St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Lawtell, LA
A normal year in Lawtell brings about 65 inches of rain; on roughly 21 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 17.6 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 15.0. That is about 40,200 gallons a year off each 1,000 square feet of roof, every drop of it through a gutter and a downspout.
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NOAA station USC00166995, 5 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Lawtell sits 46th for heavy-rain days of the 269 places in Louisiana on this site (21.2 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 269 places in Louisiana on this site (half built by 1981). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 222 places in Louisiana on this site (November 23).
When to clean gutters in Lawtell
The first fall frost comes around November 23 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around February 28 (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 Lawtell rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Lawtell the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 10.40 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 1,380, 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 Lawtell
Half the homes in Lawtell were built by 1981, 47% 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.
92% of households own their home, and 77% of homes are detached houses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Louisiana
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Lawtell which license or registration they hold in Louisiana, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Lawtell
With half the homes built by 1981, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: