We quote commercial gutter cleaning per building, priced from the footprint and height of each property, 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. Across South Carolina, the buildings we service book us in spring and late fall, before storm season and after the leaves come down.
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 cleaning per building from linear footage, height and gutter type, in writing, from a site plan or a satellite measurement, before anyone is dispatched. You get the number first, and the invoice matches it.
What moves the quote is what we run into on the property. Height above three stories means a boom or scissor lift and a longer setup under fall-protection rules. A clogged gutter that has not been cleaned in years holds compacted debris that takes longer to clear by hand. Gutter protection that has to be lifted and reseated, such as guards, adds time, as do oversized or box gutters and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs. Where a downspout keeps dumping water against the siding, it is flushed until it runs clear. The number of buildings on one site matters too, because one trip covering several structures is priced differently than separate calls.
Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. A thorough cleaning, with every run cleared and not just the sections you can see from the parking lot, is what the quote covers. A scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew knows the building and the footage is already measured. If a gutter still shows overflow after cleaning, that is usually a slope problem, and we say so in the report rather than selling a second cleaning. A thorough gutter cleaning on a multi-story building takes the most setup, so height gets its own line in the quote.
On commercial properties, the first question is what the building is and who signs the invoice. A property manager needs to know which building is which, and a board needs a clear line per structure. For a property in North Charleston we need the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and the name of the party the invoice goes to. That is enough to put a firm number in writing. The gutter cleaning service stays the same whether it is one building or a whole site, and so does the gutter cleaning process: clear, flush, check, photograph, report.
| 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.
Across South Carolina, the properties we service book our cleaning services twice a year, spring and late fall, and the restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy trees go on a quarterly schedule. Our crews set the interval from what they pull out of each gutter system, not from a general rule. The interval depends on the building itself, whether it is a home or business, and a homeowner with one house and a standard gutter system is usually fine on the twice-a-year rhythm. We run residential and commercial schedules on the same calendar.
Most of the storm and hurricane call-outs we run come in the weeks after a severe rain event, when managers want the scuppers and downspouts checked before the next band of weather. Across South Carolina, hurricanes and tropical remnants are the storms that load the gutters. North Charleston gets about 52.2 inches of rain a year, and July, August and September are the wettest months. Leaves and pollen load the gutters in the spring and again in the fall. A building with a gutter guard takes longer each visit because the guard has to be lifted and reseated. In a building where freeze is a real risk, we check the runs before the cold snap rather than after the ice has already sagged a section. Our cleaning solutions are hand clearing, vacuum and a flush, with the lift matched to the roofline.
On flat roofs the parapets, internal drains and scuppers back up without any sign until water is standing behind the membrane. The first thing a tenant notices is a stained ceiling tile or a membrane blister, which is why the monthly check between cleanings exists. A blocked gutter is often the first sign of a leak, and a quick look from the ground by gutter cleaners misses a blocked drain, while a look from a lift catches it before it reaches the ceiling.
A restaurant gutter is the clearest case. Grease and food debris mix with leaves, and by the second month it is a different job than a standard office building. We schedule those on a quarterly basis and note the condition in every report, so the manager can see the trend and plan the next visit. Gutter cleaning companies that only sell one-off calls leave that trend to chance. We set the interval per building and confirm the work with a final inspection before the crew leaves, with the photos attached to the report.
Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to book a date for your next visit.
| 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 for commercial buildings across North Charleston and the surrounding areas, including business corridors and office and retail sites that we have serviced before. Our service area takes in the neighboring towns where we already cover scheduled work. A property manager gets one contact for every building in the portfolio, and a date confirmed in writing before the crew is on the way. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival and works around tenant hours where that is asked for, so a building with occupied offices can stay in use during the job.
For a site with several buildings we set one visit that covers all of them, so the lift and the setup are shared and the invoice is still broken out per structure. That is the simplest way to keep the costs visible to an owner or a board. We also do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners and businesses, and the same crew handles it on the same schedule when a property owner has both kinds of buildings. As a gutter company with our own crew, we protect your home or building from water damage, because a gutter that backs up pours water into the fascia and the walls.
Our professional gutter cleaning services are built for buildings where a slow or missed job costs the tenant something, so we plan around that. Any blockage we find that we cannot clear from the ground gets photographed and reported, and the leaves and landscape debris from the beds and trees are bagged as part of the job. We offer gutter cleaning and maintenance on a set calendar, which is what most facilities leads ask for once they have seen one report. Lead time depends on the season and the number of buildings, and we give the actual date when we confirm the quote. Tell us your gutter cleaning needs and we will set it up. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roof to book a date.
Gutter cleaning for commercial buildings is priced per building, from the linear footage, the height and the gutter type, and the number comes in writing before we are dispatched. Ask for the quote with the address, the stories and the number of buildings, and we will tell you what each one depends on.
The lease decides who pays for gutter cleaning on a commercial property, not state law. The section above on who pays sets out the three common lease types and the line to read in your own lease. This is not legal advice, so check the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
We clean restaurant and flat-roof gutters on a quarterly schedule as a rule, because grease, debris and internal drains build up faster than on most commercial buildings. A clogged gutter on a restaurant line is usually grease mixed with leaves, and our crew finds this consistently on the sites we service, so it is the interval we set for them.
Yes, we clean gutters on buildings over three stories. The crew works from a boom or scissor lift and ties off under fall-protection rules, and we match the lift to the roofline. Tell us the height and we will confirm the setup in the quote.
Yes, we schedule work around tenant hours and on-site access rules, and gutter maintenance visits follow the same window. Give us the access window and the contact for each building, and the crew will work to it and check in on arrival.
Yes, we clear roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs as part of the job, along with the gutters and downspouts. Any drain we cannot clear or any damage we find gets photographed and put in the report, not repaired without your approval.
After a severe storm in North Charleston, the post-storm call-outs most often turn up debris packed into downspouts, scuppers blocked by wind-blown leaves and sections of gutter pulled loose from their hangers. A blocked scupper or a packed downspout can cause roof leaks when water backs up under the membrane. Managers call us in the weeks after a band of heavy rain to get those checked, so the goal is clean gutters before the next band comes through.
Yes, we invoice per building and can set up a recurring schedule for commercial and residential properties alike. One contact covers the whole portfolio, each building gets its own line on the invoice, and the calendar is confirmed in writing. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline and we will set it up.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
