Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Harahan, LA
A normal year in Harahan brings about 65 inches of rain; on roughly 21 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 22.9 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 13.1. That is about 40,100 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 USW00012930, 5 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Harahan sits near the middle of the 269 places in Louisiana on this site (20.6 a year). By the age of its homes it sits 56th oldest by median year built of the 269 places in Louisiana on this site (half built by 1973).
When to clean gutters in Harahan
Frost is rare in Harahan, 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 Harahan rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Harahan the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 10.40 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 690 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,380, 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 Harahan
Half the homes in Harahan were built by 1973, 67% 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.
76% of households own their home, and 80% of homes are detached houses, 1% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Louisiana
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Harahan which license or registration they hold in Louisiana, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Harahan
With half the homes built by 1973, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: