We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building, priced from each building's footprint and height. Every job runs with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift, and you get a photo report of every run afterward. We are the crew that does the work, scheduled to your property and not squeezed in between roof jobs. Most of our commercial visits fall in spring and late fall.
Quoted per building from footage, height and gutter type, in writing, before anyone is dispatched. Scheduled service costs less than a call-out.
Each gutter cleaning service we book is quoted per building, from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. The quote is the figure on the invoice.
Four things move the number on our jobs. Height above three stories means a boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup that goes with it. Compacted debris in a gutter system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer to clear, and a run already full of debris will overflow at the first hard rain. A gutter guard that has to be lifted and reseated adds time, and so do oversized box or industrial gutters. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs and the number of buildings on one site change the scope too. Downspout flushing, which helps protect your home or business from water damage, and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. A scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building.
On a Capital commercial property we pull the gutter sections, check the downspout outlets for any clog, and photograph each run before the crew leaves. The property manager gets one set of photos for every building, with the linear footage shown. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us a site plan and we will return a written estimate for your property. Tell us the surrounding areas your buildings cover and we will group the visits so the crew is not driving back and forth across the service area.
Gutter protection products are not part of this quote. If a hanger has pulled, we photograph it and put it in the report; what to do about it is your call.
| Per building | |
|---|---|
| Standard, one to two stories | from $150 |
| Oversized box or industrial gutters | from $295 |
| Three stories and up, with a lift | from $395 |
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 of the commercial properties we service in Capital are on twice a year, spring and late fall. Restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover go on quarterly. Across Illinois the pattern holds: storm season is the reason managers call us back, and the post-storm inspections turn up loose hangers and packed outlets we would not have seen on a routine visit.
On the properties we see, the spring visit clears the seed and pollen load, and the late fall visit clears the wet leaf mat before freezing weather arrives. Commercial buildings in Capital see freeze risk in winter, so a blocked run can sag under ice if it skipped the fall visit.
On flat roofs, parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without warning. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. A restaurant gutter is a different job from an office gutter: grease and food debris set into the seams, and the crew treats it that way on every visit.
Gutter cleaning companies often quote a single rate for every building type. As a gutter company, we price the frequency by property type instead, because the gutter cleaning process for a restaurant is not the same as for a standard office. Our crew works as one team on every site, whether the building is residential and commercial mixed or a single-use property. Every visit is a thorough cleaning of each run, and a thorough gutter cleaning is the only kind the final inspection will sign off. We give each building its own record, so the next visit starts from what the last crew found. Gutter cleaners on our crews are trained to flag cleaning solutions for seal problems rather than patch them, and a final inspection before the crew leaves confirms every outlet runs clear. A home or business gets the same photo report.
| 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 properties across the city, with the business districts, corridors and business parks we have serviced named in the scheduling notes for each account. For a property manager with several buildings, one contact handles all of them. The date is confirmed in writing, and the crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, then works around tenant hours where that is asked for.
Multi-site portfolios are where our scheduling earns its keep. We group buildings by route, set one invoice per building, and keep a single schedule across the portfolio. Our professional gutter cleaning services cover the whole site, so you are not chasing several vendors. We serve commercial and residential properties across the same service area, and residential gutter work for homeowners and businesses is on a separate schedule. We also book residential gutter cleaning for each homeowner in the towns we cover.
Many of the buildings we serve sit next to landscape beds and parking lots, where water damage shows up first on the siding below a run that has blockage in it. Our crew clears that blockage on the same visit and reports what it finds. We offer gutter cleaning on a schedule, and our gutter maintenance is sized to the gutter cleaning needs of each building rather than a fixed package. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm a date in writing.
We quote per building, and the price depends on linear footage, height and gutter type. The number comes in writing for each building before we are dispatched.
The lease decides, not us. Read the maintenance clause in your lease, and see the lease section above for how the common lease types usually read. This is not legal advice; ask the attorney who drafted the lease.
On the restaurants and flat-roof buildings we service, quarterly is the schedule that keeps the internal drains clear. A blocked gutter or drain can cause roof leaks, and between cleanings we check the parapets and scuppers, because a leak usually shows up as a stained ceiling tile before anyone sees water on the roof.
Yes. Above three stories the crew works from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection, and we bring the lift the roofline needs. Send us the stories and roof type with the site plan and we will confirm the setup.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours and check in with the on-site contact on arrival. Tell us your access rules when you book, and the crew follows them on every visit.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs along with the gutters, and we photograph each one. A pulled hanger or a cracked scupper is photographed and reported, not repaired.
After a severe storm across Illinois we get calls about packed outlets, a clogged gutter at the low end of a run, and runs pulled loose from the fascia. Text a photo of the roofline and we will tell you whether it needs a visit or only a report.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice with the linear footage shown, and we set up one recurring schedule across the portfolio. Call (866) 435-6328 to set up the schedule and we will confirm the dates in writing.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
