We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building, priced from each building's footprint and height, with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift on every job and a photo report when we finish. Our crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. St. Paul is the core of our service area, and we clean office, retail and multifamily commercial buildings across Minnesota in the spring and late fall, fitting the work around tenant hours where the site asks for it. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will book your date.
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. Height is the biggest single factor on our jobs. Above three stories the building needs a boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup that goes with it, and that changes the crew size and the time on site. Compacted debris on a system nobody has cleaned in years takes longer to clear than a run that was done last year. A clog at a downspout elbow or an overflow at a parapet adds time on top of that. Each gutter guard has to be lifted and reseated before the run can be cleared. Oversized or box gutters and industrial gutter systems take more time per foot than standard profiles. Roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs are cleared as part of the job, and the number of buildings on one site changes how we schedule the crew.
Every quote covers a thorough gutter cleaning of each run, and that thorough cleaning includes the downspouts. 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 dates are set a season ahead.
On a property we service, the managers who get the cleanest quotes send us a site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and the name of the party the invoice goes to. For a St. Paul building we work from that list and send the number back in writing before we book the date. The final inspection is done by the crew on site, and the photo report comes with it so the manager has the same record we do. We run the same process for a single building and for a campus of them, and cleaning solutions for the roof and the walls are included in the quote when the site needs them. Our professional gutter cleaning services are scoped per building, so one building's quote never depends on another's. If you are a homeowner, a residential job follows a different scope from a commercial one, and we tell you which applies when you call. Comparing us with other gutter cleaning companies is simple: the number on the phone is the number on the invoice. Our gutter cleaners work from the same written scope for every building, whether it is a home or business, and the gutter system on each building is inspected and photographed before the work starts.
| 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. Paul properties we service, most buildings are on twice a year, spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover on quarterly. Across Minnesota the storm season is severe storms and straight-line winds, and the managers who call us after a storm usually find a clog packed into the downspout elbows and run ends that sagged under load, with water running down the siding below. Spring is when we clear the seed and pollen that the wet months leave behind, and late fall is when the leaf mat and the first freeze do their damage.
On the properties we service, a restaurant gutter fills with grease-laden debris faster than a standard office gutter, which is why restaurants sit on our quarterly schedule. On a flat roof the parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without a sound, and the first thing the tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister. That is why the monthly check between cleanings exists, and why a professional gutter cleaning visit includes the roof drains and not only the runs.
A flat roof building, a building under heavy trees and a building with landscape beds under the eaves are different jobs, and we schedule them differently from a standard one- or two-story office. Our crew can provide gutter cleaning on any of these, and we offer gutter cleaning on a fixed calendar so the crew knows the building before it arrives. We also set up gutter cleaning and maintenance on a recurring basis, which keeps the gutter cleaning needs of a multi-building site on one schedule. What each site needs is reviewed at the final inspection so the next date is set from what we actually found. Where a site has a mix of standard and restaurant buildings, we split the schedule by building rather than by site, and the same written terms cover homeowners and businesses alike.
| 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 work commercial properties across St. Paul and the surrounding areas, from office and retail buildings to multifamily sites with several structures on one lot. A property manager deals with one contact for every building in the portfolio, and the date is confirmed in writing before the crew is dispatched. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, and where the building asks, the work is timed around tenant hours so the parking lot and the entrances stay open. To book a date, call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline.
A clogged gutter that goes unnoticed for a season can leak into the wall and cause roof leaks in the spring, and the water damage shows up inside the building. So we treat a multi-building schedule as a single maintenance program rather than a set of separate calls. Our gutter company works the same way on a single office and on a campus, with one written scope per property. Residential gutter cleaning is also part of what we do, and we serve commercial and residential properties under the same scheduling rules. Gutter cleaning process and gutter maintenance for each building are tracked in the photo report, so the manager can see what was cleared and when. Clean gutters on a schedule are cheaper to keep than a roof repaired after a leak, and that is the reason most of our portfolio accounts stay on a fixed calendar.
We quote per building, and the number depends on linear footage, height and the gutter type on that building. We do not give a figure over the phone without measuring; you get the number in writing per building before the date is booked.
The lease decides, not the habitability rules. The section above on who pays sets out each lease type. This is not legal advice, so check the maintenance clause in your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service in St. Paul, we are on a quarterly schedule, because grease and internal drain blockage build up faster than in a standard building. We pull the debris out and check the scuppers at each visit.
Yes. Above three stories the crew works from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection in place, and we bring the lift the roofline needs. Tell us the height when you request the quote so the right equipment is booked.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours and on-site access rules where the building asks for it. Text a photo of the roofline and the entrance rules to the number on your quote, and we will confirm the window in writing.
We clear roof drains and scuppers as well as the gutters and downspouts, quote any blocked below-grade drain separately, and leave gutter protection out of this scope, though the photo report shows where it would help protect your home or business.
After a severe storm the calls we get are for debris packed into downspout elbows and run ends that sagged under load, and the crew photographs each run, clears what is blocking water, and reports anything that needs repair without doing it.
Yes. We invoice per building and can put a multi-building portfolio on a recurring schedule with one contact. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate and we will book the first date.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
