We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building in Petaluma, priced from each building's footprint and height. Fall protection or a boom or scissor lift goes on every job, and you get a photo report when we finish. Our crew does this work on its own schedule, not as a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We service office, retail and multifamily properties across California. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a spring or fall visit for your site.
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 building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. Several things move the number on our jobs: a building over three stories that needs a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, compacted debris in a gutter system nobody has cleaned in years, a gutter guard that has to come off and be reseated, oversized or box gutters, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, and the number of buildings on one site. Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building, whether the property is a home or business, 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.
Every quote starts from a cleaning services scope we write for that property, so the cleaning process is the same whether it is one building or twelve. The crew arrives, sets up, does a thorough cleaning of each run, flushes each downspout, then runs a final inspection of the outlets and roof drains before the lift comes down. Where a stained run needs cleaning solutions, that goes on the written quote as its own line. An owner-operator quoting a homeowner job works the same way, but on commercial work the invoice goes to whoever the lease names. Many buildings here sit in residential and commercial mixes, and we price the commercial side by the building class, not by a house rate. Companies that do gutter cleaning companies work sometimes quote differently; we put every line in writing so you can compare the same scope side by side. Our gutter cleaners run the same procedure on every building, which is why the quote holds when the crew arrives.
The experience behind these quotes is specific to the properties we have worked in Petaluma. Take one commercial case we serviced in town: a multi-building office site with flat roofs and internal drains, where the quote was set by the number of buildings, the stories on the rear run and what the crew found in the drains. Your quote is built the same way. To price a Petaluma property we need the address or site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and who the invoice goes to. With those in hand we can answer the same day you ask.
| 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 Petaluma 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. The storm season is what drives the extra visits: after a big winter storm the managers who call us find downspouts packed with debris and overflow running down the walls. Spring brings the seed and pollen load, and fall brings the wet leaf mat that sits in the runs through the first hard rain.
A professional gutter cleaning visit is quicker when the system is kept on schedule, which is the main reason to choose a fixed calendar. Commercial work on an unmaintained residential gutter line looks much the same as commercial work on a landscape-heavy site, and in both cases the buildup is what drives the frequency. Cleaning out the grit before it compacts is how we avoid water damage, and a professional gutter cleaning services crew can only protect against that if the schedule holds. A blockage that goes unnoticed for a season is the most common reason we get called back.
On flat roofs, parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. We provide gutter cleaning on that schedule for homeowners and businesses alike, and the building manager gets a dated photo of every drain at each visit. Our crew handles gutter cleaning and maintenance on one schedule, so the same crew sees the same roof each time. If your building's gutter cleaning needs are unclear, we will walk the roofline with you and tell you which interval fits. We offer gutter cleaning set to the property rather than a flat calendar.
| 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 service area covers Petaluma's business districts and corridors, and we have worked on office, retail and multifamily sites in the older commercial stock and the newer business parks. For a property manager with several buildings, scheduling runs through one contact. You get one date confirmed in writing for the whole site, and the crew checks in with the on-site contact when it arrives. Where a tenant needs quiet hours or access is limited, we time the work around them, and we say so in the quote.
A clogged gutter left alone can end up as a leak into the top floor of a commercial buildings complex, and the gutter cleaning process we run is built to catch that before it happens. We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners, since many of the managers we work with own a mix of commercial and residential properties, and a clear run is how you protect your home from water running down the siding. Keeping the cleanings on one calendar lowers the cost per visit and gives the owner a record of gutter maintenance that a lender or insurer can read. Our crew keeps clean gutters on every building of the site, not just the ones visible from the parking lot.
We are the gutter company most of these managers call for a second opinion on a roof they have inherited, and we will tell you when a problem is a slope issue that cleaning cannot fix. Water that keeps running past a cleaned run usually means the slope is off, and we photograph it and say so rather than selling a second visit. Left unchecked, that water can cause roof leaks that show up months later. We also take sites in the surrounding areas, and lead time depends on the season and the size of the site, so we confirm it in writing when you book.
We do both, and the number comes in writing per building. Per linear foot works when the buildings are simple and similar; per building works when height, roof type or access changes the job. Either way the quote depends on footage, stories and what is in the gutters, and we will show you the math.
The lease decides. Read the maintenance clause in your lease, or ask the attorney who drafted it, and see the lease types section above for how responsibility usually falls. We write the invoice to whoever the lease names. This is not legal advice.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service, we clean on a quarterly schedule. Grease and grit build up in a restaurant's runs faster than in an office, and a flat roof's internal drains back up without warning.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift, with fall protection on every job, and the lift is matched to the building. Height is the biggest single factor in the quote, so tell us the stories when you call.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours and access rules where you ask, and the crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival. Tell us the rules when you book so they go into the quote.
Both. On flat roofs the crew does a thorough gutter cleaning, then clears the roof drains and scuppers, reseats the strainer domes, and photographs each one. Anything that needs repair is noted in the report and left for you to decide.
After a big winter storm we get the post-storm calls, and the crews usually find downspouts packed with debris and overflow down the walls. We clear a clog at the downspout outlets first, check any gutter protection on the runs, and photograph everything, so you have a record of what came down.
Yes. We invoice per building with the footage shown, and a recurring schedule runs off one contact for the whole portfolio of commercial properties. Call (866) 435-6328 or email us a site list to set it up.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
