Washington County, Oregon
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Durham, OR
A normal year in Durham brings about 42 inches of rain; on roughly 7 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 16.9 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 2.6. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 26,300 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USC00356151, 8 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Durham falls near the middle of the 193 places in Oregon on this site (6.9 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 193 places in Oregon on this site (half built by 1991). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 188 places in Oregon on this site (November 6).
When to clean gutters in Durham
The first fall frost comes around November 6 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 1 (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.
Weather and gutters in Durham
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Durham; 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 Durham
Half the homes in Durham were built by 1991, 36% 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.
39% of households own their home, and 39% of homes are detached houses, 4% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Oregon
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Durham which license or registration they hold in Oregon, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Durham
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1991, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: