Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Hartshorne, OK
A normal year in Hartshorne brings about 49 inches of rain; on roughly 14 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is spring (March to May), with about 16.0 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 9.3. That is about 30,500 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 USC00341858, 12 miBars to one scale; the longest is spring (March to May).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Hartshorne sits 34th for heavy-rain days of the 227 places in Oklahoma on this site (14.0 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 227 places in Oklahoma on this site (half built by 1972). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 226 places in Oklahoma on this site (November 3).
When to clean gutters in Hartshorne
The first fall frost comes around November 3 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 31 (median dates, NOAA normals). Booking the fall cleaning after the first frost, once the trees over the roof are bare, catches the season’s drop in one visit; the spring cleaning comes after the pollen and catkins are down.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Gutter and downspout size for Hartshorne rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Hartshorne the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.71 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 8). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 830 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,650, 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 Hartshorne
Half the homes in Hartshorne were built by 1972, 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.
65% of households own their home, and 79% 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 Oklahoma
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Hartshorne which license or registration they hold in Oklahoma, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Hartshorne
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: