We quote commercial gutter work per building in Lakewood, priced from the footprint and height of each structure, 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. Across California we service office, retail and multifamily properties, and most of our commercial bookings come in around spring and late fall.
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 work per building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. The number you get is the number you pay. Many gutter cleaning companies quote by the linear foot alone, and we don't. The same quote method covers a home or business, residential and commercial alike, so a homeowner gets the same written number a building manager does.
What moves the quote on our properties is height above three stories, which means the boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup it requires. Compacted debris in a gutter system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer than a maintained one. A gutter guard has to be lifted and reseated before we can reach the channel, and oversized or box gutters take more time per run. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs add their own step, and the number of buildings on one site changes the setup. Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. Any cleaning solutions a building needs are named in the quote before work starts. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building.
For a Lakewood property, state your gutter cleaning needs once, and we need the address or a site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and who the invoice goes to. Those five things let us write the quote without a second visit. The height and the roof drains are what usually set the price on a Lakewood building. Every commercial job we do starts with a final inspection of the work before we leave the site, and the photo report that follows is part of the same visit.
| 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 Lakewood properties we service, most standard buildings are on twice a year, spring and late fall, and restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover or next to a landscape bed are on quarterly. Whichever calendar fits, we provide gutter cleaning on it for the whole site.
Our crew sees the pattern in the debris: spring brings pollen and seed paste into the downspouts, and autumn brings wet leaf mats that sag runs under their own weight and form a clog at the outlet. What we pull out of a restaurant gutter every second month is grease-darkened debris that a twice-a-year schedule would let harden. The managers who call us after a storm usually have a gutter that has been silently overflowing for weeks onto the siding below.
On a flat roof, parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without any sign until water finds a seam. Gutter cleaners who only reach the eaves miss all of that. The first sign of blockage a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a blister in the membrane, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. Our professional gutter cleaning services on these roofs include a look at the drains, because a clean gutter means little if the roof drains above it are blocked.
A residential gutter on a neighboring house can run on a very different schedule, but these commercial buildings carry more run length and more roof area draining into fewer outlets. For managers who oversee both kinds of portfolio, our crew can set separate gutter cleaning and maintenance schedules for each. We offer gutter cleaning on the same calendar for the whole site, so one visit covers every building.
| 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.
Our crew works on commercial properties across the Lakewood business districts and corridors where we have serviced buildings, and we handle multi-building and multi-site portfolios under one contact. We also take work from the surrounding areas near Lakewood, under that same contact. A property manager or facilities lead gives us one name, and that person gets a date confirmed in writing for every building on the list anywhere in our service area.
When our crew arrives, we check in with the on-site contact before a ladder or lift goes up. Work can be timed around tenant hours where that is asked for, and we follow the access rules a building sets for its loading areas and roof hatches. Clogged gutter runs usually get flagged at that check-in, so the on-site contact hears about a problem before the report does.
The gutter cleaning process on a commercial site looks the same at each building, and a thorough gutter cleaning follows the same order: a walk of the perimeter, a look at the outlets, then the runs and drains in order. Clean gutters on a commercial roof protect the fascia and the wall below, and a blocked run is one of the most common ways a gutter company hears about water damage. A leak that starts at the gutter can also cause roof leaks further up the building. We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners and businesses on request, with commercial and residential properties on separate invoices.
Call (866) 435-6328 to set up a site, or ask for a written estimate with the list of buildings attached.
We price per building, with linear footage, height and gutter type all feeding into the number. The figure comes in writing for each building before we are dispatched, so you see exactly what each one costs.
Your lease decides, not us. The section above on who pays explains how the usual lease types divide the work. This is general information, not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On our flat-roof and restaurant jobs we are on a quarterly schedule, because grease and parapet debris build up faster than a twice-a-year visit can keep up with. Monthly checks between visits catch drains that are starting to back up.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection, and the lift is matched to the building. Tell us the height when you request the quote so we bring the right equipment.
Yes. We time work around tenant hours where asked and follow the access rules for loading areas and roof hatches. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival so nothing is a surprise.
Both. On flat roofs we clear the internal drains and scuppers along with the gutter runs, and we report anything we find that needs repair rather than fixing it ourselves. Gutter protection installs are outside this visit, so we describe what we see instead.
After a severe storm our post-storm call-outs most often turn up debris packed into the downspouts and overflow at low points on flat roofs. We clear those first with a thorough cleaning of each downspout and photograph the result, so the property manager has a record for the building file. Clearing the drains right after a storm is the quickest way to stop water backing up, which helps protect your home or building.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice, and a recurring gutter maintenance schedule can cover several properties under one contact. Buildings anywhere in our service area can share one calendar. We confirm each date in writing so the calendar stays clear across the portfolio. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to book a date.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
