We quote commercial gutter work per building in St. Charles, 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. We service office, retail and multifamily properties across the city, mostly on a spring and fall calendar set in advance.
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. Our gutter cleaning service starts with a written estimate: call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline.
Height is the biggest single factor on our jobs. Above three stories the building needs a boom or scissor lift and fall-protection setup, 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 maintained run. Gutter overflow at the downspouts usually means a clog further up the run, and that is where the crew starts. Gutter guards and gutter protection that have to be lifted and reseated, oversized or box gutters, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs all add labor. The number of buildings on one site matters too, because a three-building office park is priced as one mobilization, not three calls. Siding near the gutter line is checked on the walk-around, and any marks on it are photographed before the crew leaves.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. A thorough cleaning is one line on the quote, not an add-on at the end. Keeping gutters clear is how we protect your home or business from water at the fascia. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the property and the footage is measured.
On the St. Charles commercial properties we have serviced, the quote came down to what we could see from the site plan. One multifamily building with four stories and a flat roof with internal drains needed a lift and a full scupper check, and the photo report showed the drains were the real problem. To quote a St. Charles property we need the address or a site plan, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and who the invoice goes to. The thorough gutter cleaning goes into the quote before the crew arrives, so the surrounding areas and the parking under the work are planned from the start, and a clog found on the roof is photographed rather than surprising the manager on the invoice.
| 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. Charles properties we service, most are on twice a year, spring and late fall, while restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover are on quarterly. Those are the properties where the cleaning services earn their schedule, because the load builds faster than a twice-yearly visit can keep up with. Commercial buildings on our calendar follow that same spring and fall split unless the site says otherwise.
On the storm side, the managers who call us after a storm are usually asking for a post-storm inspection of the downspouts and drains, and that is where we often find the first sign of a bigger slope or drainage problem. Spring brings the seed and pollen load, and fall brings the leaf mat, so the gutter cleaning process is timed to those two drops. Every visit ends with a final inspection of the drains before the crew leaves.
On a flat roof the parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without a sound. A blocked drain left alone can cause roof leaks, 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. Our crew walks the drains on each visit and photographs them, so the manager sees the condition before it becomes a leak. A gutter guard does not replace the cleaning, because debris still settles on top of it, and between visits that is the gutter maintenance that matters.
We run a gutter cleaning companies comparison on our own schedule with the same crew, and the gutter cleaners on each visit are the people who will also check the gutter system and the drains together. If you are weighing one gutter company against another, ask who checks the drains on each visit. For a mixed portfolio, residential and commercial sites can share one calendar, with the commercial and residential properties grouped by visit date, and a homeowner or business gets the same photo report either way.
| 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 across the business districts and corridors of St. Charles where we have already serviced commercial properties, and our professional gutter cleaning services run on the same commercial calendar for each building. For a property manager with several buildings, the handling is simple: one contact for every building, a date confirmed in writing, and our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival. Work can be timed around tenant hours where asked, so the parking lot, the landscape beds and the entrances stay usable while the crew is up on the lift.
Our crew serves homeowners and businesses across the same service area, and residential gutter cleaning is quoted on a separate account. Our commercial scheduling is built for buildings, so one building is handled the same way as a portfolio of six, with a per-building invoice and the linear footage shown. Scheduling for a new site is confirmed by text or email once the building details are in, and the crew arrives on the confirmed date.
When a manager needs a single contact across several sites, the account becomes a recurring schedule, and the crew carries the property notes from visit to visit. That is the gutter cleaning and maintenance work that keeps a large portfolio from drifting, and it means the gutter cleaning needs of each building are tracked in one place. A blockage found on one visit is logged so the next crew knows where to look, and the record of each visit is how a manager traces water damage back to the run that caused it. We offer gutter cleaning on this basis for businesses that want a single point of contact and a clear record of every visit. To set up a site, call (866) 435-6328, text a photo of the roofline, or book a date.
We price per building, and the number comes from the linear footage, the stories and the gutter type, written out before the crew is dispatched. Some companies quote per linear foot; we do the math for you and put the total on one invoice per building, with the footage shown so you can check it.
On the restaurants and flat-roof buildings we service in St. Charles, we run quarterly, because grease, grit and standing water build up faster than on a standard building. The crew checks the internal drains and scuppers on each visit, and a clogged gutter found between visits gets photographed and reported.
The lease decides, not us, so read the maintenance clause in your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it. We write the invoice to whichever party the lease names. This is not legal advice.
Yes. Above three stories we work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection tied off on every job, and the crew size is set for the height. The quote reflects the lift time, so there are no surprises on the invoice.
Yes. Tell us the tenant hours and any site access rules when you book, and the crew plans the lift and the parking area around them. We check in with the on-site contact on arrival so the work stays out of the way of the entrances.
Both. On flat roofs the internal drains and scuppers are part of the job, and they are cleared and checked on each visit. The cleaning solutions we use are picked for the roof membrane, not applied the same way to every roof. What we find gets photographed, and a clogged gutter or drain that needs more than cleaning is reported, not repaired.
After a severe storm the calls we get are usually for a post-storm inspection of the downspouts and drains, and that is where a debris load or a sagging run shows up first. We inspect, photograph and report, and schedule the cleaning if it is needed.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice with the linear footage shown, and a recurring schedule can cover any number of properties on one calendar. One contact handles all of them, and the record of each visit is kept with the account.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
