We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building in Decatur, priced from the footprint and height of each one. Every job is done with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift, and you get a photo report of every run after. Our crew does this work full time and runs it on a schedule, not as a side job between roofing calls. We work the office, retail and multifamily properties around Decatur. Most managers book us for spring and fall, so call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to book a date.
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 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. Every quote is the number we invoice for a thorough cleaning on commercial properties, so ask for it before you book.
Four things move a quote on our jobs. A building over three stories needs a boom or scissor lift to work under fall-protection rules, and that changes the setup. Compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer to clear than a maintained one, and a single clog low in a downspout can make the run overflow onto siding and the walkway below. Gutter guards have to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Oversized box gutters, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, and the number of buildings on one site all add time. Downspout flushing 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 and the footage is measured.
For a Decatur property, we need the address or a site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and the name of the party the invoice goes to. Send those and we return the quote in writing. Call (866) 435-6328 or send the site plan by email.
| 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 Decatur 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. The cleaning services we run for managers follow the same cleaning process on every visit: clear, flush, flow test, then a final inspection of each run.
What we pull out of gutters tells us the schedule. The storm season across Illinois puts leaves, grit and debris into the system fast, and the managers who call us after a storm usually have a downspout that backed up onto a walkway. A clog that sits through a storm makes the gutter overflow, and the water that runs back under the edge can cause roof leaks. Leaves and pollen load the gutters in the spring and again in the fall, which is why those two visits matter most.
On a flat roof, 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, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. Gutter protection, such as a gutter guard, cuts the debris but does not stop it, so the gutter system still needs its visits. Regular visits are how you protect your home or building from a backed-up system. We run the same cleaning solutions for homeowner and commercial properties, and a residential account is served on the same schedule. We also clean residential and commercial properties for a managed portfolio, and we serve a home or business on the same visit calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 to lock in your fall visit, which in Decatur usually lands in late October to November.
| 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 do professional gutter cleaning services on commercial buildings across Decatur, and the portfolio is the way most managers hire us. Our service area is Decatur and the surrounding areas, and we provide gutter cleaning to commercial and residential properties on one calendar. One contact handles every building on the account, a date is confirmed in writing, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact when it arrives. The gutter cleaning process is the same on every building: clear, flush, flow test, then a final inspection. Work is timed around tenant hours where that is asked for, and the crew keeps its equipment inside the work area.
We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners and businesses that have a single building, and the same crew handles a standard residential job. Every building gets a thorough gutter cleaning, and the crew checks each run for blockage, flushes every downspout and reports any water damage it sees before it leaves the site. The same scheduled crew does gutter cleaning and maintenance across a portfolio, so a manager can set one calendar for all the buildings. Regular gutter maintenance on a fixed date means fewer emergency calls after a storm. We offer gutter cleaning on the building types managers actually run, and the scope fits the gutter cleaning needs of each site. Leaves from nearby trees usually land in the landscape beds under the downspouts, and that debris is bagged and hauled with the rest. Text a photo of the roofline to (866) 435-6328 and we will book the date.
We price commercial gutters per building, and the number depends on the linear footage, the height and the gutter type. Ask any gutter cleaning companies or gutter cleaners you compare for the same per-building breakdown. The quote comes in writing for each building before anyone is dispatched.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service, quarterly is the schedule that keeps the drains clear. Grease and debris build up faster on those roofs, and a backed-up drain shows up as a leak inside the building.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift, with fall protection on every job. A clogged gutter on the taller commercial buildings we service is a lift job, so send the stories and the roof type and we will confirm the setup in the quote.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours and follow the building's access rules, including check-in with the on-site contact. Tell us the hours when you book and we confirm them in writing.
We clear roof drains and scuppers along with the gutters, and we photograph each one. A gutter company that skips the drains leaves one of the routes water takes into the roof, so we clear both. Anything we find that needs repair is reported with a photo, not repaired without your authorization.
After a severe storm across Illinois we get calls for downspouts that backed up and gutters pulled loose, and the first visit is an inspection before any cleaning. We photograph what we find and send it to the manager the same day.
Yes. We invoice each building separately and set up one recurring schedule for every property on the account. Call (866) 435-6328 or send your building list by email and we will set up the calendar.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
