We quote commercial gutter work 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. Across California we service office, retail and multifamily buildings, and most book 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.
We quote commercial gutter work per building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. A quote comes back with the building type and the scope written out, so you can compare it line by line.
Several things move the quote. A building over three stories needs a boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup that goes with it. Compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer, and a thorough gutter cleaning on it is scoped to match. Any gutter protection on the run, meaning guards on top, must be lifted and reseated, oversized or box gutters take more time per foot, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are scoped separately. The number of buildings on one site also changes the setup. A thorough cleaning includes downspout flushing and debris haul-off per building, and neither is billed as an extra. 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.
For a Santa Barbara property we need the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and the name of the party the invoice goes to. With those we can write the quote for the gutter cleaning service you actually need, including any clogged gutter, meaning a clog or blockage at the downspout outlets, and any sign of overflow at the eaves. Water streaks on the siding below a clogged run are the usual sign of overflow. If a run still overflows after we clear it, that is usually a slope problem, and we say so in the report rather than selling a second cleaning. Commercial properties in the surrounding areas and anywhere in our service area get the same written scope, and a quote written this way protects your building without surprises on the invoice, and it helps you protect your home, meaning the building and the tenants inside it.
| 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 Santa Barbara properties we service are on twice a year, spring and late fall, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy trees go on quarterly. Those are the cleaning services we see the most of in this city, and the schedule follows what we pull out of each run.
Storm season is the main driver here. Atmospheric rivers deliver most of the year's rain in a handful of days across California, and the managers who call us after a storm usually find leaves and grit packed at the outlets and water backing up behind the fascia. The cleaning process on those visits starts with a dry look at each run before we touch anything. A gutter guard that has trapped debris on top is a common find, and we note it in the report instead of pulling it apart. A homeowner with a single-family roof sees the same pattern, but on a commercial property the gutter system carries more water and the cleaning solutions have to match the building size.
On a flat roof the parapets and internal drains back up without a sound. A tenant usually spots a stained ceiling tile or a bubbling membrane first, and a small leak above it is easy to miss until it spreads. A check between cleanings catches it early. Santa Barbara gets about 19 inches of rain a year, mostly in January through March, so that is when a backed-up drain matters most. Every flat-roof job ends with a final inspection of the drains and scuppers, so the property manager gets a photo of each one. Some gutter cleaners only come out after a complaint, and by then they are working behind the damage. We work on residential and commercial buildings alike, unlike some gutter cleaning companies, and we match the schedule to the use of the building, whether it is a home or business.
| 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 crew provides professional gutter cleaning services for commercial properties across the city and the rest of our service area. Debris that falls into landscape beds and walkways is swept up before the crew leaves. Each portfolio is handled through one contact, so a multi-building owner gets a single schedule and one invoice per building.
Scheduling works like this: we confirm a date in writing, the crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, and work is timed around tenant hours where that is asked for. Lead time depends on the season and the building count, so we give the date in the confirmation rather than promising one in advance. Our residential gutter cleaning for homeowners and businesses runs on the same crews, and a site with mixed uses gets the commercial scope on the commercial buildings. We offer gutter cleaning on a fixed calendar, which suits property managers and facilities leads who need the gutter cleaning and maintenance logged for a board or an owner. Routine gutter maintenance goes on the same report, and we can provide gutter cleaning for a building added to the schedule later. Tell us your gutter cleaning needs by building, and we will write the schedule around them. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the building and we will book a date.
The gutter cleaning process starts with a written figure per building, set by the linear footage, height and gutter type. You get it before we are dispatched, so nothing is decided on the ladder.
The lease decides, not us. The section above on who pays sets out how each lease type usually reads. This is not legal advice, so check the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service, quarterly is the schedule that keeps the drains clear. The grease and grit load builds faster than on a standard building, and a clogged gutter on a flat roof can cause roof leaks before anyone sees water.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection in place, and the lift is matched to the roofline we are cleaning.
Yes. Tell us the hours and the access rules when you book, and the crew works to them and checks in with the on-site contact on arrival.
Both. We clear the gutters, the downspouts, the roof drains and the scuppers, and the same scope applies to commercial and residential properties. We photograph each one in the report.
After a storm the call-outs usually turn up leaves and grit packed at the outlets and water backing up behind the fascia. We clear what is blocked and report anything that points to a slope or a fastener problem before it becomes water damage.
Yes. As one gutter company for the whole portfolio, we give each building its own invoice, and a recurring schedule covers all of them under one contact. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate and we will set it up.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
