Pacific County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Ilwaco, WA
Rain in Ilwaco adds up to about 79 inches in a normal year, with about 20 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 31.9 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 5.2. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 48,700 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00454748, 4 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Ilwaco ranks 10th for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (19.9 a year). By the age of its homes it sits 60th oldest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1974). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (October 26).
When to clean gutters in Ilwaco
The first fall frost comes around October 26 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 6 (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 Ilwaco
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Ilwaco; 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 Ilwaco
Half the homes in Ilwaco were built by 1974, 62% 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.
65% of households own their home, and 79% of homes are detached houses, 1% 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 Ilwaco what Washington requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Ilwaco
With half the homes built by 1974, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: