Pierce County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Canterwood, WA
Canterwood gets about 53 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 11 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 22.2 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 3.3. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 32,700 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00459021, 5 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Canterwood ranks 51st for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (11.4 a year). By house age it falls among the newest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1994). The first frost here ranks among the latest for the first fall frost of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 21).
When to clean gutters in Canterwood
The first fall frost comes around November 21 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 11 (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.
Weather and gutters in Canterwood
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Canterwood; 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 Canterwood
Half the homes in Canterwood were built by 1994, 16% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). At that age a gutter has seen decades of leaves and storms, and the fascia it hangs from has too.
94% of households own their home, and 93% of homes are detached houses, 4% townhouses. Where an HOA governs the exterior, its rules on gutter color and style apply before any order is placed.
Hiring in Washington
Before hiring in Canterwood, ask which Washington license or registration the contractor holds and for a certificate of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Canterwood
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1994, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: