Ellis County, Texas
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Oak Leaf, TX
Oak Leaf gets about 41 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 13 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is spring (March to May), with about 11.8 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 8.5. That is about 25,300 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 USC00419522, 7 miBars to one scale; the longest is spring (March to May).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Oak Leaf sits near the middle of the 959 places in Texas on this site (13.1 a year). By house age it falls near the middle of the 959 places in Texas on this site (half built by 1986). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 821 places in Texas on this site (November 16).
When to clean gutters in Oak Leaf
The first fall frost comes around November 16 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 16 (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 Oak Leaf rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Oak Leaf the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.56 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 11). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 840 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,680, 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 Oak Leaf
Half the homes in Oak Leaf were built by 1986, 28% 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.
96% of households own their home, and 100% of homes are detached houses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Texas
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Oak Leaf which license or registration they hold in Texas, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Oak Leaf
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1986, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: