Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Sedona, AZ

When to clean gutters in Sedona

The first fall frost comes around November 17 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 1 (median dates, NOAA normals). A fall cleaning set for the weeks after that frost, when the branches over the house are bare, gets the year’s leaves in one trip; a spring visit follows once the pollen and catkins have come down.

When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.

Gutter and downspout size for Sedona rain

Gutters are sized for the worst few minutes of a storm, not for the year. In Sedona the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 5.34 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 1). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 1,350 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 2,700, 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.

Sedona averages about 77 inches of snow a year (NOAA normals). Snow on a roof brings ice dams: heat escaping from the house melts the snow, and the water refreezes at the cold eave, in the gutter and over it. University of Minnesota Extension puts the cause in the attic, not in the gutter, so a gutter that fills with ice is a symptom; hangers spaced to carry ice and a sound fascia are what the gutter itself needs.

The houses in Sedona

Half the homes in Sedona were built by 1987, 34% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). At that age a gutter has seen decades of leaves and storms, and the fascia it hangs from has too.

73% of households own their home, and 71% of homes are detached houses, 6% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.

Hiring in Arizona

Before hiring in Sedona, ask which Arizona license or registration the contractor holds and for a certificate of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor