Allen County, Ohio
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Lima, OH
Lima gets about 41 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 9 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 12.5 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 8.1. That is about 25,500 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 USC00334551, 1 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Lima sits near the middle of the 687 places in Ohio on this site (8.8 a year). By the age of its homes it sits 83rd oldest by median year built of the 687 places in Ohio on this site (half built by 1953). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 687 places in Ohio on this site (October 24).
When to clean gutters in Lima
The first fall frost comes around October 24 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 24 (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 Lima rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Lima the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 6.59 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 2). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 1,090 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 2,190, 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 Lima
Half the homes in Lima were built by 1953, 85% 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.
46% of households own their home, and 72% of homes are detached houses, 2% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Ohio
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Lima which license or registration they hold in Ohio, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Lima
With half the homes built by 1953, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: