Kitsap County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Chico, WA
Rain in Chico adds up to about 57 inches in a normal year, with about 14 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 25.0 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 3.5. That is about 35,300 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 USC00450872, 4 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Chico sits 28th for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (13.9 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1987). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 14).
When to clean gutters in Chico
The first fall frost comes around November 14 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 Chico
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Chico; 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 Chico
Half the homes in Chico were built by 1987, 32% 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.
88% of households own their home, and 96% of homes are detached houses, 1% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Washington
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Chico which license or registration they hold in Washington, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Chico
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1987, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: