We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building in Inglewood, priced from the footprint and height of each one. Every job is worked from fall protection or a boom or scissor lift, and you get a photo report of each run when we finish. We are the crew that does the work, scheduled on our own calendar and not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Across California, most of the properties we service are office, retail and multifamily buildings that book in spring and late fall, the seasons when gutters carry the most load.
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 cleaning services per building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. The quote lists each building on its own line, so a property manager with several addresses can see what each one costs and approve it separately.
Height is the biggest single factor on our visits, since gutter cleaners working from a ladder can reach only the lowest runs. Above three stories we need a boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup that goes with it, and that adds time and equipment to the visit. Compacted debris matters just as much: a gutter system that has not been cleaned in years takes longer per run than one cleaned twice a year, because the grit and the seed mat have to come out by hand. Any gutter guard or other gutter protection has to be lifted and reseated on every run, and oversized or box gutters take more time than standard ones. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are priced separately from the gutter runs, and the number of buildings on one site changes the setup and travel for the whole visit.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building, so every visit is a thorough gutter cleaning with nothing billed as an extra. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building and the visit is booked a season ahead.
Our experience with commercial properties is what sets these numbers. To quote a property in Inglewood we need the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and who the invoice goes to. With those five things we can write a quote for the building before anyone climbs on it, and the figure we write is the figure on the invoice. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a site plan and we will write the quote back to you in writing.
| 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.
Most of the Inglewood properties we service are on twice a year, in spring and late fall, and the restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover are on quarterly. Across California the same split holds: the standard commercial buildings book on the seasonal schedule and the high-load properties book every three months.
What we find on these visits tells us the schedule. Across California the spring visit lands in mid to late June and the fall visit in late November to December, and those two visits set the rhythm for your gutter cleaning needs. In the storm season the gutters fill fast, and the managers who call us after a storm are usually the ones whose gutters overflowed the first time the rain came hard. The months when leaves, pollen and landscape debris load the gutters are when the seasonal visits land, and where a property carries an ice risk we set the visit before the cold sets in. Restaurant and food service gutters carry grease and grit that pack the runs every second month, and grease sometimes needs cleaning solutions as well as a vacuum, which is why those accounts run quarterly.
On flat roofs we see the same problem every time. Parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without any sound, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister. That is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on the flat-roof accounts, as part of the gutter maintenance we schedule, so the drain is seen before the ceiling is.
A commercial building is a short visit when the cleaning is scheduled, and a longer one when a gutter is left for years, so a managed schedule keeps the building on the cheaper side of that. We provide gutter cleaning and maintenance on the same calendar for each building on a site, and the homeowners and businesses we serve in Inglewood get the same schedule and the same photo report. A residential gutter on a home is a much smaller job than a commercial roofline, but the blockage and the overflow look the same. Once the schedule is set, the crew books the next date and confirms it 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.
Inglewood is the core of our service area, so we work commercial and residential properties across the city and the surrounding areas, including the business corridors where we have serviced buildings before. We do not cover one part of the city and leave the rest to a subcontractor, so a property manager with buildings in more than one area gets the same crew and the same paperwork on every one.
Scheduling for a portfolio runs through one contact. A property manager gives us the list of buildings, we set one date per building and confirm each one in writing, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact when they arrive. Where tenants have hours they need protected, we time the work around them, so a clogged gutter over an occupied office is cleared before the workday starts. Each building gets a final inspection before the crew leaves. We use a single invoice per building, and the gutter cleaning process runs the same way on every property in the portfolio.
A clogged gutter that goes unchecked can leak into the wall and cause roof leaks inside, and that is the reason most commercial accounts start with the first visit before the rainy season. Clearing the runs before the rain is how you protect your home or business from that leak. The same crew does residential gutter cleaning for each homeowner in the area, and we clean gutters on residential and commercial properties under one gutter company. If you are comparing gutter cleaning companies for a portfolio, ask each one for a per-building quote in writing, then call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to book a date with us.
Our professional gutter cleaning services are quoted per building, and the number depends on linear footage, height and gutter type. The figure comes to you in writing for each building before we are dispatched. Clog-heavy runs and gutter guards are the two things that move the number most.
The lease decides, not the rules for apartments. The section above on who pays lays out the three common lease types. We see the invoices and they follow the lease, but this is not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause or ask the attorney who drafted it.
Those properties are on quarterly with us, because grease, grit and internal drains back up faster than a standard roofline. The monthly check on flat roofs catches a blocked drain before a tenant sees a stain on the ceiling.
Yes, we offer gutter cleaning on buildings over three stories, working from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection on every job, and the lift is matched to the building. Height is priced into the quote from the start.
Yes. We time the work around tenant hours and follow the site access rules you give us, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival.
Both. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs get a thorough cleaning of debris, the strainer domes are reseated, and they are quoted separately from the gutter runs.
Storms bring the managers to us with overflowed runs and debris in the drains, and overflow that runs down the wall can lead to water damage on the siding. A thorough cleaning clears the runs, flushes the downspouts and photographs anything that needs attention, such as a pulled hanger or a separated seam, and puts it in the report.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice, and a recurring schedule is set for the whole list with one contact. Call (866) 435-6328 to set up the schedule, or text a photo of the roofline and we will return a written estimate.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
