We clean commercial gutters in Encinitas one building at a time. Every quote is written per building and priced from its footprint and height, and each job runs with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift, with a photo report left behind. Our crew is ours and scheduled on a fixed calendar, not a roofer's side job squeezed between re-roofs. We service office, retail and multifamily properties across California and book most of them around 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 each commercial building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. Height moves the number most. Above three stories the job needs a boom or scissor lift and a fall-protection setup, and that changes the crew and the equipment on site. Compacted debris in a gutter system that has not been cleaned in years takes more time per run, and a gutter left to overflow stains the siding below it. A gutter guard that has to be lifted and reseated, or any other gutter protection, adds labor, and so do oversized or box gutters, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, and the number of buildings on one site. Some gutter cleaners quote a flat rate and skip the lift, and some gutter cleaning companies price per foot alone, which is why two quotes for the same building can look so different.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are never 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 measured. Our gutter cleaning service covers the full run of each building, and thorough gutter cleaning means a clog that sits at one elbow gets found and cleared, not missed and reported back to you later. A run that is still blocked after a thorough cleaning usually means a slope problem, and we will say so in the report rather than sell you a second visit.
Before we quote a property in Encinitas or the surrounding areas, we need the address or site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and who the invoice goes to, and we confirm the building sits inside our service area before anything is booked. We have one commercial job to show how these details set a quote. A three-story office building on a low-slope roof with internal drains needed a lift for the back run, and the drains were packed with grit from a tree-lined lot; the quote was set by the lift and the drain clearing, and the report lists every drain photographed before and after. The full job is on our site at the link below. Every property has a different set of details, and the quote reflects them.
| 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.
On the Encinitas properties we service, most are on twice a year, spring and late fall, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings set in dense landscape with trees overhanging the roof are on quarterly. Across California, spring visits usually fall in mid to late June and fall visits in late November to December, and the calendar is set around those windows. What we pull out of a restaurant gutter every second month is grease and grit mixed into a paste, which is why those runs are on a shorter cycle. The managers who call us after a storm usually have the same story: a single heavy rain on a gutter that was not cleaned since the last season, and a blockage that sends water over the edge and down the wall.
On a flat roof the parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without any warning. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a blister in the membrane, long after the water started running the wrong way. A blocked drain can cause roof leaks long before the gutters look full, and a slow leak like that is how water damage gets into a building. That is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on those roofs, and why the gutter cleaning process on every visit includes the drain strainers, not only the gutters. The same logic applies to a house: a homeowner with a gutter packed with leaves over a bedroom wall can end up with water damage just as fast.
Our cleaning services follow the same schedule for residential and commercial buildings. A homeowner with a gutter guard still needs the gutter system checked, because a guard keeps out leaves but not the grit that settles under it. Whether it is a home or business, the answer depends on what lands in the gutter.
| 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 cover the business districts and corridors of Encinitas where we have serviced commercial properties, and we run multi-building portfolios and multi-site accounts with one contact for every building. As a gutter company, we offer gutter cleaning and maintenance for commercial and residential properties, so one crew can handle the gutter cleaning needs of a building and the house beside it. Our cleaning solutions are built around each building, not a flat rate. Scheduling is handled through one person on our side, a date is confirmed in writing, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival. Work can be timed around tenant hours or delivery windows where that is asked for, and we will say plainly what we need from the site before the crew arrives. Each visit ends with a final inspection of the runs and drains before the crew leaves.
We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners and businesses alike, so a property manager who runs both a building and a house can book them together, and clean gutters help protect your home from water damage. We provide gutter cleaning on a single site or across a whole portfolio. For professional gutter cleaning services, call (866) 435-6328 and tell us how many buildings you need to schedule.
We price per building, but linear footage is one of the inputs. The quote starts from the footage, the stories, the gutter type and the number of downspouts, and it comes to you in writing per building before we dispatch anyone.
The lease decides, not us. Read the maintenance clause in your lease, and the invoice goes to whichever party it names; see the section above for how the common lease types usually read. This is not legal advice, so check with the attorney who drafted the lease if the clause is unclear.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service, quarterly is the schedule we see holding up for commercial buildings. Grease and grit build up faster in a kitchen exhaust zone, and a blockage in an internal drain on a flat roof shows up before the gutters look full. Regular gutter maintenance between cleanings catches a blocked run before it spills.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with a fall-protection setup on every job, and we bring the lift the roofline needs. Height is the biggest single factor in the quote, so tell us the stories when you call.
Yes. We will time the work around tenant hours, delivery windows or a building's access rules when you tell us what they are. Our cleaning process starts with a check-in with the on-site contact on arrival, so nobody is surprised by a lift in the parking lot.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs as part of the job, along with the gutters and downspouts. Each drain is photographed in the report, and anything that looks wrong beyond clearing is noted, not repaired without authorization.
After a heavy storm the calls we answer most are for a clogged gutter that overflowed or pulled a hanger, and for drains that backed up on a flat roof. A blockage like that can send water into the wall or ceiling, so we check for a leak or water damage on the same visit. Our crew inspects those runs, clears the debris, and photographs anything that needs a repair so you can decide what to do about it.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice with the linear footage shown, whether it is a home or business, and a recurring schedule for gutter maintenance can be set up across several properties with one contact for all of them. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will put a date on the calendar.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
