Llano County, Texas
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Buchanan Dam, TX
A normal year in Buchanan Dam brings about 29 inches of rain; on roughly 9 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is spring (March to May), with about 9.2 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 5.3. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 18,000 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00419099, 5 miBars to one scale; the longest is spring (March to May).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Buchanan Dam ranks near the middle of the 959 places in Texas on this site (8.7 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 959 places in Texas on this site (half built by 1986). By its first fall frost it sits 142nd earliest for the first fall frost of the 821 places in Texas on this site (November 10).
When to clean gutters in Buchanan Dam
The first fall frost comes around November 10 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 20 (median dates, NOAA normals). Plan the fall visit for after the frost, when the trees over the roof have finished dropping, and the spring visit for after the pollen and catkins.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Gutter and downspout size for Buchanan Dam rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Buchanan Dam the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.48 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 11). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 850 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,700, by the rule in the Copper Development Association’s design handbook. Try your own roof in the gutter and downspout calculator, which starts from this figure.
The houses in Buchanan Dam
Half the homes in Buchanan Dam were built by 1986, 38% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). In a neighborhood that age, many houses are on their second set of gutters or due for one, and the fascia board behind them is worth checking at the same visit.
81% of households own their home, and 70% of homes are detached houses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Texas
Ask any contractor working in Buchanan Dam what Texas requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Buchanan Dam
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1986, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: