Ward County, North Dakota
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Burlington, ND
A normal year in Burlington brings about 17 inches of rain; on roughly 3 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 8.3 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 0.9. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 10,400 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USW00024013, 6 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
By heavy-rain days, Burlington falls among the fewest heavy-rain days of the 34 places in North Dakota on this site (2.7 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 34 places in North Dakota on this site (half built by 1988). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 34 places in North Dakota on this site (October 1).
When to clean gutters in Burlington
The first fall frost comes around October 1 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around May 10 (median dates, NOAA normals). A fall cleaning set for the weeks after that frost, when the branches over the house are bare, gets the year’s leaves in one trip; a spring visit follows once the pollen and catkins have come down.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Gutter and downspout size for Burlington rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Burlington the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 6.28 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 8). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 1,150 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 2,290, 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.
With about 45 inches of snow in a normal year here (NOAA normals), gutters carry ice as well as water. Ice dams start with heat from the house melting roof snow that refreezes at the edge (University of Minnesota Extension); the fix for the dam is in the attic, and the gutter’s part is to be hung strongly enough to take the weight.
The houses in Burlington
Half the homes in Burlington were built by 1988, 26% 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.
74% of households own their home, and 61% of homes are detached houses, 11% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in North Dakota
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Burlington which license or registration they hold in North Dakota, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Burlington
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1988, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: