We quote commercial gutter and downspout cleaning in Norfolk per building, from its footprint and height, with fall protection or a boom or scissor lift on every job and a photo report after. Our crew is ours and scheduled, not a roofer's side job between re-roofs. We book spring and fall visits for office, retail and multifamily properties across Norfolk.
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 on the phone is the number on the invoice, and it is set by the building, not by a rate card.
Height is the biggest single factor on our jobs. Above three stories we bring a boom or scissor lift and work tied off, which adds setup time. Gutters nobody has opened in years arrive packed with compacted debris, and a gutter guard that has to be lifted takes longer on every run. Oversized box gutters, roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs and the number of buildings on one site all change the hours. Downspout flushing and debris haul-off are included per building and are not billed as extras. A scheduled semi-annual or quarterly plan is priced lower than a one-off call, because the crew already knows the building.
Our cleaning services cover the full gutter cleaning process, and a thorough cleaning means the gutter runs, the downspouts, the roof drains where they exist, and a final inspection with photos before we leave. Any cleaning solutions the job calls for are listed on the written estimate before work starts. Property managers who book for several buildings get one invoice per building, so each cost can be checked against the work on that building. We also quote for HOA and multi-tenant sites where the gutter system spans several roof sections, and the number is still written building by building.
To quote a Norfolk property we need the address or a site plan, the number of stories, the roof type, the number of buildings and who the invoice goes to. Both homeowners and businesses send the same list, and a homeowner with one house gets the same written estimate a business with one small commercial unit gets. Some owners ask about our gutter cleaners and whether they are the same crew that services their residential neighbors; we are a commercial crew, and the people on a commercial job are the people who wrote the quote. Other gutter cleaning companies may price differently, so compare the written scope, not the headline line. Ask us to show what is included, then decide whether the home or business property needs it done this season.
Call (866) 435-6328 or send the site plan by email and we will return a written estimate for each building.
| 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 Norfolk 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 a quarterly schedule. Across Virginia the storm and hurricane season drives the late fall visit, since the post-storm inspections turn up the most blockage in the same months.
What we pull out of a restaurant gutter every second month is grease-laden debris and fryer-vent residue mixed with leaves, and the professional gutter cleaning services on those roofs are sized for it. Under heavy trees the residential gutter problem becomes a commercial one: landscape debris packs the downspouts between visits, and the resulting clog causes water damage at the fascia. The managers who call us after a storm are usually finding water in the building, not in the gutter, which is why we set the schedule around the storm season and not the calendar.
Flat roofs are where the cost of waiting shows up. 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, and why a provide gutter cleaning visit on a flat roof is a different job from a pitched one.
Our crew can offer gutter cleaning on a set calendar for any property class, and the gutter cleaning and maintenance plan is written for the building in front of us. Tell us the gutter cleaning needs of the site and we will say which schedule fits. Call (866) 435-6328 or book a date and the crew will confirm it in writing.
| 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 cover the business districts and corridors of Norfolk and the surrounding areas where our commercial work is already scheduled, and the service area reaches the whole city for multi-site portfolios. A property manager with several buildings deals with one contact for all of them, and each visit is confirmed in writing with a date. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival and times the work around tenant hours where asked.
A clogged gutter rarely shows up alone, and one clog can back water into the next run. On commercial buildings, a blocked run can leak at the fascia and drop water down the siding along a wall, so we treat the whole building as one job and report every section. We do residential gutter cleaning for homeowners too, but the commercial crew and its scheduling stay separate.
Our crew handles residential and commercial properties on separate schedules, so a portfolio that mixes commercial and residential properties gets two calendars. Some sites have been on a single gutter company for years and only call when water shows up inside; our crew is here to clean gutters on the regular schedule so that does not happen. A gutter company that cannot show you the work on the last visit is hard to hold to a date. We show the photos, so the work is on record. Regular gutter maintenance matters because blocked gutters can cause roof leaks, and clearing them early is how we help protect your home or business.
Call (866) 435-6328 to set up the first visit for your buildings in Norfolk.
We price per building, but the number is built from the linear footage, the height and the gutter type, so both ways of counting show up in the quote. Each building gets its own written number, and nothing is dispatched before you have seen it.
The lease decides, not state law. The lease types and what each one usually means are set out in the section above, and we write the invoice to whichever party the lease names. This is not legal advice, so read the maintenance clause of your lease or ask the attorney who drafted it.
On the restaurants and flat-roof buildings we service, quarterly is the schedule that keeps the parapets and internal drains clear. Between visits the monthly check catches a backed-up scupper before a tenant sees a stain on the ceiling.
Yes. Above three stories we work tied off from a boom or scissor lift, and the lift is matched to the roofline. The lift is part of the quote, so tell us the height when you book.
Yes. For commercial properties we time the work around tenant hours and follow the access rules for the building. Our crew checks in with the on-site contact on arrival, so the building manager knows who is on the ladder and where.
Yes, a thorough gutter cleaning includes the roof drains and scuppers on flat roofs, and anything that needs a repair or better gutter protection is photographed and reported, not fixed on the spot.
After a storm we get the post-storm calls, and they usually turn up debris packed at the downspout outlets and gutters that overflow onto the fascia. The first step is a photo report of each run, so you know what the storm left in the gutter before we clear it.
Yes. Each building gets its own invoice, and a recurring schedule covers several properties on one calendar with one contact. Call (866) 435-6328 or ask for a written estimate and we will set the dates for each site.
Footage, height and the address by phone or email. The quote comes in writing, per building.
