Pierce County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Fife, WA
Rain in Fife adds up to about 41 inches in a normal year, with about 6 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 16.1 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 2.8. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 25,300 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00458278, 3 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Fife falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (6.1 a year). By the age of its homes it sits among the newest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 2000). The first frost here ranks near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 14).
When to clean gutters in Fife
The first fall frost comes around November 14 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 8 (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 Fife
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Fife; 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 Fife
Half the homes in Fife were built by 2000, 25% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). With homes this new, the gutters are usually the builder’s originals; keeping them clear matters more than replacing them.
46% of households own their home, and 41% of homes are detached houses, 7% 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 Fife, ask which Washington license or registration the contractor holds and for a certificate of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Fife
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 2000, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: