We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building, priced from its footprint and height. Fall protection or a boom or scissor lift goes on every job, and you get a photo report when we finish. Our crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We work spring and fall on Ankeny properties, and across Iowa we see the same pattern: the gutters that matter most are the ones nobody opens between seasons.
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. Your quote comes from those measurements, not from a rate guess. A thorough gutter cleaning on a building skipped for years costs more than a maintenance pass, and the quote says so up front. If you are comparing gutter cleaning companies, ask each one for a building total in writing, not a rate per foot.
What moves the number on our jobs is height above three stories and the boom or scissor lift it takes to reach the run, gutters packed with compacted debris from a system nobody has cleaned in years, a gutter guard that has to be lifted before we can reach the trough, oversized or box gutters, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs. A single clog at a downspout outlet can make a run overflow onto the siding below, and that adds time to the job. The number of buildings on one site also changes the setup. Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras, because a thorough cleaning means the whole run, not a sample. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building.
The gutter cleaning process on our Ankeny work starts with measured properties. Send us the address or a site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and who the invoice goes to, and we will return a per-building quote in writing. Every quote is checked against the footage before it leaves the office, so the number you approve is the number you are invoiced. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will start the estimate the same day we get it.
| 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 in Ankeny are on twice a year, spring and late fall, and the restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover go on quarterly. Those are the properties where the cleaning services get used the most, and the cleaning process on them is the same every visit: a full run, a flush of every downspout, and a photo of each one. Residential and commercial buildings both stay on this kind of plan, because gutter maintenance on a fixed date keeps clean gutters from turning into a repair.
What we find in the gutters follows the season. Storm season leaves grit and fine debris behind, and the managers who call us after a storm are usually the ones who never cleared the outlet before it hit. Our gutter cleaners log what they find on every visit, so the next visit starts where the last one stopped. Leaves and seed load the gutters in fall, and the spring visit catches what the winter pushed into the downspouts. Where freezing winters hold water in the trough, a clogged gutter system is the first thing to leak. Each visit closes with a final inspection before the crew leaves, so the photo report shows the run in its finished state.
Flat roofs deserve their own schedule. Parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently, and the first sign a tenant sees is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister. A backed-up scupper can cause roof leaks long before anyone sees water on a ceiling. That is why we run a monthly check between cleanings on those buildings. A restaurant gutter is the other case: what we pull out of one every second month is mostly grease-laden debris that a standard twice-a-year plan would let build up. Homeowner work runs on a similar calendar, and for a home or business the answer is the same, which is that the cleaning solutions that last are the ones on a fixed date.
| 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.
Our service area covers commercial buildings across Ankeny's business districts, corridors and business parks, plus surrounding areas where we have serviced buildings before. Multi-building portfolios are where scheduling matters most. One contact handles every building on the account, the dates are confirmed in writing, and the crew checks in with the on-site contact when they arrive. Where tenants need quiet hours, we time the work around them.
Professional gutter cleaning services on a multi-site account come with one invoice per building, with the linear footage shown, so a board or an owner can check it. We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners and businesses, and the same crew handles commercial and residential properties alike, though this page is about the commercial work. Our service covers water damage prevention, the blockage that causes it, and the landscape around the building that drops debris onto the roof. Regular cleaning helps protect your home or business from the water damage that starts at a blocked run. We offer gutter cleaning and maintenance on one schedule, and we provide gutter cleaning to every building on the account, so the gutter cleaning needs of a portfolio get met in one plan. Gutter protection is outside this cleaning scope, so it is not bundled into the per-building figure. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to book the first date.
We price per building, and the number depends on the linear footage, the height and the gutter type. The figure comes in writing for each building before work starts, so there are no surprises on the invoice. Ask the gutter cleaning companies you compare us with for a building total in writing, not just a rate.
The lease decides, not us. Read the maintenance clause and point the invoice to whichever party it names; the section above lays out the three lease types. This is not legal advice.
On the Ankeny properties we service, quarterly is what keeps restaurants and flat roofs from backing up between visits, and the monthly check catches what a cleaning would miss.
Yes. Our gutter cleaners set up a boom or scissor lift and work under fall-protection rules on every job above that height, and we confirm the setup before we bid.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours and sign in with building security or the on-site contact before we go up.
Both. Roof drains and scuppers get cleared of debris and their strainers reseated as part of the same visit, and each visit ends with a final inspection before the crew leaves.
Post-storm call-outs usually turn up grit, fine debris and downspouts blocked at the outlet. Left in place, that debris can cause roof leaks at the drains. We photograph each one and report it in writing.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice, and a recurring plan covers every property on the account under one contact. Choosing a gutter company that invoices per building keeps each property on its own line. Ask us for the schedule that fits your buildings, and text a photo of the roofline to start.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
