We quote each commercial building in Canton separately, priced from its footprint and height. Fall protection or a boom or scissor lift goes on every job, and you get a photo report of the runs and downspouts once we finish. Our crew is scheduled and employed, not a roofer working between re-roofs. Across Michigan, property managers book us in spring and late fall when the seed, pollen and leaf loads peak. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will reply with a written estimate.
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 each commercial building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. Each figure covers a thorough cleaning of that building, not a charge per run, and it is written as one gutter cleaning service line on the quote. The rates for each building class are set out on this page, and they are the starting point, not the final number.
What moves the quote on our jobs is mostly height. Above three stories we bring a boom or scissor lift and set up fall protection, and that adds time and equipment. Compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years means a thorough gutter cleaning, and that takes longer than a maintained run. A gutter guard or other gutter protection has to be lifted and reseated before the gutter can be cleared, and oversized or box gutters carry more volume per foot. A gutter overflow at a corner runs water down the siding below it, and that is how water damage usually starts. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs need to be cleared as well, and the number of buildings on one site changes the crew hours. 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 building and the footage is measured.
Our experience with commercial properties in Canton and the surrounding areas is that the quotes we write follow the same few factors, so we ask for them up front. Buildings anywhere in our service area are quoted the same way. The quote process starts with the information below. To quote a Canton 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. With that we can give a per-building number in writing. A clog on a flat roof often shows up first as water at a ceiling tile, and we price that building to clear the internal drains as well as the gutters. Call (866) 435-6328 or text the site plan and we will write the quote.
| 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 Canton properties we service, most are on twice a year, in spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover on quarterly service. Our crew checks the runs at every visit, and we note how the cleaning services and the cleaning process went so the next visit starts from the right place.
Restaurants are the clearest case for a shorter cycle. What we pull out of a restaurant gutter every second month is grease-bearing debris that does not wash out with rain or ordinary cleaning solutions, and the downspouts carry it down the building. Heavy tree cover and landscape debris are the other one, where the homeowner and property manager both see the same thing: needles and grit packing the elbows between visits. Residential and commercial buildings share this pattern, but commercial roofs are larger and the cost of a blockage is higher, so the schedule matters more.
On flat roofs, parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a blister in the membrane, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. Gutter cleaners who only come out once a year miss that window, while gutter cleaning companies that check a gutter system every few weeks catch it while the fix is still small. We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners, and the same routine helps protect your home, but this page is about the commercial schedule.
A property with a recent storm history gets an inspection afterward. Michigan storm seasons bring severe thunderstorms, and the post-storm visits turn up hanger pulls, separated seams and debris mats that did not exist a week before. Our crew photographs each one and reports it. Before the first hard freeze in November, a clear system is what keeps water moving off the roof instead of backing into the fascia. Call (866) 435-6328 to set the schedule for your buildings, and the final inspection is written into each visit report.
| 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.
In Canton and the surrounding areas, our crew works the business districts and corridors we already service, and we schedule each building with the on-site contact for that property. For a property manager with several buildings, we set up one contact who sees every invoice and every visit report, and each building gets its own quote and its own dates. Work can be timed around tenant hours where asked, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival.
We provide gutter cleaning for commercial and residential properties, serving homeowners and businesses on the same routes, so a portfolio that mixes office, retail and multifamily gets one crew with one set of rules. Our professional gutter cleaning services cover the gutters, downspouts, roof drains and scuppers on each building. We offer gutter cleaning for either part, so a property with a residential gutter section next to a commercial building can be booked on the same visit. Our work includes gutter cleaning and maintenance on a schedule, because the buildings that need the most attention are usually the ones nobody has looked at in a year. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to book a date, and tell us the gutter cleaning needs for each property so we can confirm it in writing.
We quote per building. Some managers want a per-foot figure to compare with the gutter cleaners and the gutter company they have already talked to, and we can break a quote out that way, but the price depends on the building's height, gutter type and the state of the system. The number comes to you in writing for each building before anyone is dispatched.
The lease decides, not the crew. The section above on who pays sets out the common lease types and how the cost usually falls under each, and it is general information, not legal advice. On the invoices we write, we address them to whichever party the lease names.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service, quarterly is the schedule that holds. Grease-bearing debris and internal drain backups build faster than a twice-yearly visit can keep up with. A flat roof checked monthly between cleanings catches a blocked scupper before it becomes a leak.
Yes. The gutter cleaning process is the same at any height, but above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection set up for the roofline. The lift is matched to the building height, so tell us the stories when you request the quote.
Yes. We time the work around tenant hours where asked, and we follow the site's access rules for gates, loading zones and parking. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival so nobody is surprised by a lift in the parking lot.
Both. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are cleared as part of the building's scope, and the strainer domes are reseated afterward. A clogged gutter or drain can cause roof leaks, so both get cleared on the same visit. If a drain is damaged, we photograph it and report it, but repair is outside what we do.
Our post-storm visits usually turn up hanger pulls, separated seams and debris mats that formed during the storm. Michigan's severe thunderstorm season is when we see most of these. We photograph each finding and send it with the invoice so the property manager has a record.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice, and gutter maintenance on a recurring schedule is set up across the buildings in a portfolio, whether they are commercial and residential properties or a mix of both. Call (866) 435-6328 or email the building list and we will set up the calendar.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
