We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning in Blaine per building, priced from each building's footprint and height. Fall protection or a boom or scissor lift is used on every job, and you get a photo report of every run when we finish.
The crew is ours and scheduled around your property, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We have spent several seasons on office, retail and multifamily buildings across Minnesota, and most of those owners book us for the spring and fall visits.
Quoted per building from footage, height and gutter type, in writing, before anyone is dispatched. Scheduled service costs less than a call-out.
Our 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. Ask for the number and you get it on paper, not a guess over the phone. Each building gets a thorough gutter cleaning, and that one number covers every run and every downspout.
What moves the quote is what we run into on the properties themselves. Height above three stories means a boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup that goes with it. Compacted debris on a gutter system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer than a light seasonal load, and a blockage in the trough or a clog packed into a downspout adds time of its own. Overflow that runs over the edge stains the siding below, and we note it in the photo report. Oversized or box gutters, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, gutter protection that has to come off first, and the number of buildings on one site all change the 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 already measured.
Every quote on commercial buildings needs the same few facts: the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and who the invoice goes to. On a Blaine property we have seen a multi-building site where the owner wanted one invoice per building; we wrote each one separately with the linear footage shown, so the property manager could check them against the work.
| 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 Blaine properties we service, most 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.
What we pull out of these gutters tells the schedule. Storm season brings debris down fast, and the managers who call us after a storm usually want the runs checked before the next rain, not after the first leak. Flat roofs are the ones to watch: parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on those roofs.
Restaurants are on quarterly for a simple reason. What we find in a restaurant gutter every second month is grease, seed and grit mixed into a paste that does not wash out with a hose. Buildings under heavy trees or next to a landscape bed are on the same cycle because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits. Of our cleaning services across the city, these two groups make up most of the quarterly calendar.
Gutter cleaning and maintenance go together on a schedule. A cleaning clears the runs, and a gutter maintenance check between visits catches a gutter guard that has come loose, a downspout that is slowing, or a drain that is starting to back up. Blaine freezes in winter, so the fall visit runs October to early November, ahead of the first freeze. We do a thorough cleaning every time and a final inspection before the crew leaves, and we use no cleaning solutions: the work is done by hand or vacuum rather than with cleaning solutions.
| 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 do professional gutter cleaning services for commercial properties across Blaine and the surrounding areas, including the business districts and corridors where our crew has serviced buildings. Blaine sits inside our service area, and a multi-building portfolio is handled as one account: one contact for every building, a date confirmed in writing, and a crew that checks in with the on-site contact when it arrives. Work can be timed around tenant hours where that is asked for.
We provide gutter cleaning for commercial and residential properties, and every job, whatever the property, runs on one calendar. A homeowner with one house gets the same crew as a multi-site portfolio. Residential gutter cleaning is priced per building like everything else and reaches homeowners and businesses alike. Whether the property is a home or business, a clean gutter system helps protect your home or business from water damage. For properties we have not yet worked on, send the site plan and we will confirm coverage and a date. Call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date online, and tell us your gutter cleaning needs.
We price per building, and the number depends on linear footage, height and gutter type. Other gutter cleaners and gutter cleaning companies often quote per linear foot, but whichever way you price it, the number we give you comes in writing for each building before we schedule.
The lease decides, not us. The maintenance clause sets who gets the invoice for triple net, gross and silent leases; the section above lays out the three cases. This is not legal advice, so read the clause or ask the attorney who drafted the lease.
Restaurants and flat roofs with internal drains go on quarterly. A blocked drain or scuppers on those roofs can cause roof leaks, so if the building has had leaks before, a monthly check between cleanings is a sensible step.
Yes. The gutter cleaning process on a tall building is the same as on any other: we work from a boom or scissor lift with the fall-protection setup the height requires, and the lift is matched to the building. Tell us the stories and the roof type and we will confirm the setup for that property.
Yes. We time the work around tenant hours and sign in with the on-site contact on arrival, so the tenants know which gutter company is on site and when. Send us the access rules for the site and we will schedule within them.
Both. On flat roofs we clear the roof drains and scuppers of debris and reseat the strainer domes, and we photograph anything that looks off so you have a record.
Across Minnesota, storm season brings severe storms and straight-line winds, and that is when the post-storm call-outs come in. On those visits we usually find a clogged gutter packed with debris and standing water on flat roofs, and we photograph it so the property manager can decide what happens next.
Yes. We invoice each building separately with the footage shown, and a recurring schedule is set up across residential and commercial properties on one calendar. Call (866) 435-6328 or send a site list and we will put a schedule in writing.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
