We quote commercial gutter cleaning per building, priced from the footprint and height of each one. Our crew does the work on every job, with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift on the roofline, and you get a photo report of every run when we finish. The crew is ours and scheduled around your building, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Across California we service office, retail and multifamily properties, and most of our booked work lands in spring and late fall, when the gutters take the heaviest 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 gutter cleaning per building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. What moves the number is what we actually run into on these properties. Height above three stories means a boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup that goes with it. Compacted debris on a system that has not been cleaned in years takes longer to clear, so thorough gutter cleaning on a neglected run costs more than on a maintained one. A gutter guard has to be lifted and reseated before the gutter underneath can be cleaned. Oversized box gutters and industrial gutters move more material per foot. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs add their own steps, and the number of buildings on one site spreads the setup across the whole job. We treat the whole gutter system as one job, from the ridge to the outlet, on residential and commercial buildings alike.
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 measured. Every gutter cleaning service we quote is set building by building, and whether it is a home or business, the quote you get is the one the invoice follows. Our cleaning solutions match the job: a hand clear for packed debris, a vacuum for dry debris, and a flush for each downspout. Debris that backs up in a blocked run can spill over onto siding and trim below, which is why we check the drop line on every building. A clog left in a downspout is a clog that becomes a leak, which is why we flush each one rather than only checking the outlet. When you compare gutter cleaning companies, ask for the lift, the drains and the photo report to be written into the quote, because those are the lines that move the price.
On a recent Placentia job the quote came down to a three-story retail building with a flat roof, internal drains and a rear run that needed a lift to reach. We wrote it per building after the site walk, and the invoice matched the writing. To quote your Placentia property we need the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, how many buildings are on the site, and who the invoice should go to. Call (866) 435-6328 or send the same details by text and we will reply 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 commercial properties in Placentia we service are on twice a year, spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy trees on quarterly. The seasonal load is the cause: across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and the leaf and pollen loads bring the most debris into the gutters. Our post-storm inspections turn up the blockage that built up between visits. The crew sees the same pattern across the properties we clean, which is why we schedule to the building rather than to a fixed calendar.
On a flat roof, parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently. The first thing the tenant usually notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, long after the water has found its way in and started the water damage. That is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on the flat-roof properties we keep on a schedule. Our crew looks at the drains and scuppers on each visit and photographs any clogged gutter or blockage that is slowing the flow before it can overflow. A restaurant gutter gets the same attention, because grease and food residue bind the debris into a crust that a twice-yearly visit does not clear. The cleaning process is the same on every building, with a final inspection of the drains before the crew leaves.
We run a standard commercial building on twice a year and a restaurant or tree-covered property on quarterly, and our cleaning services follow what the building shows us at each visit. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date, and we will set the frequency in writing from what we find, not from a guess.
| 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 commercial and residential properties across Placentia, and our professional gutter cleaning services are built around the commercial work, where we spend most of our time. We run as a gutter company with our own employees, not a pool of gutter cleaners hired per job, so the same people who quote the building are the ones who clean it. For a multi-building portfolio we run one contact for every property, with each building scheduled and confirmed in writing. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact when they arrive, and work can be timed around tenant hours where that is asked for. We serve homeowners and businesses across Placentia, and Placentia sits inside our service area with the same written scope on every building. Residential gutter cleaning follows the same process, and a homeowner with a residential gutter on a property they also own gets the same handling, so the whole portfolio runs on one calendar. Tell us your gutter cleaning needs building by building and we quote each one in writing.
Lead time depends on the season and the size of the portfolio, and we give the date in writing once it is set. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a site walk and ends with the photo report. We do not clean gutters that cannot be reached safely, and a building we cannot access is one we say so about rather than guess at. Trees and landscape debris are the main load on the tree-covered buildings we clean. Gutter cleaning and maintenance on a commercial site is a job for the calendar more than a one-time cleanup, and gutter maintenance on a fixed schedule is what keeps the drains from failing. A neglected run that turns into a clogged gutter can overflow and cause roof leaks at the fascia and flashing, so call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date and we will put the building on the calendar in writing.
Both ways of pricing depend on the same inputs: the linear footage, the height and the gutter type. We quote per building in writing, and the number comes from the site plan or the satellite measurement before anyone is dispatched.
The lease decides. The section above on who pays sets out how each lease type reads, and we send the invoice to whichever party the lease names. This is not legal advice, so check the maintenance clause of your lease.
On the restaurants and flat-roof properties we service, quarterly is the schedule that keeps the drains and scuppers clear. The grease and residue on a restaurant line bind together quickly, so a clogged gutter can form well before the next visit, and a flat roof gives no warning before it backs up.
Yes. We work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection, and the lift is matched to the building. Call (866) 435-6328 with the height and we will confirm the setup before the crew is booked.
Yes. We time the work around tenant hours where asked and check in with the on-site contact on arrival. Send us the access rules and we will confirm them in writing. Buildings in surrounding areas get the same treatment.
We clear the roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs as part of the scope, along with the gutters and downspouts. A thorough cleaning covers every drain on the roof, not only the ones visible from the ground. Anything else we find is photographed and reported, not repaired.
After a storm we get calls to clear blockages that built up during the event and to check the drains for debris. A clogged gutter run can overflow at the low point, and the post-storm call-outs most often turn up leaf and debris loads pressed against downspout outlets. Clearing that debris is how you protect your home from water that should be draining away. Text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you what the crew needs.
Yes. We invoice each building separately with the linear footage shown, and we offer gutter cleaning on a recurring schedule across the properties in one portfolio. Gutter protection such as guards is not installed by us, but the crew lifts and reseats any guards for the clean. Ask for a written estimate and we will set the schedule to the buildings you own.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
