We quote commercial gutter work per building in Des Plaines, priced from the footprint and height of each structure, 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 around your property, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We service offices, retail and multifamily buildings across Illinois, and spring and late fall are when most property managers book us. Text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with a written estimate.
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. The method is the same for residential and commercial buildings. Once we have the numbers, you get the same figure on the invoice that you were quoted on the phone. Some gutter cleaning companies quote by the foot alone, which is how a short building ends up priced like a tall one.
Height is the largest single driver. Above three stories the crew works from a boom or scissor lift, and that setup changes both the labor and the equipment on site. Compacted debris also adds time: a gutter system nobody has cleaned in years, with a clog at every downspout elbow, takes longer to clear than one on a regular schedule. A gutter guard that has to be lifted and reseated pushes a quote up, and so do oversized or box gutters and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs. Access matters too, since a run behind siding trim or over a landscape bed takes longer to reach. The number of buildings on one site matters as well, because we price each one separately and bundle the mobilization.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are never billed as extras. Cleaning solutions are not billed as an add-on either, since each run is cleared by hand or vacuum. Every building also gets a final inspection before the crew leaves. A scheduled semi-annual or quarterly plan is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the property and the footage is measured.
On our Des Plaines jobs, the properties that come in with the highest quotes are multi-story offices with flat roofs and internal drains, where the crew has to clear the scuppers and reseat the strainer domes alongside the gutter runs. To quote your building 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 with those details and we will send the written quote.
| 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 Des Plaines properties we service are on twice a year, in spring and late fall, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover are on quarterly. That split holds because it follows the blockage we pull out of each type of property between visits.
After a severe storm, the managers who call us usually find the same things: branches and grit packed into the downspout elbows, and runs that have pulled a hanger. Across Illinois, the storm season brings summer derechos and severe thunderstorms, and the same debris turns up in the same places after each one. Spring brings seeds and pollen paste into the downspouts, and late fall brings the wet leaf mat that freezes into place once the temperature drops. Across Illinois the spring visit falls in late May to June, and our fall visit runs late October to November.
Flat roofs need closer attention than pitched ones. Parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile, a membrane blister or a leak at the drain. That is why the monthly check between cleanings is part of our gutter maintenance on those properties.
We also work with homeowners and businesses who ask for the same routine. The process is the same whether it is a home or business, so a homeowner with a single-family house gets the same steps a plaza gets. For a property manager, the gutter cleaning and maintenance schedule should be set once and kept, so the crew arrives on the same calendar every season. Matching the schedule to the gutter cleaning needs of each building keeps that calendar honest.
| 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 professional gutter cleaning services for commercial and residential properties across the Des Plaines service area and the surrounding areas. Our cleaning services follow the same routine on every building, which is what sets us apart from gutter cleaners who send a different crew each season. When a property manager has several buildings, we handle them under one contact and one schedule, with a date confirmed in writing before the crew arrives. Call (866) 435-6328 to set that date.
The gutter cleaning process starts when the crew checks in with the on-site contact, sets up fall protection or a lift, and works around tenant hours when that is asked for. Each building is photographed before and after, and the invoice is written per building so an owner or a board can check it line by line.
We also offer gutter cleaning for homeowners, and the same crew handles residential gutter cleaning jobs from the same neighborhoods, so one gutter company covers both kinds of building. A thorough clean helps protect your home or building from water pooling at the foundation, which is the most common way water damage starts on a commercial building. Clogged runs are often the reason a gutter can cause roof leaks after a rain, not a failure of the roof itself.
We price per building, and the number depends on the linear footage, the height and the gutter type, so it comes in writing for each structure. Per-foot pricing is a fair starting point, but a building under three stories and one that needs a lift are not the same job. A thorough cleaning is quoted for the whole building, so you get the figure before anyone is dispatched.
The lease decides, so read the maintenance clause and see the section above for how each lease type usually reads. We write the invoice to whoever the lease names. This is not legal advice, so check with the attorney who drafted the lease if the clause is unclear.
On the restaurants and flat-roof buildings we service in Des Plaines, quarterly is the schedule that keeps the internal drains and scuppers clear. A monthly check between visits catches a backup before the tenant sees a stained ceiling tile.
Yes. We provide gutter cleaning on commercial properties above three stories: the crew works from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection in place, and we bring the lift the roofline requires. Tell us the stories and the roof type when you ask for a quote.
Yes. Tell us the hours the building needs quiet and the access rules for the parking area and the roof, and the crew schedules around them. We confirm the arrival window in writing.
We clear the gutter runs, the downspouts and the roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs where they are reachable. Gutter protection, such as guard installation, sits outside the cleaning scope. Anything else we find is photographed and reported in the job file, not repaired.
After a severe storm the calls we get usually come from property managers who see an overflow coming over the gutter or water pooling on the roof, and a clogged gutter is the usual cause. The crew does a thorough gutter cleaning: it clears the debris, checks each run for a pulled hanger or a separated seam, and photographs whatever it finds.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice and its own photo report, and we set up one recurring schedule across all the properties under one contact. We cover the Des Plaines service area and the surrounding areas for multi-building accounts. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set up the schedule and send the written estimate.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
