King County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Mirrormont, WA
Mirrormont gets about 60 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 11 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 20.9 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 6.1. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 37,000 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00454486, 6 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Mirrormont ranks 62nd for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (10.7 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1978). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (October 25).
When to clean gutters in Mirrormont
The first fall frost comes around October 25 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 20 (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 Mirrormont
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Mirrormont; 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 Mirrormont
Half the homes in Mirrormont were built by 1978, 56% 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.
93% of households own their home, and 95% 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 Washington
Ask any contractor working in Mirrormont what Washington requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Mirrormont
With half the homes built by 1978, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: