Grays Harbor County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Aberdeen, WA
Aberdeen gets about 85 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 23 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 35.9 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 4.8. That is about 52,700 gallons a year off each 1,000 square feet of roof, every drop of it through a gutter and a downspout.
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NOAA station USC00450008, 1 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Aberdeen sits 4th for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (23.2 a year). By the age of its homes it sits 5th oldest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1950). By first frost it falls among the latest for the first fall frost of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 15).
When to clean gutters in Aberdeen
The first fall frost comes around November 15 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 29 (median dates, NOAA normals). Booking the fall cleaning after the first frost, once the trees over the roof are bare, catches the season’s drop in one visit; the spring cleaning comes after the pollen and catkins are down.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Weather and gutters in Aberdeen
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Aberdeen; NOAA plans published Atlas 15 estimates for the lower 48 states no earlier than September 2027. Here gutters are sized from the roof and the local building department’s design rate.
The houses in Aberdeen
Half the homes in Aberdeen were built by 1950, 85% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Houses that age have often had their gutters replaced once already; if not, the original runs and the boards behind them deserve a close look. On a house built before 1978, replacing more than 20 square feet of painted fascia or trim falls under the EPA’s lead-safe rule, so ask whether the crew is certified.
57% of households own their home, and 70% of homes are detached houses, 1% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Washington
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Aberdeen which license or registration they hold in Washington, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Aberdeen
With half the homes built by 1950, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: