We quote commercial roofline work per building, priced from its footprint and height, with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift on every job and a photo report when we finish. The crew doing the work is ours and scheduled ahead, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Most of our Montebello clients book spring and fall, and we set those dates with the building manager in writing.
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, and we put the number in writing from a site plan or a satellite measurement before anyone is dispatched. Our professional gutter cleaning services are quoted the same way for every property, so you can compare one building against the next. The quote is the number we invoice.
Height is the biggest single factor. Above three stories the work is done from a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, and that changes the crew size and the time on site. Compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer to clear, as do gutter guards that have to be lifted and reseated, oversized or box gutters, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs. The number of buildings on one site matters too, because a three-building office park is quoted as one job with one invoice. Every quote assumes a thorough cleaning from the top of the run to the downspout outlet.
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 footage is already measured and the crew is already booked. A thorough gutter cleaning on a building with gutter protection takes longer, because the guards have to come off and go back on, and that time is shown on the quote. Water that sits in a clogged run overflows onto the siding and then the ground, so the crew checks the siding under every overflow point. The extra time is there to protect your home and the commercial properties around it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will send the quote in writing.
On a recent Montebello office job, the quote came down to two stories, a low-slope roof with internal drains, and three buildings on one site, and what we found was a clogged scupper feeding a downspout that had been overflowing onto a walkway. The clog was the reason the quote included a re-check of every drain on the property. The same quote process covers the surrounding areas, and if a building sits outside our service area we will say so on the first call. 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, and we can quote a Montebello property from that alone.
| 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 Montebello properties we service, most are on twice a year, spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover on quarterly. Those are the intervals the work has shown us, not a guideline we are quoting. Across California, spring visits land in mid to late June and fall visits in late November to December, and those are the windows our cleaning services are booked into. Montebello gets about 15.2 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.
What we find after a storm is usually the reason a building moves from twice a year to quarterly. Leaves and grit from the first big rain wash into the downspouts and sit there, and the managers who call us after a storm are often the ones who skipped the last fall visit. Once they pack together, that is a blockage the gutter system can't clear on its own, and it is the usual trigger for a call outside the calendar. A clogged gutter left alone turns into water damage at the fascia and the wall below. Our crew checks the runs and flushes each downspout before we leave, then photographs the result for the file. The gutter cleaning process starts with a look at every run and ends with a final inspection before the crew leaves the roofline, and the cleaning process is the same on a house as on an office block.
Flat roofs need more attention than the gutters suggest. Parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without any warning, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister above it. That is why the monthly check between cleanings is part of our gutter maintenance on those buildings. Standing water from a blocked drain is a common way to cause roof leaks on a flat roof, and by the time a leak shows up inside, the drain has usually been blocked for months. A gutter guard slows the buildup but does not stop it, so the guarded runs get the same check.
A restaurant we service on the quarterly schedule shows what that looks like in practice: grease and food debris in the gutter runs every second month, and a downspout that clogged between visits until we added the extra check. The schedule follows what the building actually collects. The interval follows the building, not whether it is a home or business, and we use the same logic for residential and commercial properties. Grease calls for different cleaning solutions than leaves do, so the crew matches the solution to what the building collects.
| 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 work with commercial buildings across Montebello, including business corridors and office sites where a property manager oversees several buildings. For a multi-site portfolio, one contact handles every building, and each property gets its own invoice and its own photo report, so the books stay clean. We offer gutter cleaning and maintenance for commercial and residential properties, and every job, whether a parking-lot office or a single-family house, gets the same thorough check and the same written quote.
Scheduling works like this: you give us the building list, we confirm each date in writing, and the crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival. Where a landscape crew is already working the grounds, we time our visit around theirs. Where tenants need quiet hours or restricted access, we time the work around them and say so in the confirmation. Lead time depends on the site and the season, and we give the date when we confirm the quote rather than promising one in advance. Every building is scheduled the same way, so the portfolio manager sees one calendar. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date, and we will confirm each date in writing.
We also provide gutter cleaning for homeowners and businesses in the same area, and a residential gutter cleaning job gets the same crew and the same written quote a property manager does. A portfolio that mixes office buildings with a few houses gets one schedule and one contact. Many gutter cleaning companies price by the foot, but we quote each building from its footprint, height and gutter type, and when you compare a gutter company's number, check whether it covers the downspouts and roof drains. Our gutter cleaners set the schedule around the gutter cleaning needs of each site.
Commercial gutter work is priced per building, not per foot, and the number depends on stories, the gutter type and the number of buildings on the site. We quote it in writing from a site plan or satellite measurement, so there are no ranges to guess at.
The lease decides who pays for gutter work on a commercial property, so check the maintenance clause before you call. We send the invoice to whichever party the lease names, which keeps the property manager out of the middle. This is not legal advice; ask the attorney who drafted the lease if the clause is unclear.
A restaurant or a flat-roof building is cleaned quarterly on the properties we service, because grease, food debris and internal drains back up faster than a standard gutter. The first visit tells us what the building needs, and the schedule adjusts from there.
We clean gutters on buildings over three stories from a boom or scissor lift, with fall protection on every job. A clogged gutter on a building that tall is the first thing the crew checks from the lift. Text a photo of the roofline and the number of stories, and we will tell you what setup the job needs before we quote.
We work around tenant hours and on-site access rules when the property manager asks us to. Send us the access rules with the quote request so the crew arrives with the right schedule.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs along with the gutters, because a clogged scupper is the most common reason a flat roof overflows. Those drains are included in the per-building quote and checked again at final inspection.
After a severe storm in Montebello, the post-storm calls usually turn up leaves and grit packed into the downspouts, sagging runs where water has been standing, and drains that backed up onto the roof. Those are the first things we look for, and we photograph each one for the file. A leak inside the building after a storm usually traces back to one of them. Ask us to clean gutters before the rainy season and the post-storm list gets shorter.
Yes, we invoice per building and set up a recurring schedule across several properties. Call (866) 435-6328 or book a date and we will set up the portfolio with one contact, one schedule and one invoice per building.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
