We quote commercial gutter service 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 after. Our crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Spring and late fall are the busy windows for property managers and facilities leads, and we keep room in both. Text a photo of the roofline and we will send a written estimate.
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 every gutter cleaning service at a commercial property per building, from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. Ask for the written estimate and you get the same number on the invoice, and every job closes with a final inspection of the runs and drains.
Several things move the quote. Height above three stories means a boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup that goes with it. A clogged gutter on a system not cleaned in years takes longer to clear, and a clog at a downspout elbow adds its own step. A gutter guard has to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned. Oversized or box gutters take more time per linear foot on any gutter system we clean. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs add their own step, and the number of buildings on one site changes how we schedule the crew. We pick the cleaning solutions to match the debris, and 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 on file.
On a commercial property we need the address or a site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and who the invoice goes to. That is enough for a clean quote, on a residential and commercial job alike. Call (866) 435-6328 with those details and we will confirm the visit date 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.
On the Palo Alto 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. Restaurant cleaning services bring in grease-laden debris that builds up faster than a standard office roof, so those buildings run on the shorter cycle as a rule. Our cleaning process on a flat roof starts with the internal drains and scuppers, since that is where the blockage shows first, and a thorough cleaning there keeps the ceiling dry.
On a flat roof the parapets and scuppers back up without a sound. A blocked scupper can cause roof leaks well before a tenant sees anything, and once the water has nowhere to go it starts to overflow the edge and run down the wall. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile, which is water damage that has already arrived, so the monthly check between cleanings exists to catch the leak earlier.
Commercial properties of every type, industrial and multifamily included, get the same gutter cleaning and maintenance on a schedule set by the on-site record, and heavy leaf load moves the date up.
If commercial cases are supplied for a Palo Alto property of each type, we show them here with the property type, the district and what we found. Where none are supplied, we do not invent an example. To get your building on the calendar, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date.
| 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 for homeowners and businesses across the commercial and residential properties in our Palo Alto service area. For a multi-building or multi-site portfolio, the work is scheduled as one job with one contact, so a property manager is not juggling a crew per address. We confirm the visit date in writing, our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, and we time the work around tenant hours when asked. Lead time depends on the building count and the season; we give the exact date when we confirm the quote. Our residential gutter cleaning runs on the same crew and the same photo report, so a homeowner who also owns a commercial building deals with one gutter company, and that holds whether the job is a home or business. Our professional gutter cleaning services on one building are simpler to plan than a backlog of landscape-level tree debris across a whole block, and we plan around that. If a building already has gutter protection, the crew works around it and reseats it afterward. We offer gutter cleaning as a standalone visit or as part of scheduled gutter maintenance, and the thorough gutter cleaning on each run is the same whether it is one building or a whole portfolio. Each gutter system is measured before the schedule is set. Tell us what your gutters need, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date, and we will lay out the dates for each building.
We price per building, with linear footage, height and gutter type all feeding the number. Some gutter cleaning companies quote per linear foot, and gutter cleaners who do the same land in a similar place once the footage is known. The number comes in writing for each building before anyone is dispatched.
The lease decides, not us. Read the maintenance clause in the section above for how each lease type splits the cost. What we see on the invoices we write is that the party named in the lease gets the bill. This is not legal advice.
On the restaurants and flat-roof buildings we service in Palo Alto, quarterly is the schedule we set. Grease and debris build up faster there, and a flat roof with internal drains shows trouble late. Where a building has less load, we move it to twice a year.
Yes. On commercial properties above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection set up for the job. The setup is confirmed when we see the building, so tell us the height on the quote request.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours when asked and follow the on-site access rules, including sign-in and parking. Send us the rules with the quote request and we will plan the crew's arrival to match.
Both. A thorough cleaning of roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs is part of the job, with the strainer domes reseated. Gutter protection that has to be lifted is reseated on the same visit, and anything else we find is photographed and reported, not repaired without your authorization.
After a storm the calls we get from managers are about overflowing runs and debris pushed against downspouts. We cover Palo Alto and the surrounding areas for storm call-outs, inspect and clear the affected buildings, and the report notes anything that points to slope, a separated seam, or water running down the siding. A prompt clean helps protect your home from the next rain, and storm call-outs are scheduled as quickly as the crew can reach the site.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice with the linear footage shown, so the board or owner can check it. For several properties we set up one recurring schedule with the dates confirmed in writing. Call (866) 435-6328 to set it up.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
