Wilkes County, North Carolina
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Hays, NC
Rain in Hays adds up to about 52 inches in a normal year, with about 15 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 14.5 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 11.6. That is about 32,100 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 USC00316256, 6 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Hays sits near the middle of the 457 places in North Carolina on this site (14.8 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 457 places in North Carolina on this site (half built by 1991). By its first fall frost it sits 85th earliest for the first fall frost of the 456 places in North Carolina on this site (October 29).
When to clean gutters in Hays
The first fall frost comes around October 29 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 10 (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 Hays rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Hays the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 6.62 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 2). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 1,090 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 2,180, 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 Hays
Half the homes in Hays were built by 1991, 35% 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.
91% 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 North Carolina
North Carolina licenses general contractors for projects of $40,000 or more (G.S. 87-1). An ordinary gutter job falls well below that, so no state license is required for it. Ask for proof of liability insurance and a written quote; for a larger project, look the company up with the licensing board.
Source: N.C. General Statutes § 87-1. Look-up: NC Licensing Board for General Contractors, license search.
Gutter work in Hays
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1991, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: