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. The crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Our Southfield work is office, retail and multifamily buildings, booked for late spring and late fall, and we can plan a visit around your tenant hours.
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 work per building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. The number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Every quote is a gutter cleaning service priced for the building in front of us, not copied from the last job.
Height is the first thing that moves a quote. Above three stories the crew works from a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, and that setup is priced into the building. Compacted debris on a system not cleaned in years takes longer to clear than a run cleaned on schedule. A gutter guard that has to be lifted and reseated, oversized or box gutters, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs all add time. A clog at the far end of a long run only shows up once the crew walks the whole length. The number of buildings on one site matters too, since a multi-building property is quoted as one visit with a separate figure for each structure. Southfield gets about 36 inches of snow a year and has real freeze risk, so a blockage left through winter can hold ice against the fascia, and that is worth clearing before the cold.
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 knows the property and the footage is already measured. Any gutter protection already on the building is lifted and reseated for the job, and that time is a separate line on the bid. A gutter that still overflows after cleaning usually has a slope problem, and we say so in the report instead of selling a second cleaning. Clearing the runs is how you protect your home from the water a blocked gutter sends toward the foundation. Buildings in the surrounding areas get the same written quote, and if a site falls outside our service area, the quote says so before anyone is dispatched. To get a written quote, call (866) 435-6328 or send the site plan, and the bid comes back in writing.
On a recent Southfield office job, the building had three stories, a low-slope roof with internal drains and a run of box gutters the crew had to flush section by section. What set the quote was the lift time and the drain checks. You can see the job notes for that property on request.
To quote a Southfield property, we need the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and the name of the party the invoice goes to. The thorough cleaning we do on each run is the same whether the building is one structure or ten. Every visit is thorough gutter cleaning, not a quick pass along the parking-lot side.
| 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 the Southfield properties we service are on twice a year, spring and late fall, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover run on a quarterly cycle. The cleaning services we schedule follow the same cleaning process on every property, and the final inspection is written up for the property manager on each visit. Every building goes through the same steps, start to finish. Spring visits across Michigan run late May to June, and fall visits in Southfield run late October to November, just ahead of the snow. Ask any of the gutter cleaning companies you call whether they check the drains on every visit.
What we pull out of a restaurant gutter every second month is grease-laden debris mixed with leaves and grit, which packs faster than anything we see on an office roof. Under heavy trees the gutter system fills with seeds and needles between visits, so a building there gets the quarterly schedule to keep the downspouts clear. The managers who call us after a storm usually find a mat of wet debris in the runs and water sitting where it should drain. Gutter cleaners who only come out on call are busiest after the severe thunderstorms across Michigan, and by then a restaurant run may already have a leak at a joint, which shows up before any overflow.
On flat roofs, parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without a sound. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. A gutter company that only comes out twice a year will miss that stage entirely. Water that spills over a blocked run hits the siding and then runs into the landscape beds below, and left alone that is how water damage gets into the wall under the eave. Gutter maintenance between visits is mostly a looking job: the runs, the outlets and the drains.
On a standard commercial building in Southfield we cleaned twice a year, the runs were clear each time and the downspouts ran clean after flushing, with one splash block found missing and reported in the photos. A restaurant on quarterly came back with a grease-heavy run that had been missed on a longer interval. Both are on record with their notes.
Every property gets a home or business plan that matches its roof and tree cover, and the cleaning solutions we use on the runs are chosen for the debris we find there. Southfield's wettest months are May, June and September, so clean gutters going into those months matter most. To set up a schedule for your property, call (866) 435-6328 and we will book the first 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 provide gutter cleaning for commercial properties across Southfield, working on business corridors and office sites where a property manager or facilities lead needs one contact for every building. A multi-building portfolio is booked as one schedule, with a date confirmed in writing before the crew arrives. We schedule residential and commercial jobs on the same calendar, so a mixed portfolio sits in one place.
When our crew arrives, the on-site contact gets a check-in, and the work is timed around tenant hours where that is asked for. Setting up the schedule for a multi-site owner means one invoice per building and one set of photos per visit, so the file is easy to pass along to a board or an owner. To book a date for your buildings, call (866) 435-6328 and we will confirm each visit in writing.
We also do professional gutter cleaning services for homeowners and businesses, and our residential gutter work is run by the same crew. Commercial and residential jobs are priced separately, and we keep that split clear on every invoice. A homeowner with a single house gets the same written bid, with the footage and the height written down. Residential gutter cleaning is quoted the same way as commercial work. We offer gutter cleaning for both sides of that split, and the invoice shows which is which. The same crew handles commercial and residential properties, so a building owner with both gets one contact.
Gutter cleaning and maintenance on a commercial site usually means checking the drains and the downspout outlets on the same visit, which is part of the job rather than an add-on. Whatever gutter cleaning needs a site has, the crew writes them up in the report. Any gutter protection question goes in the report too, with the photo, so the property manager has the facts.
We price per building, from the linear footage, the height and the gutter type, and the figure comes to you in writing. Companies that price by linear foot land in a similar place, but the number depends on what is in the gutters and how high they are. A per-foot figure does not show a clog at the far end of a run, so we price the building. Give us the site plan or the address and we will write the quote for each building.
The lease decides, not state law. Read the maintenance clause of your lease, which sets out the responsibility for each lease type, and we will send the invoice to whichever party it names. This is not legal advice, so check with the attorney who drafted the lease if the clause is unclear.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service, quarterly is the schedule that keeps the drains and scuppers clear. The grease and the debris build up faster than a twice-a-year visit can handle, and a monthly check between cleanings catches a backup before a tenant sees a ceiling stain.
Yes. Above three stories the crew works from a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, and the lift time is part of the quote. Commercial buildings of that height are quoted with the lift time shown on its own line. Tell us the height of each building when you request the quote so the right setup is booked.
Yes. Tell us the tenant hours and any access rules, and the crew plans the visit around them. The gutter cleaning process is the same inside tenant hours, just timed around them. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, so the building manager knows who is on the property and where the work is.
Both. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are cleared of debris and the strainer domes are reseated as part of the visit. A roof drain that backs up is the usual way a flat roof starts to cause roof leaks. We photograph each drain and report anything we find, such as a cracked scupper, without repairing it unless you authorize the work.
After a severe thunderstorm season we are called to check runs that have a mat of wet debris or water sitting where it should drain. Water over the edge of a clogged gutter is usually the first sign, and that is what we photograph first. The post-storm call-outs most often turn up blocked downspouts and sagging runs, and we photograph each one for the report. Call (866) 435-6328 and we will book the visit.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice and its own photo set, and a recurring schedule covers all of your properties under one contact. Text a photo of the roofline and we will confirm the schedule in writing, so you can book a date for each building.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
