Nassau County, New York
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Jericho, NY
A normal year in Jericho brings about 45 inches of rain; on roughly 11 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 11.8 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 10.8. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 28,100 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USC00305377, 6 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Jericho sits near the middle of the 817 places in New York on this site (11.0 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 810 places in New York on this site (half built by 1961). By first frost it falls among the latest for the first fall frost of the 817 places in New York on this site (November 12).
When to clean gutters in Jericho
The first fall frost comes around November 12 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 2 (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 Jericho rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Jericho the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.84 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 10). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 920 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,840, 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 Jericho
Half the homes in Jericho were built by 1961, 75% 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. 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.
82% of households own their home, and 68% of homes are detached houses, 12% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in New York
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Jericho which license or registration they hold in New York, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Jericho
With half the homes built by 1961, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: