We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building, priced from 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. We work on the commercial buildings across South Bend that need a spring and late fall visit to keep water off the walls.
Quoted per building from footage, height and gutter type, in writing, before anyone is dispatched. Scheduled service costs less than a call-out.
Our commercial 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.
What moves the quote is what we run into on the property. Height above three stories means a boom or scissor lift and fall-protection setup, which adds time and equipment to the job. Compacted debris on a system that has not been cleaned in years takes longer to clear than a light seasonal load. A gutter guard must be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared underneath it. Oversized or box gutters take more time per foot, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are cleared as part of the same visit. A clog at a downspout elbow is often what makes a run overflow in a storm, and water that overflows runs down the siding into the soffit. The number of buildings on one site changes the setup, so we price the site as a whole and then break it out by building.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the property and the footage is already measured. A thorough cleaning is priced on the full footage, and a thorough gutter cleaning covers every run on the building. Gutter protection work is quoted on its own, outside the cleaning price.
On the South Bend commercial jobs we write up, the quote is set by property type, stories, roof type and building count, and a single site with three buildings and a flat roof with internal drains is priced differently from a two-story strip with standard gutters. Our service area covers South Bend and the surrounding areas, so confirm your address when you call. To quote a South Bend property we need the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and the name and address the invoice should go to. Once we have those, the written estimate comes back with the number of linear feet, the lift required, and the price per building. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us the site details by email and we will put the estimate in writing.
| 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 our South Bend cleaning services are on a twice-a-year schedule, spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover on quarterly.
What we find on these visits tracks the season. Leaves and pollen load the gutters through spring and fall. Across Indiana, storm season brings supercells with hail and tornadoes, and those storms bring post-storm call-outs from managers who want the gutters checked after heavy weather. The spring visit across Indiana usually lands in late May to June, and the fall visit for South Bend buildings falls in late October to November, before the snow sets in. Where freeze risk applies, the late fall visit is what keeps wet leaf mats from freezing in place along the runs.
On flat roofs the water does not announce itself. Parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up quietly, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister. South Bend averages about 40.9 inches of precipitation a year, and May, June and August are the wettest months, which is when a blocked drain is most likely to back up. That is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on those roofs, so a blocked drain is caught before it reaches the ceiling below. A gutter guard does not stop the grit that settles in those drains, so the check still matters with guards in place.
Restaurant gutters are a different job. What we pull out of a restaurant gutter every second month is grease-coated debris mixed with leaves and grit, and it sets faster than a standard commercial run. Industrial and food service properties need the closer schedule for the same reason: the load comes from the building, not the weather.
The cleaning process stays the same from one visit to the next, and we keep the schedule on a written calendar, so each building is on the same visit window every season and the crew knows what was done on the last one. The whole gutter system gets the same visit, and each visit ends with a final inspection of the runs and drains before the crew leaves.
Whether it is a home or business, residential and commercial buildings both follow the debris load and the landscape around them, and since cleaning solutions do not replace clearing the debris, a homeowner's calendar follows the load and not the other way round.
Ask any gutter cleaners or gutter cleaning companies you compare how they set the interval, because it should follow the building, not the calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will book a date for the next visit.
| 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 cover South Bend's commercial properties, including the business districts and corridors where we have serviced buildings. A multi-building portfolio or a multi-site account is handled as one job: you have one contact for all the buildings, the dates are confirmed in writing, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact when they arrive. Where tenant hours or access rules apply, we time the work around them and say so in the estimate. A blockage in one downspout is how water damage starts on a commercial wall, so we treat the downspouts as part of the job, not an add-on.
For a property manager running several sites, the same crew works each building on the same visit window, and the photo report for each one goes to the same person. We provide gutter cleaning on every site in the account, and the agreement is written around your gutter cleaning needs for the year. Scheduling for those accounts is set when the agreement is written, so the calendar is fixed before the first visit. We do not promise a lead time in this copy; the next open date is confirmed when you call.
We also do professional gutter cleaning services for homeowners and businesses, and residential gutter cleaning is part of the same scheduling. We offer gutter cleaning and maintenance on the same calendar, so a homeowner with one house and a business with three buildings are handled the same way. If a building on your list is a house, we can book it on the same calendar.
We quote per building, and the price depends on the linear footage, the height of the building, the gutter type and whether a lift is needed. We do not give a number here because every building is different; the figure comes to you in writing for each one. Compare any gutter company's quote on the same basis, per building, with the footage and the lift shown.
The lease decides, not state law, so the section above on who pays lays out the three common lease types. We write the invoice to whichever party the lease names. This is general information and not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On the restaurants and flat-roof buildings we service, quarterly is the schedule that keeps the drains clear. Grease and debris build up faster on those roofs, and the drains back up without warning. A clogged gutter on a flat roof can turn into a leak in the ceiling below before anyone sees it.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection set up for the roofline, and the lift is matched to the building. The lift requirement is part of the quote, so you know the equipment before we are on site.
Yes. The gutter cleaning process is timed around tenant hours, and we follow the access rules for the site, including gate codes and check-in with the building contact. Tell us the rules when you request the estimate and we put them in the schedule.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs in the same visit as the gutters, which helps protect your home or business from ceiling damage. If we find a drain that is cracked or a scupper that is separated, we photograph it and note it in the report rather than repairing it. We run the same drain check on commercial and residential properties.
After a severe storm the call-outs we get often turn up pulled hangers and debris packed into downspouts, and a clogged gutter can cause roof leaks at the edge, so we photograph what we find and send the report to the building contact.
Yes. We invoice each building separately, with the linear footage shown, and we set up a recurring schedule for several properties on one calendar, which is the simplest gutter maintenance setup for a multi-site account. Call (866) 435-6328 to set it up, or text a photo of the roofline and we will send a written estimate.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
