Broward County, Florida
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale gets about 64 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 19 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 21.3 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 8.8. That is about 39,800 gallons a year off each 1,000 square feet of roof, every drop of it through a gutter and a downspout.
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NOAA station USC00083168, 3 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Fort Lauderdale sits 99th for heavy-rain days of the 758 places in Florida on this site (19.3 a year). By house age it falls 91st oldest by median year built of the 761 places in Florida on this site (half built by 1972).
Gutter and downspout size for Fort Lauderdale rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Fort Lauderdale the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 10.91 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 660 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,320, 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 Fort Lauderdale
Half the homes in Fort Lauderdale were built by 1972, 66% 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.
54% of households own their home, and 35% of homes are detached houses, 5% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Florida
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Fort Lauderdale which license or registration they hold in Florida, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Fort Lauderdale
With half the homes built by 1972, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: