never free-standing on a ladder against a parapet.
Federal OSHA requires fall protection for construction-type work at six feet and above (29 CFR 1926.501) and for general industry at four feet (29 CFR 1910.28). Commercial gutter lines sit well above both. Our crew works tied off or from an aerial lift, never free-standing on a ladder against a parapet. Above three stories the job is done from a boom or scissor lift, which is why height is the biggest single factor in a commercial quote. The lift is matched to the building: we bring whatever boom or scissor lift the roofline needs. Where a state runs its own OSHA plan with stricter triggers, the crew follows the stricter rule.
Gutters, downspouts, drains and scuppers, hauled debris, and a photo report per building. Nothing on this list is an extra.
Per building. Every gutter run cleared by hand or vacuum, not just the sections visible from the parking lot. Every downspout flushed until it runs clear; a blocked downspout cleared from above where reachable. Below-grade drain lines are cleared on request and quoted separately. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs cleared of debris and the strainer domes reseated. Debris bagged and removed from site, including from parking areas and walkways under the work. Downspout outlets and splash blocks checked.
Report. Before-and-after photos of each run and each drain, per building, with anything found (a pulled hanger, a separated seam, standing water that points to slope, a cracked scupper) noted and photographed, not repaired without authorization. Invoice per building with the linear footage shown, so a board or an owner can check it.
Not included. Gutter repair or replacement, guard installation, roof repair, pressure washing of the building. Where a problem is found, you get the photo and a plain description; what to do about it is your call.
The same crew on a fixed calendar, a lower per-visit rate, and a storm call-out when you need one.
A one-off cleaning is priced as a one-off: dispatch, setup, lift if needed. Put the property on a schedule and the plan is priced for that building, because the crew knows it, the footage is already measured and the dates are booked a season ahead. Semi-annual (spring and late fall) suits most standard buildings; quarterly suits restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and anything under heavy trees. Plans and their pricing are set building by building: call or email us to set one up.
A scheduled property also gets one contact for every building in the portfolio, across city lines where we cover the neighboring towns.
One contact for every building, a date in writing, and the crew checks in with your on-site person before a lift goes up.
We provide gutter cleaning across Cathedral City, and our professional gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial sites in town. Where a site has heavy landscape cover, the crew clears any blockage at the outlet before working the run. For a portfolio of several buildings, you get one contact for all of them, and each building gets its own written quote and invoice. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, and work can be timed around tenant hours where that is asked for. To book, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and a date is confirmed in writing before we are scheduled.
Multi-site portfolios are where a single contact saves the most time. A property manager with buildings across the city gets one schedule covering all of them, which meets the gutter cleaning needs of the whole portfolio, plus one invoice per building with the linear footage shown and one photo report per site. A single blockage at one downspout can back water along the whole run, so each building is checked on its own. A board or owner who wants to check the work can do so without calling us for each property. We keep that structure the same for every account so that the paperwork never becomes the job.
Residential gutter cleaning is a separate service with its own scheduling. A homeowner in the city gets a written quote too, but the commercial process is built around the building and the lease, not around a single house. We offer gutter cleaning and maintenance on the same terms to homeowners and businesses, and the paperwork works the same way for commercial and residential properties. The crew sets the schedule for a commercial site on the property's own needs, and the invoice goes to whoever the lease names.
We price it per building, and the number depends on the linear footage, the height and the gutter type. Each quote comes in writing from a site plan or a satellite measurement before a crew is sent out. Per-foot pricing gets you a rate, but the per-building figure is what you will actually be invoiced.
The maintenance clause of your lease sets the answer, so read it first. We send each invoice to whichever party the lease names, which keeps the property manager out of the middle. If the clause is unclear, the attorney who drafted the lease is the right person to ask.
Quarterly is the usual interval for restaurants and flat-roof buildings, set after the first visit. Those buildings collect grease, grit and leaves faster than standard roofs, and a clogged gutter or internal drain can back up without warning. A monthly check between cleanings catches a problem before it reaches a ceiling, and each cleaning ends with a final inspection.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift, with fall protection set up to match the building, and that is why height is priced separately in the quote. Tell us the number of stories when you send the address and we will confirm the setup in the written estimate.
Yes. We will time the work around tenant hours and follow the site's access rules, including sign-in and parking, if you send them ahead of the visit. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival so nobody is surprised by a ladder in the lot.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs as part of the same visit, because a blockage in a drain is what causes the overflow the gutters show. Each drain is cleared of debris, the strainer dome is reseated, and the drain is checked as part of routine gutter maintenance.
After a storm the calls we take tend to turn up the same things: a downspout packed with debris that carried water over the edge, a separated seam, and a run that sagged under wet leaves. We inspect, clear what is blocking flow and photograph everything in the report. If the storm has caused damage beyond cleaning, the report says so and the decision is yours.
Yes. We invoice each building separately with the linear footage shown, and one gutter company contact can set up a recurring schedule covering several properties. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the roofline to start a schedule, and we will confirm the dates in writing.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
