Elmore County, Alabama
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Elmore, AL
A normal year in Elmore brings about 53 inches of rain; on roughly 17 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 15.2 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 10.1. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 33,000 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00018859, 10 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Elmore ranks near the middle of the 323 places in Alabama on this site (17.1 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 323 places in Alabama on this site (half built by 1989). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 320 places in Alabama on this site (November 13).
When to clean gutters in Elmore
The first fall frost comes around November 13 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 13 (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 Elmore rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Elmore the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.39 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 860 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,720, 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 Elmore
Half the homes in Elmore were built by 1989, 31% 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.
61% of households own their home, and 43% 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 Alabama
Ask any contractor working in Elmore what Alabama requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Elmore
With 17.1 days a year of an inch or more, a clogged gutter or a short downspout shows up here quickly. The line takes all of it: