We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building in San Mateo, priced from the footprint and height of each property. Fall protection or a boom or scissor lift goes on every job, and you get a photo report of every run when we finish.
Our crew is ours and scheduled. We do not fit this work in between re-roofs, and the person who quotes your building is the person who climbs it.
Across California we service office, retail and multifamily properties, and most of them book us for the spring and fall visits.
Quoted per building from footage, height and gutter type, in writing, before anyone is dispatched. Scheduled service costs less than a call-out.
Our gutter cleaning service quotes each commercial building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a photo of the roofline and we will return the written estimate.
Height is the biggest single factor. Above three stories the job is done from a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, with care taken around siding, and that setup is priced in. A gutter guard or other gutter protection that has to be lifted and reseated adds time, and so do oversized or box gutters and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs. A thorough cleaning of a gutter system that has not been touched in years takes longer, since compacted debris clears slower than a run that is kept up, so the first visit to a neglected building is priced for that. The number of buildings on one site changes the rate as well, since one mobilization can cover several. The work itself does not change from site to site: the same steps run on every building, and only the setup and the height change the price.
A thorough gutter cleaning, downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. Bids from a typical gutter company list those as add-ons; ours do not. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly gutter maintenance is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building and the footage is measured. When we clean gutters on schedule, a clear run keeps water off the fascia, and that is how a cleaning helps protect your home or business.
On a property where a clog has made the gutter overflow for a season, the cleaning is only part of the job. We clear the run, flush it, and photograph the outcome, and if water still spills after clearing, that points to slope or a separated seam, and a separated seam is a leak we report rather than sell a second visit to fix.
For commercial buildings in San Mateo, 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. Send those and we will return a per-building number you can take to a board or an owner.
| 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 San Mateo properties we service are on twice a year, spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings with heavy landscape cover on quarterly.
What we pull out of gutters during the cleaning process tells us the schedule. Storm season is when the post-storm calls come in, and the managers who call us after a storm usually find leaf mats and grit that were sitting in the runs all along. Spring brings the pollen load, and by late fall the gutters are holding the season's leaves.
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, long after the water started building up. A blocked internal drain can cause roof leaks well before that, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists, even when the cleaning itself is quarterly.
Restaurants fill fastest, and the gutter cleaners on our crews see it on every visit. Grease-laden debris from the kitchen side of a building gets into the gutters faster than leaves do, so we keep those on the shorter interval, and where grease needs cleaning solutions, the quote says so.
| 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 cover the business districts, corridors and business parks of San Mateo and the surrounding areas where we have already serviced commercial properties, and we take multi-building portfolios on a single schedule. Our service area takes in residential and commercial sites alike, and our crews run professional gutter cleaning services on mixed-use sites, where one building is retail and the next is residential above. Where a site has several buildings, we can also provide gutter cleaning on one visit.
For a property manager, scheduling works through one contact for every building. Once a date is confirmed in writing, our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, works around tenant hours when you ask us to, and every visit ends with a final inspection. We offer gutter cleaning and maintenance on a fixed calendar so the managers responsible for several buildings do not have to coordinate each visit. Every site follows the same gutter cleaning process, so the crew works one building the way it works the next.
Our cleaning services also cover residential gutter cleaning for the homeowner. We handle the same scheduling for commercial and residential properties, so homeowners and businesses who want a recurring plan get one contact either way. If your building has a water damage history or a blockage that keeps coming back, tell us your gutter cleaning needs when you book and we will plan the first visit around them.
Commercial gutter cleaning is quoted per building, not per linear foot alone, because stories, roof type and access change the work on each one. As a gutter company that works commercial sites, we write the number down per building once we have the site details.
The lease decides who pays for gutter cleaning, not the building itself. Read the maintenance clause in your lease; the lease type sets the responsibility, and the section above lays out how that usually reads. This is not legal advice.
Restaurants and flat-roof buildings are usually cleaned quarterly on the properties we see, because grease, leaves and internal-drain buildup move faster there than on a standard building, and a blocked internal drain can cause roof leaks before anyone sees gutter overflow.
Yes. Our gutter cleaners set up the lift and fall protection for buildings over three stories, and the setup is part of the quote. Tell us the height when you book so the right equipment comes out.
The gutter cleaning process runs the same way at every site: the crew checks in, clears and flushes each run, and finishes with a final inspection before the photo report goes out. We schedule around tenant hours and on-site access rules when asked, so give us the access requirements up front and the crew will work to them.
Yes. We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs in addition to the gutters, and we photograph and report any drain we cannot clear.
After a severe storm we handle the post-storm call-outs, and what those visits turn up is usually leaf mats, grit and debris pushed into downspouts and drains, which is what we clear first. Text a photo of the roofline and we can tell you what to expect when we clean gutters after a storm.
Yes. We invoice per building, and we set up a recurring schedule across several properties so one contact handles all of them. Call (866) 435-6328 to set up the plan.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
