St. Francois County, Missouri
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Farmington, MO
A normal year in Farmington brings about 45 inches of rain; on roughly 13 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is spring (March to May), with about 14.6 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 8.3. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 28,000 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USC00232809, 1 miBars to one scale; the longest is spring (March to May).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Farmington sits near the middle of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (12.6 a year). Its housing ranks among the newest by median year built of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (half built by 1987). By first frost it falls 50th earliest for the first fall frost of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (October 21).
When to clean gutters in Farmington
The first fall frost comes around October 21 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 13 (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 Farmington rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Farmington the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.88 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 8). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 910 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,830, 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 Farmington
Half the homes in Farmington were built by 1987, 41% 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. On a house built before 1978, replacing more than 20 square feet of painted fascia or trim falls under the EPA’s lead-safe rule, so ask whether the crew is certified.
53% of households own their home, and 56% of homes are detached houses, 6% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Missouri
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Farmington which license or registration they hold in Missouri, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Farmington
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: