We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning 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. Our crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Most of our Redwood City properties book in spring and late fall, when the gutters have taken in the most debris. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo to book.
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 and downspout work per building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. Nothing is priced by guesswork from the parking lot.
Several things move the number on our jobs. Height above three stories means a boom or scissor lift and a fall-protection setup for the crew, which adds time to every run. Gutters that have gone years without a cleaning carry compacted debris, and a clog at the bottom of a run takes longer to clear by hand or vacuum than a light load. Every gutter guard must be lifted and reseated before the gutter underneath can be cleaned. Oversized box gutters and industrial gutter lines take more labor per linear foot than a standard run. Flat roofs with roof drains and scuppers add a separate set of outlets that have to be cleared, and the number of buildings on one site changes how we schedule the crew. The gutter system on a building with a parapet and internal drains is often the biggest variable in the quote. Overflow from a clogged run also runs down and stains the siding below, so the outlets get checked on the same visit.
Downspout flushing, debris haul-off and cleaning solutions are included per building and are never billed as extras. Many gutter cleaning companies quote by the foot, and we quote by the building so the number on the invoice matches the quote. A scheduled semi-annual or quarterly gutter cleaning service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building and the dates are booked a season ahead.
On a recent commercial job, a three-story office building with a flat roof and internal drains needed the lift, the drains cleared and the gutter guards lifted before cleaning; the invoice was written per building from the measured footage and the photo report went to the property manager that afternoon. For this property we needed the site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and the name of the party the invoice goes to before we could quote it. Send us the address or site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and who the invoice goes to, and we will write the quote in writing before the crew is booked.
| 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 Redwood City properties we service are on twice a year, with the spring visit and the late-fall visit, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover go on quarterly. Across California the spring visit usually lands in mid to late June, and the late-fall visit usually falls in December to early January. That is how we schedule these cleaning services, based on what we pull out of each building when we come back.
Storm season is the other reason a property moves onto a shorter schedule. Across California, atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days, and Redwood City gets about 19 inches of rain a year, with January, February and December the wettest months. The managers who call us after a storm usually have a blockage packed into the outlets and water running behind the fascia where it should be draining, and that is what the post-storm inspection turns up most often. Left alone, that is how water damage starts on the fascia and soffit.
On flat roofs the parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without any warning. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, long after the water has been sitting there. Our cleaning process on those roofs starts with the drains, so we check them between cleanings, and the monthly check is part of the quarterly plan. Freeze risk is real in Redwood City in winter, and ice that forms in a clogged downspout can split the joint before spring.
On a restaurant gutter on a quarterly schedule, the grease and seed load is heavy enough that the downspouts need flushing at every visit. A standard office building on twice a year, with a clean roof edge and only one run of gutter over the entrance, shows much less buildup between visits. A building with landscape beds along the walls picks up leaves and mulch in the outlets, which is a reason to move it onto the quarterly list.
| 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 the business districts and corridors of Redwood City, plus the surrounding areas where we have serviced commercial properties. We handle professional gutter cleaning services for each building on a site as its own job with its own invoice, and we offer gutter cleaning in the same format across the city. A property manager gets one contact for every building in the portfolio, so the dates, the access and the photo reports all come through the same person.
The gutter cleaning process starts with scheduling. Once we have the site plan and the building count, the crew sends a date in writing. On arrival, the crew checks in with the on-site contact, walks the perimeter with them and confirms access before the first ladder or lift goes up. Work can be timed around tenant hours where that is asked for, and we plan it that way from the start instead of arriving mid-day. A thorough cleaning ends with a final inspection of every run and drain, and the photos go to the same contact. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the site with your gutter cleaning needs and building count, and the date comes back in writing.
We serve homeowners and businesses in Redwood City, and we work with residential and commercial properties alike, but this page is about commercial buildings. We also provide residential gutter cleaning for homeowners. Where a site includes a building next to a homeowner's residence, the two are quoted and invoiced separately.
Our crew has worked on a range of properties across the city, and what they have in common is that gutter cleaning and maintenance are handled as a schedule rather than as an emergency. Dirty gutters and blocked drains can cause roof leaks in an otherwise sound building, and a thorough gutter cleaning on a schedule keeps that from happening. A scheduled clean is how you protect your home or business from that, and it lets us provide gutter cleaning that catches problems before they reach the ceiling.
We price per building, and the number depends on the linear footage, the height and the gutter type on that building. A clogged gutter with heavy debris takes longer, so that is built into the number. We write the quote in writing before we are dispatched, so the number you see is the number on the invoice.
The lease decides, not us. The lease sections above set out who pays under each lease type, and we write the invoice to whichever party the lease names. This is general information, not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On the Redwood City restaurants and flat roofs we service, quarterly is what keeps the drains and scuppers clear. Grease and seed load build up fast on a restaurant gutter, and parapets back up without warning on a flat roof. Gutter protection is not a substitute for cleaning, since guards still collect debris on top.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with the crew tied off, and we bring whatever lift the roofline needs. Height is the biggest factor in the quote, so we ask for the stories and look over the roofline before we price the job.
Yes. We time the work around tenant hours where you ask us to, and we check in with the on-site contact on arrival so access rules are followed before any equipment goes up.
Both. On flat roofs we clear the roof drains and scuppers along with the gutters, and we reseat any strainer domes that have come loose. A blocked outlet can back water up across a whole flat roof, so every outlet gets checked, and what we find gets photographed and reported.
After a severe storm the calls we get are usually about a run that overflows, a leak at a joint, or water running behind the fascia. We inspect those runs and downspouts first and send the photo report with what we find.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice, unlike the single lump-sum invoice some gutter cleaners send for a whole site. We are a gutter company with our own crew, not a subcontractor. A recurring schedule for several properties runs under one contact with the dates confirmed in writing ahead of each visit. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us your site list to set it up.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
