Grays Harbor County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Hoquiam, WA
Hoquiam gets about 69 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 16 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 28.1 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 4.2. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 42,600 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USW00094225, 1 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Hoquiam falls 20th for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (15.9 a year). Its housing ranks 1st oldest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1938). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 14).
When to clean gutters in Hoquiam
The first fall frost comes around November 14 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 30 (median dates, NOAA normals). A fall cleaning set for the weeks after that frost, when the branches over the house are bare, gets the year’s leaves in one trip; a spring visit follows once the pollen and catkins have come down.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Weather and gutters in Hoquiam
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Hoquiam; 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 Hoquiam
Half the homes in Hoquiam were built by 1938, 90% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). At that age a gutter has seen decades of leaves and storms, and the fascia it hangs from has too. 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.
58% of households own their home, and 75% of homes are detached houses, 3% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Washington
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Hoquiam which license or registration they hold in Washington, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Hoquiam
With half the homes built by 1938, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: