Franklin County, Missouri
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Gray Summit, MO
A normal year in Gray Summit brings about 43 inches of rain; on roughly 12 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is spring (March to May), with about 13.5 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 7.5. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 26,900 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00236468, 3 miBars to one scale; the longest is spring (March to May).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Gray Summit ranks near the middle of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (12.1 a year). By house age it falls among the newest by median year built of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (half built by 1990). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (October 25).
When to clean gutters in Gray Summit
The first fall frost comes around October 25 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 8 (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.
Gutter and downspout size for Gray Summit rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Gray Summit the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.63 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 8). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 940 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,890, 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 Gray Summit
Half the homes in Gray Summit were built by 1990, 37% 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.
81% of households own their home, and 73% of homes are detached houses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Missouri
Ask any contractor working in Gray Summit what Missouri requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Gray Summit
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1990, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: