Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Seven Points, TX

When to clean gutters in Seven Points

The first fall frost comes around November 14 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 16 (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 Seven Points rain

Gutters are sized for the worst few minutes of a storm, not for the year. In Seven Points the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.81 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 11). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 820 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,630, 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 Seven Points

Half the homes in Seven Points were built by 1986, 40% 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. 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.

69% of households own their home, and 23% 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 Texas

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