Lewis County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Fords Prairie, WA
Fords Prairie gets about 42 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 5 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 16.5 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 2.9. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 25,800 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00451276, 3 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Fords Prairie ranks near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (5.0 a year). By the age of its homes it sits 84th oldest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1977). The first frost here ranks near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (October 27).
When to clean gutters in Fords Prairie
The first fall frost comes around October 27 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 22 (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.
Weather and gutters in Fords Prairie
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Fords Prairie; 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 Fords Prairie
Half the homes in Fords Prairie were built by 1977, 54% 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. 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.
78% of households own their home, and 62% of homes are detached houses, 2% townhouses. Where an HOA governs the exterior, its rules on gutter color and style apply before any order is placed.
Hiring in Washington
Ask any contractor working in Fords Prairie what Washington requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Fords Prairie
With half the homes built by 1977, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: