St. Lucie County, Florida
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Hutchinson Island South, FL
Hutchinson Island South gets about 63 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 19 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 22.0 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 8.8. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 38,900 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00088620, 8 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Hutchinson Island South ranks 108th for heavy-rain days of the 758 places in Florida on this site (18.7 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 761 places in Florida on this site (half built by 1987).
When to clean gutters in Hutchinson Island South
Frost is rare in Hutchinson Island South, 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 Hutchinson Island South rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Hutchinson Island South the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 10.49 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 1,370, 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 Hutchinson Island South
Half the homes in Hutchinson Island South were built by 1987, 16% 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.
90% of households own their home, and 16% of homes are detached houses, 1% townhouses. Where an HOA governs the exterior, its rules on gutter color and style apply before any order is placed.
Hiring in Florida
Ask any contractor working in Hutchinson Island South what Florida requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Hutchinson Island South
With 18.7 days a year of an inch or more, a clogged gutter or a short downspout shows up here quickly. The line takes all of it: