We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building in Ames, 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 are done. Our professional gutter cleaning services cover the whole gutter system on the site, not just the runs the parking lot shows. The crew doing the work is ours and scheduled on a calendar, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Most of our Ames work is spring and fall, when managers and facilities leads book us ahead of the season. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will 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.
We quote commercial gutter cleaning 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 on our jobs is height: above three stories we bring a boom or scissor lift and set it up under fall-protection rules. Compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer than a light seasonal run. A single clog at a downspout elbow adds a return visit, and a leak found on the walk gets its own line. A gutter guard has to be lifted and reseated, oversized or box gutters need more time per run, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are their own line. The number of buildings on one site also changes the setup, so a cluster of buildings is quoted together. The same quote logic applies to residential and commercial buildings, and we put the lift on its own line so you can line our number up against other gutter cleaning companies and gutter cleaners.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are never billed as extras. Our cleaning services are quoted once per building, and any cleaning solutions for the downspouts are included in that number. 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. Our cleaning process starts with a walk of the roofline and ends with a final inspection that we photograph before the truck leaves.
On our Ames jobs, the quote for a multi-story office building with a flat roof and internal drains came in higher than its footprint suggested, because the scuppers were packed and the lift had to be on site for two days. We wrote that number down before the job and kept it. For a property like yours, we need the address or a site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings on the site and who the invoice goes to. With those we can quote the building 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 Ames properties we service are on twice a year, spring and late fall, and restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover or heavy landscape debris go on quarterly. On the professional gutter cleaning work we do here, the spring visit pulls out the seed and pollen paste that packs the downspout elbows, and the fall visit clears the wet leaf mat before the first hard freeze. Our storm call-outs come after the hard summer and early fall weather, when the managers who call us after a storm want the roofline checked for hanging gutters and water backing up.
Restaurants are the hardest on gutters because grease and food-service exhaust settle into the runs and hold the grit. On a flat roof, the parapets and scuppers back up without a sound, and the first sign of a leak is usually a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. That check is part of our gutter maintenance routine, and it is what keeps a blockage or clog from turning into water damage.
Our crew handles residential gutter work on the side, and we serve homeowners and businesses alike, but this page is about the commercial buildings we clean. We provide gutter cleaning on a fixed calendar for managers who want it done before the season, and a restaurant or flat roof needs a different schedule than a standard building. Tell us your gutter cleaning needs when you book, and we will quote the building against them. The restaurant on the quarterly schedule was flagged in its spring visit for a blocked internal drain, and we photographed it and put it in the report for the manager to decide on.
| 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 work across the business districts, corridors and business parks of Ames and the surrounding areas where we have serviced commercial properties. We offer gutter cleaning for every building on a multi-building site, and that area is the one we schedule for commercial work. For a property manager with more than one building, the scheduling runs through one contact: we confirm the date in writing, our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, and the work can be timed around tenant hours if you ask. A clogged gutter that goes unchecked can cause roof leaks at the fascia or behind the siding, and that is the reason we keep the schedule tight on multi-building sites. Our commercial buildings work follows the same gutter cleaning process on every site, with the same photo report per building. Every site gets a thorough cleaning, not a quick pass, so the goal is clean gutters that drain on the first rain.
We run one contact for commercial and residential properties alike, so a property manager who also looks after a home or business gets one invoice format and one schedule. We also do residential gutter cleaning for a homeowner, and we are happy to fold a residential property into the same schedule. Every building is a separate invoice, so the owner or board can check each one. We are a gutter company that does not sell anything on the roof: if we find a problem we photograph it and tell you what we found. Any gutter protection we lift for the job gets reseated before the crew leaves. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will set the calendar for the whole portfolio in writing.
We quote per building, and the number depends on the linear footage, the stories, and the gutter type. We will write it down in the quote before anyone is dispatched, so the number you approve is the number on the invoice.
Your lease decides, and the section above lays out how the triple net, gross and silent cases usually read. This is not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service in Ames, quarterly is what keeps the internal drains clear. Grease and grit build up faster than leaves do and form a clog in the internal drain, so a building that waits a year usually needs a longer job.
Yes. We set up a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules for any building above three stories, and we tell you what the lift setup adds before we book the date.
Yes. Tell us the hours and the access rules when you book, and our crew will work inside them and check in with the on-site contact when we arrive. Text a photo of the roofline and we can confirm the access plan the same day.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs along with the gutters, because a blocked scupper is the usual cause of water backing up behind a parapet, and clear drains protect your home from that overflow. Anything we find that needs a repair is photographed and reported.
After a severe storm the calls we take are mostly about gutters pulled loose from the fascia and debris packed into the downspouts. We inspect the roofline and report what we find in writing, and the thorough gutter cleaning follows once the building is safe to work on. Storm calls anywhere in our service area get the same written inspection.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice, and a recurring schedule for several properties runs through one contact. Gutter cleaning and maintenance for a portfolio can sit on one calendar, with the photo report for each building in the same file. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate, and we will set up the calendar for your portfolio.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
