We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building, priced from each building's 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 Illinois, property managers book us in spring and late fall to clear gutters before the seasonal load arrives.
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 sell 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 number we invoice against.
Four things move it on commercial roofs. Height above three stories means a boom or scissor lift and a tied-off crew, which adds setup time. Compacted debris or a clog on a system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer to clear and flush, and a run that has been left to overflow at its low point usually takes the most time. A gutter guard that has to be lifted and reseated, oversized or box gutters, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs each add labor, and so does the number of buildings on one site. Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras, and siding below the gutter line is shielded during the work. 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 already measured. What counts as thorough gutter cleaning on a commercial roof is every run and every outlet, not just the sections visible from the lot.
Across Illinois, our commercial jobs follow the same logic: the property type, the stories and the roof decide the quote. On our Evanston work, a multi-building property with a flat roof and internal drains is quoted differently from a single-story retail building with open gutter runs, and the difference shows in the site visit, not in a rate card. To quote an Evanston 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. Send that and we will put a number in writing for each building. A thorough cleaning means the run is cleared from end to end, and any gutter protection already on the building is lifted, cleared and reseated inside the same quote. Clearing the system is how you protect your home or business from water damage at the foundation. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline, and we will confirm whether your site falls inside our service area and the surrounding areas we cover.
| 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 commercial properties we service across Illinois are on twice a year, in spring and late fall, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover run on a quarterly schedule. A homeowner with a single residential gutter run on a pitched roof often lands on the same two visits. Across Illinois, spring visits run late May to June and fall visits run late October to November. We offer gutter cleaning as a one-time job too, and our cleaning solutions fit either schedule, so the crew can clean gutters on the calendar the building needs.
The cleaning services we schedule follow what we pull out of the system. Spring brings seed and pollen paste packed into the downspout elbows. Late fall brings the wet leaf mat that sits in the gutter through winter, often mixed with landscape debris from beds along the building line. A clogged gutter in spring is usually seed paste, and in late fall it is leaf mat, and our gutter cleaning process changes a little for each. Across Illinois, the summer derechos and severe thunderstorms are the events that send managers calling after a storm, and the post-storm inspections often turn up clogged outlets and displaced hangers that were never visible from the ground. On a building that took a hard summer, we look at the system again in the fall rather than waiting for the next scheduled date. The aim is to get the system clear before the seasonal load arrives, not after the first ceiling stain.
Flat roofs need a closer look than pitched ones. Parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister. A blockage in an internal drain is the one that goes unseen, and a blocked drain left alone can cause roof leaks, and the first sign is often a leak at the ceiling below. That is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on those buildings, so a blocked drain is caught before water reaches the ceiling. Between visits, that check is part of gutter maintenance, not an add-on. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roof to book a date, and we will set the visit on the calendar.
| 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.
On our Evanston work we serve the business corridors and the commercial blocks of the city where properties are already on our schedule, and we will confirm your address against that list before quoting. Across Illinois the same crews handle commercial sites in the surrounding areas, so a property manager with buildings in more than one place has one contact for all of them. Our professional gutter cleaning services cover residential and commercial properties alike, so a portfolio with a few houses and a few storefronts still gets one schedule.
Scheduling works the same way for every site. One contact books every building in the portfolio, the date is confirmed in writing, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival. We walk the whole gutter system before the first downspout is opened, and every visit ends with a final inspection of each run. If tenants need quiet hours or access is restricted, we time the work around those hours. Whether the building is a home or business, the same written quote applies, and a single portfolio can be set up as one recurring schedule, with one invoice per building.
We do professional gutter cleaning on commercial buildings and also provide gutter cleaning for residential buildings, so homeowners and businesses on the same block are served by the same crew. A residential gutter cleaning visit gets the same written quote and the same photo report. If you need gutter cleaning and maintenance across a mixed portfolio, tell us the building list and your gutter cleaning needs, and we will set the schedule. If you are comparing gutter cleaning companies, send the same building list to each and ask for a written quote per building. To book a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text a list of addresses.
We price per building, and the number depends on the building's height, the linear footage of gutter and the type of gutter. Our gutter cleaning process starts with a written quote from a site plan, so there are no surprises on the invoice. If you compare gutter cleaning companies, ask each one for a written quote per building, not a flat rate for the whole site.
The lease decides it, not us. Read the maintenance clause in your lease, or ask the attorney who drafted it, and see the lease section above for how responsibility is usually split. This is not legal advice.
On the restaurants and flat-roof buildings we service, quarterly is the schedule that holds. Grease, grit and internal drain buildup build faster than on a standard building, and the monthly check between visits catches them early.
Yes. We use a boom or scissor lift with a tied-off crew, and we bring the lift the roofline needs. Send us the stories and the roof type and we will confirm the setup in the quote.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours where asked and check in with the on-site contact before we set up. Send your access rules with the quote request so the crew arrives prepared, and ask any gutter company you hire to do the same.
Both. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs get cleared of debris and the strainer domes get reseated, and the photo report shows each drain before and after. If a quote from any gutter cleaners covers only the gutters, ask for the drains to be added in writing.
The post-storm calls usually turn up clogged outlets, pulled hangers and standing water where a run has lost its slope, and standing water is how a leak starts. We photograph everything we find and report it in writing, and what to do about it is your decision.
Yes. One recurring schedule can cover residential and commercial properties together, with a separate invoice for each building. To set it up, call (866) 435-6328 or text a list of buildings with addresses and stories, and we will send a written schedule.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
