We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning in Franklin per building, priced from the footprint and height of each one, with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift on every job and a photo report when we finish. We offer gutter cleaning on a schedule as well as one-off calls. The crew doing the work is ours and scheduled around your property, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. Across Tennessee our properties book us in spring and late fall, before storm season and after the leaves come down. Call (866) 435-6328 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 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. The number comes with the quote, so there is nothing to add later. Residential and commercial jobs follow the same written-quote rule, so a homeowner with a single building gets the same clear number. Several things set the figure on our jobs: a building above three stories that needs a boom or scissor lift under fall-protection rules, compacted debris in a gutter system nobody has cleaned in years, a gutter guard or other gutter protection on a run that has to be lifted and reseated before the gutter can be cleaned, oversized or box gutters, and roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs. Thorough gutter cleaning, a thorough cleaning of every downspout and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. Scheduled semi-annual or quarterly service is priced lower per visit than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building and the footage is measured. Multi-building sites are quoted building by building so each invoice matches the work done on it.
The experience behind these quotes is the work itself. What we need to quote a Franklin property, whether home or business, is an address or site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings, and the name of the party the invoice goes to. With those, the cleaning services scope is clear before the truck leaves, and the cleaning process follows the same order on every building: roof debris blown clear, gutters cleared, downspouts flushed, and a final inspection with photos. Owners and managers who price us against other gutter cleaners usually find the difference is in the photos and the written scope, not the rate. Grease film is the exception: cleaning solutions are added to the scope when the building needs them, and that line is priced in the written quote.
| 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 Franklin properties we service, most are on twice a year, in spring and late fall, with restaurants, flat roofs with internal drains and buildings under heavy tree cover on quarterly. Spring work clears the pollen and seed load the gutters pick up through the warm months. Late fall work clears the leaves before the first hard freeze and before the wet months, which is when the storm and blockage problems tend to show up on Franklin roofs. A clog that sits through a wet month can overflow the gutter, run down the siding and turn into water damage on the ceiling below. Post-storm inspections are the other reason managers call us, and they turn up the same things every time: packed downspout elbows, landscape debris in the scuppers and a sagging run where the hanger has pulled.
Flat roofs are where a schedule matters most. 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 gutter cleaning and maintenance on the properties with internal drains includes a monthly check between cleanings. Professional gutter cleaning services on a flat roof are as much about catching a backup early as about clearing it, so we provide gutter cleaning on the same monthly check. A restaurant gutter is a different job on the same schedule, with grease film and grit that packs the downspouts faster than leaves do. Residential gutter needs on homes follow a similar pattern, but this page is about commercial buildings, and the schedule above is built around the gutter cleaning needs of the commercial buildings we work on.
| 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 service area in Franklin is the business districts and corridors where we have serviced commercial properties, and the surrounding areas on the same route. We serve homeowners and businesses alike, and we run a single contact for every building in a portfolio. A property manager with several buildings on one site gets one name, one scheduled date confirmed in writing, and one invoice per building. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival and times the work around tenant hours when that is asked for. A clogged gutter on one building in a plaza can cause roof leaks, and it is rarely the only problem on the site, so the report lists every building with its photos, and any leak or standing water we find is noted for the owner to act on. Call (866) 435-6328 or email the site plan, and the date is confirmed in writing.
Commercial buildings often need a gutter cleaning process that fits around active tenants, deliveries and parking. We schedule the lift and the crew with that in mind. Our commercial and residential properties work follows the same method, and our residential gutter cleaning uses the same report format, so a manager who also runs homes gets the same paperwork. Clean gutters on a commercial roof protect the membrane and the fascia, and a backed-up run is the most common way a gutter company ends up being called after the damage is done. A regular gutter maintenance schedule with us keeps that from happening. We do not promise a same-day or next-day slot; the lead time is confirmed when the quote is accepted.
We quote per building, and the figure depends on the linear footage, the height and the gutter type. Gutter cleaners often quote by the foot, but our number covers thorough gutter cleaning of every run and a thorough cleaning of each downspout, and it comes in writing for each building before the work is scheduled.
The lease decides, so check the maintenance clause and see the lease-type section on this page. This is not legal advice; ask the attorney who drafted the lease if the clause is unclear.
Quarterly is what we see working on those properties, because grease and grit on restaurant gutters and internal drains on flat roofs back up faster than leaves alone. Ask for a site visit and we will set the first date.
Yes. We use a boom or scissor lift matched to the building, with fall protection on every job, and the lift is part of the quote before the crew is dispatched.
Yes. We schedule around tenant hours and sign in with the on-site contact on arrival, so the crew works within the access rules you set.
We clear the gutters, downspouts, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs in the same visit, photograph each one before and after, and lift and reseat any gutter protection on the building for the clean, though installing new gutter protection is a separate job.
After a severe storm in Franklin we usually find packed downspout elbows, debris in scuppers and runs that have pulled off their hangers, and we photograph and report every one without repairing anything until you authorize it, which keeps overflow off the siding and protects your home or business from water damage.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice, and a recurring schedule covers all of them under one contact, with the dates confirmed in writing ahead of each visit. If a building sits outside Franklin, ask about the surrounding areas when you call, since the quote is built from the building itself. 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.
