We quote commercial gutter cleaning per building, priced from the footprint and height of each one. Our crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs, and every job runs with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift. You get a photo report after the visit. We work the spring and fall visits around your property's calendar.
Quoted per building from footage, height and gutter type, in writing, before anyone is dispatched. Scheduled service costs less than a call-out.
Every gutter cleaning service we quote is priced per building from linear footage, height and the gutter system on each one, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement before anyone is dispatched. The number on the quote is the number on the invoice, and it covers a thorough gutter cleaning of every run on the building.
What moves a quote on our jobs is a building above three stories that needs a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, a clog or compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years, a gutter guard that has to be lifted before the run can be cleared (installing one is not part of this work), oversized or box gutters, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, and the number of buildings on one site, while gutter protection and gutter repair stay out of the quote and get reported instead. Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. If a run lets water overflow onto siding below, we note the staining in the photo report. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call.
On a recent job we set the quote from three things: a four-story office with a flat roof and internal drains, nine linear runs per side, and a debris load that had built up around the drains. The invoice went to the building owner. To quote a Thousand Oaks property 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. Call (866) 435-6328 or text us a photo of the roofline and we will send a written estimate for each building. Our crew covers the surrounding areas we service, and the service area is listed in the coverage section below.
| 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 Thousand Oaks properties we service, gutter maintenance is twice a year for most buildings, in spring and late fall, and quarterly for restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover or next to landscape beds. Across California the same split holds for most of the residential and commercial work we book, though the timing shifts with the storm season.
What we pull out of a restaurant gutter every second month is grease, food residue and grit that the cleaning services we see elsewhere never reach. The managers who call us after a storm are usually asking about the same problem: debris that sat in the gutter system through a wet stretch and backed up behind the downspouts. Our post-storm inspections turn up loosened hangers and downspouts discharging onto walkways more often than they turn up a failed gutter, and a backed-up run is a common route to water damage inside the building.
On a flat roof, parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, often after a leak has already been running for a while, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on those buildings. The gutter cleaning process on a flat roof is different from a sloped run, and we treat it that way. A homeowner with a single slope and a commercial building with four drains will not get the same schedule from us. Whether it is a home or business, the property type sets the frequency, not a standard calendar. Whatever the property, a thorough cleaning ends with our crew's final inspection before leaving, so the next visit starts from a known state.
| 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 works the business districts and corridors of Thousand Oaks where we have serviced commercial properties. For a property manager with several buildings, there is one contact for all of them. We confirm each date in writing, and the crew checks in with the on-site contact when they arrive. Where a tenant needs quiet hours or restricted access, we time the work around them.
We provide gutter cleaning on commercial buildings, including office, retail and multifamily, and we handle professional gutter cleaning services for each property separately so the invoice matches the building. Our service covers gutter cleaning and maintenance for the commercial sites we book on a schedule, and we offer gutter cleaning needs assessments on new properties before the first visit. Residential gutter cleaning is a separate service, and we serve homeowners and businesses alike, with a written estimate for either. Keeping the system clear helps protect your home from water damage. We also handle commercial and residential properties on the same schedule when a portfolio mixes both. A blockage that is found during an assessment is photographed and reported.
We price per building, and the number depends on the linear footage, the height and the gutter type. How gutter cleaners and gutter cleaning companies price commercial work varies, so we put the basis in writing. We do not quote a figure over the phone without measurements. Each building gets its own written estimate, so you can see what drives the number.
The lease decides, not us. The section above on who pays lays out the lease types. This is not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
Quarterly. On the restaurants and flat roofs we service, the grease and debris build up faster than on a standard sloped run, and a clogged gutter on a flat roof can cause roof leaks inside the building before anyone sees it on the outside.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection on every job. The lift is matched to the building, so we bring what the roofline needs.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours and access rules where asked, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact when they arrive.
Both. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are cleared of debris and their strainers reseated as part of the visit, and any problem we find is photographed for the report. Debris comes out by hand or vacuum, not with cleaning solutions, so the drains are cleared mechanically.
We run post-storm inspections and clear what the storm dropped into the system. What we most often turn up is loosened hangers and downspouts discharging onto walkways, and we report those with photos.
Yes. As a gutter company, we invoice each building separately, and a recurring schedule covers all of them under one contact. Call (866) 435-6328 to set one up, or ask for a written estimate by email.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
