We quote commercial gutter service per building, from the footprint and the height, and the quote goes to you in writing before we dispatch. Fall protection or a boom or scissor lift goes on every job, and you get a photo report of every run when we finish.
Our crew is ours and on a schedule. We do not do this between re-roofs, and we do not hand the work to a subcontractor. Across Minnesota we book the spring and fall visits that property managers and facilities leads plan around, and St. Cloud is part of that calendar.
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 for commercial properties is priced per building, working from linear footage, height and gutter type, and a thorough gutter cleaning of every run is what the figure covers. We put the number in writing from a site plan or a satellite measurement before anyone is dispatched.
Height is the biggest single factor. Above three stories the job needs a boom or scissor lift and fall protection on every run, and that setup is part of what we price. Compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer to clear than a run that is kept up, and a clog that has sat that long can cause overflow over the front edge onto the siding below. A gutter guard, or any gutter protection on the run, has to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleaned, and oversized or box gutters take more time per foot. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are their own line item, and the number of buildings on one site changes how the day is planned.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. A thorough cleaning of every run is what the price buys, and clearing the runs is how we protect your home or business from water damage. 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.
On our St. Cloud commercial jobs, the quote came down to the property type, the number of stories, the roof type and the number of buildings on the site. The clearest recent example is the three-building office site in Westchase: two downspouts were discharging onto a walkway with no splash blocks, and the quote covered flushing both and resetting the outlets (see this job). Across Minnesota the same four facts are what we need from you before we can quote: the address or a site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and who the invoice goes to.
Buildings in the surrounding areas get the same written estimate. To get one, send the address and the stories by text, or call (866) 435-6328 and we will take it from there.
| 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 St. Cloud properties we service, whether home or business, most are on twice a year, in spring and late fall, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover are on quarterly. A homeowner with a shaded roof can be put on the same schedule as a small office, because the tree load is what sets it.
What we pull out of the gutter system is what sets the schedule. Post-storm inspections after severe storms and straight-line winds turn up hangers pulled loose and debris packed into the outlets, and the managers who call us after a storm are usually the ones who skipped their last visit. Leaves and pollen load the runs at predictable points in the year, and the spring visit clears what the winter left behind.
On flat roofs, parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister. By the time a tenant sees that stain, the water damage has already been building for a while, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on those roofs, and it is also why the crew logs each drain at every visit. A scheduled property gets the same crew, the same notes and the same photos from one visit to the next, so the cleaning services we provide build on each other rather than starting over, and that is the difference between our crew and gutter cleaners who arrive cold.
Our gutter cleaning process on these buildings is the same for residential and commercial work, whether the property is a retail strip or a multi-tenant office: we clear, flush and log what we find before we leave, and the cleaning solutions are matched to the gutter material. We finish with a final inspection of each outlet, so the next crew knows where the problem areas are.
On a restaurant site we cleaned on a quarterly schedule, the grease and the fryer-side debris in the downspouts were the reason the schedule stayed quarterly, and the notes from each visit are what let us time the next one. For a building under heavy trees the schedule follows the leaf drop and the needle load, not the calendar. A scheduled client can ask us for the full notes history for any building on the account. A one-off call from gutter cleaning companies usually starts with no notes at all.
| 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 the St. Cloud business districts and corridors where we have serviced commercial and residential properties, and for a property manager that means one gutter company and one contact for every building on the account. A date is confirmed in writing before the crew arrives, and the crew checks in with the on-site contact when they pull in.
Work can be timed around tenant hours where that is asked, and access rules, gate codes and parking restrictions are set up in advance so the crew is not waiting at a locked lot. For a multi-site portfolio we group buildings by route, which keeps the lift on the site for the shortest time. A blockage found on one roof is written into that building's notes before the crew moves on. Where a building sits against a landscape bed, we also check where the downspouts drain.
We also do professional gutter cleaning services for residential buildings, and our residential gutter cleaning is run by the same crew under the same flush-and-photograph process. We offer gutter cleaning to a homeowner with a single house on the same terms. We provide gutter cleaning for mixed-use sites as well, so one account can cover an office and the apartments behind it. Homeowners and businesses both get the same written quote and the same photo report, and the gutter cleaning and maintenance schedule is built the same way for each, with gutter maintenance quoted per building.
Tell us the building list, the access rules and the service dates you need, and we will send back a per-building quote and a schedule to match your gutter cleaning needs. Lead times depend on the season and the crew calendar, and the confirmed date is the one that goes in writing. Call (866) 435-6328, text us a photo of the roofline, or tell us which days work and we will book a date.
We quote per building, but the quote is built from the linear footage, the height and the gutter type. Each of those moves the number, so we put the figure in writing per building before we dispatch anyone. Ask for the written estimate and we will show you how each factor was counted.
The lease decides, not us and not state law. Read the maintenance clause in your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it, and tell us who the invoice goes to so we bill the right party. This is general information and not legal advice.
On the restaurants and flat-roof commercial buildings we service in St. Cloud, quarterly is the schedule that keeps clean gutters and clear drains and outlets. Those roofs back up without warning, and a clogged gutter or drain can cause roof leaks long before anyone sees a stain. The monthly check between cleanings is what catches a leak before a tenant sees a ceiling stain.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection on every run, and we bring the lift that the roofline needs. Send the stories and the roof type when you request the quote so we set up the right equipment.
Yes. We time the work around tenant hours when asked, and we set up gate codes, parking and access rules before the crew arrives. The confirmed date and the access plan go to you in writing.
We clear roof drains and scuppers as well as gutters, and we log each one with a photo. If a drain is blocked or an outlet is cracked, we photograph it and note it in the report rather than repairing it, so you decide what to do next.
After severe storms and straight-line winds we get calls for hangers pulled loose and debris packed into the outlets. We inspect the runs, clear what we find and photograph anything that needs more than a cleaning, so your next step is clear.
Yes. We invoice per building, and a recurring schedule can cover commercial and residential properties under one contact, with the same notes and photos carried from one visit to the next. Call (866) 435-6328 or send us the building list to set one up.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
