Lee County, Florida
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Fort Myers, FL
A normal year in Fort Myers brings about 57 inches of rain; on roughly 18 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 29.5 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 6.1. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 35,600 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USW00012835, 3 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Fort Myers sits 142nd for heavy-rain days of the 758 places in Florida on this site (18.1 a year). Its housing ranks among the newest by median year built of the 761 places in Florida on this site (half built by 2001).
When to clean gutters in Fort Myers
Frost is rare in Fort Myers, and in many years there is none (NOAA normals). With no hard freeze to strip the trees, the fall cleaning follows the leaf drop itself; book it once the trees over the roof are bare, and plan a second visit in spring.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Gutter and downspout size for Fort Myers rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Fort Myers the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 9.84 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 730 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,460, 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 Myers
Half the homes in Fort Myers were built by 2001, 25% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Most houses here are young enough to have their first gutters, so cleanings, guards and small leaks come up more than replacements.
49% of households own their home, and 36% of homes are detached houses, 10% 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 Myers which license or registration they hold in Florida, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Fort Myers
With 18.1 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: