Washoe County, Nevada
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Mogul, NV
A normal year in Mogul brings about 33 inches of rain; on roughly 9 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 15.8 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 1.8. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 20,400 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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For days with an inch of rain or more, Mogul ranks 3rd for heavy-rain days of the 54 places in Nevada on this site (8.5 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 54 places in Nevada on this site (half built by 1985). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 52 places in Nevada on this site (October 17).
When to clean gutters in Mogul
The first fall frost comes around October 17 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around May 9 (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.
Gutter and downspout size for Mogul rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Mogul the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 2.63 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 1). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 2,740 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 5,480, 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 Mogul
Half the homes in Mogul were built by 1985, 18% 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.
92% of households own their home, and 95% of homes are detached houses, 5% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Nevada
Ask any contractor working in Mogul what Nevada requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Mogul
With half the homes built by 1985, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: