Washington County, Missouri
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Potosi, MO
Rain in Potosi adds up to about 45 inches in a normal year, with about 13 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is spring (March to May), with about 14.5 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 8.5. That is about 28,200 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 USC00236826, 4 miBars to one scale; the longest is spring (March to May).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Potosi sits near the middle of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (12.5 a year). Its housing ranks 73rd oldest by median year built of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (half built by 1963). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 361 places in Missouri on this site (October 28).
When to clean gutters in Potosi
The first fall frost comes around October 28 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 11 (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 Potosi rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Potosi the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.64 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 8). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 940 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,880, 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 Potosi
Half the homes in Potosi were built by 1963, 75% 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.
52% of households own their home, and 71% 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 Missouri
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Potosi which license or registration they hold in Missouri, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Potosi
With half the homes built by 1963, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: