We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning per building, priced from the footprint and height of each one. 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 scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We book spring and late fall visits for office, retail and multifamily properties across North Dakota. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a roofline photo for a written estimate.
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 our cleaning services 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 quote is the number on the invoice, and a final inspection of each run closes every job.
Several things move the quote on our jobs. A building above three stories needs a boom or scissor lift and the fall-protection setup that comes with it. Gutters that have gone years without cleaning hold compacted debris that takes longer to clear. Any gutter guard or other gutter protection has to be lifted and reseated before the run beneath it can be cleaned, and the whole gutter system is checked for loose hangers as we go. Oversized box gutters and industrial gutters take more time per foot, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs add their own work. The number of buildings on one site also changes the setup, since one lift can often serve several roofs in a single visit.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. Gutter cleaning companies quote in a lot of different ways, so we put the scope in writing. Thorough cleaning is priced in from the start, so a thorough gutter cleaning never comes back as an add-on. 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.
Our crew cleaned a multi-building office site on a single visit, and the quote was set by the number of buildings, the stories and the roof type, as the property manager described them. The link to that job is below. For a Grand Forks property, call (866) 435-6328 or text a roofline photo with the address, the stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and who the invoice goes to, and we can quote from those.
| Per building | |
|---|---|
| Standard, one to two stories | from $150 |
| Oversized box or industrial gutters | from $280 |
| Three stories and up, with a lift | from $375 |
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 Grand Forks properties we service, most are on twice a year, spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover or landscape beds on quarterly. Those are the managers who call us after a storm and the ones who ask us to keep a log as part of their gutter maintenance.
The storm season here is spring melt, when a winter's snowpack runs off in days across the flat Red River Valley with nowhere to go. Post-storm inspections turn up downspouts packed with grit and seed heads that were never flushed, and gutters pulled loose by the weight of ice. Water damage starts small, with a downspout that backs up in the melt and soaks the wall it runs down. Freeze risk is real on this roofline, which is why the fall visit comes before the first hard freeze.
On flat roofs we see the same thing every time. Parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without a sound, and the first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister. That is why the monthly check between cleanings exists on those roofs. We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners and businesses that run a mix of both, and a residential and commercial portfolio can share one schedule.
One restaurant on our quarterly list gets cleaned every second month, because what we pull out of its gutters is grease-laden debris that does not break down. A three-building office site on twice a year is a different job, and it is booked as gutter cleaning and maintenance for all three roofs, with one visit across the set.
| 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 crew works the business districts and corridors of Grand Forks where we have serviced commercial properties. Grand Forks is the core of our service area for residential and commercial work, and the surrounding areas are covered on request. For a portfolio of buildings we give you one contact, a date confirmed in writing, and a crew that checks in with the on-site contact on arrival. Tell us your gutter cleaning needs and the schedule is built around them. Where the building has tenant hours or access rules, we time the work around them.
A clogged gutter on commercial buildings is usually a symptom of a slope or outlet problem that cleaning alone will not fix, and we say so in the report. Water left in a blocked run can find its way behind the fascia and into the wall, and that is how a small clog becomes a leak at the edge and can cause roof leaks. Every building we clean gets a photo of each run, so the owner can see the condition the day we left it.
We run the same professional gutter cleaning process for a home or business, with a lift added where the height calls for it. For a property manager with a mix of commercial and residential properties, one invoice per building keeps the books clean. The crew treats each site as its own job and keeps the paperwork matched to the building, whether the owner is a homeowner or a management company, and the photo report helps protect your home or building from surprises. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a roofline photo, and we will book a date.
We price it per building, and the quote depends on the linear footage, the stories and the gutter type. We write the number for each building in advance and put it in writing, so you know what you are approving before we dispatch. Ask any gutter company or gutter cleaners you compare with to put their figure in writing as well.
The lease decides. Read the maintenance clause of your lease, or ask the attorney who drafted it, because the answer depends on the lease type and what it says. This is not legal advice, and the lease cases are set out in the section above.
On the restaurants and flat-roof buildings we service in Grand Forks, quarterly is what keeps the drains clear. Grease and internal drain blockage do not wait for a twice-a-year visit, so those buildings go on a shorter schedule. The cleaning solutions we use for grease are matched to the debris, not one product for every roof.
Yes. Above three stories our professional gutter cleaning services work from a boom or scissor lift with fall protection set up for the roofline. We will tell you the setup needed when we quote the building.
Yes. Tell us the tenant hours and any access rules when you book, and the crew plans the visit around them. The on-site contact is checked in with on arrival.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs as part of the visit, and the work is included in the building quote. We also provide gutter cleaning on the same visit, so the building is done in one trip. Anything we find beyond cleaning, like a broken scupper or a pulled hanger, is photographed and reported.
After a storm we get call-outs for gutters packed with debris and downspouts blocked by ice or seed heads, and a gutter that can overflow at the corner will stain the siding below it. The first thing we check is whether the gutter is still attached and draining, and we photograph anything that needs more than a cleaning.
Yes. We offer gutter cleaning for multi-building portfolios, and we invoice each building separately with one contact for the whole portfolio. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate and we will set the dates.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
