We quote commercial gutter work in Pittsburgh one building at a time, priced from footprint and height, with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift on every job and a photo report when we finish. The crew doing the work is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We work across office, retail and multifamily properties in the city and book most of them for spring and late fall. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to book a 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. The gutter cleaning service you get is scoped to the building in front of us, not to a flat rate applied across the portfolio. Most of our cleaning services at commercial buildings are quoted that way.
Height is the first thing that moves the number. Above three stories we bring a boom or scissor lift, and that setup is priced in because fall protection rules apply. A roof that has not been cleaned in years carries compacted debris that takes more time to clear, and a clog that has sat long enough can push water over the edge in a storm. A clogged gutter is quicker to clear on a normal visit than after a storm has packed it, and that time is what gets priced. The usual sign is a leak at a seam or joint, which shows up as a stain under the eave. Water that overshoots a blocked run also soaks the siding and the ground below it. A gutter guard that has to be lifted and reseated, oversized or box gutters, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs all add time. The number of buildings on one site changes the setup too.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are never billed as extras. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew knows the building and the measurements are already on file. A clear gutter system helps protect your home from water at the foundation, and that holds for a building that houses a business too.
On a recent multi-building office job, the number was set by the stories on the back run, the number of downspouts that had to be flow-tested and the debris pulled from the roof drains before the gutters could drain. Those three things, in the order the site showed them, are what we write into every quote. A thorough gutter cleaning empties the trough as well as the visible run, and a thorough cleaning is what the number in the quote pays for. The final inspection checks every downspout before the crew leaves.
| 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 Pittsburgh 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 on quarterly. Across Pennsylvania the spring visit usually falls in late May to June and the fall visit in late October to November. Freeze risk is real here, so the fall visit lands before the first hard freeze.
The managers who call us after a storm are usually the ones who skipped the last visit. Storm season and the post-storm inspections are where we see the worst of it: a run that held through a normal month comes down with a load of wet debris and a downspout packed at the elbow. Pollen and leaves load the gutters in the spring and fall, and that sets our visit dates. Our cleaning process is set by the roof itself: what sits on it, which trees hang over it, and how many drains it has. Cleaning solutions do not clear a packed run, because the debris has to come out by hand. Gutter protection, a gutter guard for example, slows the debris but does not replace the visit. Water from a blocked run also pours into the landscape beds below the downspouts and carries mulch to the walk.
Flat roofs get the most attention between visits. Parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up silently, 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 on the quarterly accounts. A flat roof with internal drains is part of the gutter system too, and it fails quietly. A clogged run on a flat roof can also cause roof leaks inside the building before anyone sees water outside. Whether it is a home or business, the schedule follows the roof and the trees above it.
| 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 professional service for commercial properties across the city, including office, retail and multifamily buildings that have a residential gutter line on the lower floors. Our crew handles the blockage, the overflow and the water damage risk on the same visit, because all three come from the same clogged run. Commercial buildings in the surrounding areas go through the same check: if a building sits outside the city, ask us first and we will confirm it is inside our service area before quoting.
For a property manager with several buildings, scheduling runs through one contact. You get one date confirmed in writing for each building, and the crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival. Work can be timed around tenant hours where that is asked for. We offer gutter cleaning and maintenance on a schedule so the gutter cleaning needs of a portfolio are met before a storm, not after. Gutter maintenance between visits rides on the same schedule. Call (866) 435-6328 to book a date for each building.
We also provide gutter cleaning for residential buildings, and a homeowner with one house gets the same written quote per building that a portfolio does. We handle the mixed sites where homeowners and businesses share a block, and some lots mix commercial and residential properties on one visit plan. We serve residential and commercial accounts side by side. Our crew on a commercial account is the same crew that will be on your next visit.
We price per building. Linear footage, stories and gutter type each change the number, and what each one depends on is written into the quote. Many gutter cleaning companies quote one flat rate, but we write down each building's number. Ask for it in writing and you get a number for every building on the site.
The lease decides, not us. Read the maintenance clause in your lease, and see the lease section above for how the common lease types usually split it. This is general information, not legal advice.
On the restaurants and flat roofs we service in Pittsburgh, quarterly is what keeps internal drains and scuppers clear. We see the backup show up as a stained ceiling tile before anyone calls about the gutter. A clogged gutter on that roof can leak at a parapet before anyone sees water outside.
Yes. Above three stories we bring a boom or scissor lift and set up fall protection before anyone goes up. The height is confirmed on the site plan before we quote, and that check runs on every one of our commercial buildings.
Yes. Tell us the hours and the access rules when you request the quote and we will schedule the crew around them. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival.
We clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs as part of the visit, and we report anything else we find in the photo set. Flat roofs are where the silent backups happen, so we check them every time. Some gutter cleaners stop at the trough, but our gutter cleaning process covers the drains too.
After a storm we get call-outs for downspouts packed at the elbow and runs that came down under wet debris. Our crew photographs the damage and reports what it finds. Across Pennsylvania, storm season brings tropical remnants, so a gutter maintenance visit before it keeps the runs flowing. Storm season is when the managers who skipped the last visit call us.
Yes. We invoice per building, and a recurring schedule for several properties runs through one contact. Our professional gutter cleaning services for residential and commercial accounts run on the same invoice. If you are comparing a gutter company for several sites, ask for per-building invoices in writing. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate and we will set it up.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
