We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building, priced from its footprint and height, with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift on every job and a photo report after. Our crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We work spring and late fall, and on Elkhart properties we service that means offices, retail and multifamily buildings booked ahead of the leaf drop and the first hard wet spell.
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 for a commercial building starts from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or satellite measurement before anyone is dispatched. What moves the quote on our jobs is the height above three stories and the boom or scissor lift it takes to reach it under fall-protection rules, compacted debris or a clog in a system nobody has cleaned in years, a gutter guard system or other gutter protection that has to be lifted to clear, oversized or box gutters, a blockage at a downspout elbow that makes the gutter overflow onto the siding, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, and how many buildings sit on one site. Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building, so a thorough cleaning of the gutter system does not carry an extra charge. 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. To set a quote we need the address or site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and who the invoice goes to. Our Elkhart experience is the same kind of job every time: the quote follows what the crew finds on the roofline, and we write down what we found so the invoice can be checked against it. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate with the site details.
| 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.
On the Elkhart properties we service, most are on twice a year, spring and late fall, and the restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover are on quarterly. Each building drains differently, so we set its schedule at the first visit. On a flat roof the parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without a sound, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile, which means water damage and a leak are already inside. That is why a monthly check between cleanings is part of the gutter maintenance on those roofs. We tell the gutter cleaning process apart by property type: the crew pulls seed and grit from a restaurant gutter every second month, while an office on twice a year is mostly leaf mat and a quick flush. The crew picks the cleaning solutions to match each property, and a visit ends with a final inspection of each run and downspout, photographed and sent with the invoice. Ask for a date by text with a photo of the roofline, or book a date online and we confirm it in writing.
| 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 to commercial properties across Elkhart, and to commercial and residential properties in its surrounding areas, and we offer gutter cleaning and maintenance for a multi-building portfolio as one account. That one account covers every building in it, and the property manager gets one name and one number for each of them, a date confirmed in writing, and a crew that checks in with the on-site contact on arrival. Every building in our service area gets the same handling. Work is timed around tenant hours when asked, so a multifamily site or an occupied office gets the ladders up outside business traffic. We also offer professional gutter cleaning services for industrial and mixed-use sites, and every building gets a thorough gutter cleaning with the same photo report. Where a downspout empties onto a landscape bed or a walkway, the crew notes it on the photo report. We run residential and commercial work on one crew: we do residential gutter cleaning to protect your home, one homeowner at a time, and a single route can cover homeowners and businesses when the schedule allows. Whether it is a home or business, the crew writes up the same photo report and flags any blockage the same way. Tell us your gutter cleaning needs, then call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date online, and we send back a per-building quote.
We quote per building, and the number depends on linear footage, height, gutter type and what is in the system. Ask for the written estimate and it will show each building on its own line, so you can check the footage against the site plan. Ask the gutter cleaning companies you compare for the same per-building breakdown.
The lease decides it, not us. The lease type section above sets out who usually pays under triple net, gross and silent leases. This is not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On our Elkhart jobs, restaurants and flat roofs with internal drains go on quarterly, because grease, seed and grit build up faster than leaves do. The first visit sets the real interval for each building.
Yes. Commercial buildings above three stories get a boom or scissor lift with fall protection on every run, matched to the roofline. Any gutter cleaners you compare should show the same lift and fall-protection plan. Send the stories and the setback and we confirm the setup in writing.
Yes. We time the work around tenant hours and sign in with the on-site contact on arrival. Give us the access rules and the crew follows them.
We clear the gutter runs, the downspouts and the roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs that are in reach, and we photograph anything else we find. Blocked scuppers can cause roof leaks at the membrane seams. Repair is outside our scope, so a damaged scupper is reported, not fixed.
Across Indiana the storm season brings supercells with hail and tornadoes, and after a storm like that the calls we get are mostly a clogged gutter loaded with shingle grit and roof debris, downspouts backed up with the same grit, runoff splashing onto the siding, and gutters pulled loose by wind-driven limbs. We clean gutters of grit, clear the downspouts, and write up the loose runs for the building owner.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice and its own line on the schedule, and one contact covers the whole portfolio, which is what a property manager needs from any gutter company they hire. Call (866) 435-6328 or email the building list and we set up the recurring dates.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
