Pierce County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Home, WA
A normal year in Home brings about 53 inches of rain; on roughly 11 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 22.2 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 3.3. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 32,700 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00459021, 8 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Home ranks 51st for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (11.4 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1990). By its first fall frost it sits among the latest for the first fall frost of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 21).
When to clean gutters in Home
The first fall frost comes around November 21 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 11 (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.
Weather and gutters in Home
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Home; NOAA plans published Atlas 15 estimates for the lower 48 states no earlier than September 2027. Here gutters are sized from the roof and the local building department’s design rate.
The houses in Home
Half the homes in Home were built by 1990, 44% 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. 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.
96% of households own their home, and 77% of homes are detached houses, 5% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Washington
Ask any contractor working in Home what Washington requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Home
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: