Madison County, Alabama
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in New Hope, AL
A normal year in New Hope brings about 58 inches of rain; on roughly 17 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 summer (June to August), with 12.4. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 36,000 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00016196, 2 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, New Hope ranks near the middle of the 323 places in Alabama on this site (17.2 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 323 places in Alabama on this site (half built by 1989). The first frost here ranks 13th earliest for the first fall frost of the 320 places in Alabama on this site (October 30).
When to clean gutters in New Hope
The first fall frost comes around October 30 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 4 (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 New Hope rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In New Hope the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.17 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 880 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,760, 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 New Hope
Half the homes in New Hope were built by 1989, 30% 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.
79% of households own their home, and 77% of homes are detached houses. Where an HOA governs the exterior, its rules on gutter color and style apply before any order is placed.
Hiring in Alabama
Before hiring in New Hope, ask which Alabama license or registration the contractor holds and for a certificate of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in New Hope
With 17.2 days a year of an inch or more, a clogged gutter or a short downspout shows up here quickly. The line takes all of it: