King County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Shadow Lake, WA
Rain in Shadow Lake adds up to about 60 inches in a normal year, with about 11 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 20.9 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 6.1. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 37,000 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00454486, 6 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Shadow Lake ranks 62nd for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (10.7 a year). Its housing ranks near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1979). The first frost here ranks near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (October 25).
When to clean gutters in Shadow Lake
The first fall frost comes around October 25 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 20 (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.
Weather and gutters in Shadow Lake
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Shadow Lake; NOAA plans published Atlas 15 estimates for the lower 48 states no earlier than September 2027. Here gutters are sized from the roof and the local building department’s design rate.
The houses in Shadow Lake
Half the homes in Shadow Lake were built by 1979, 53% 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.
88% of households own their home, and 94% 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 Washington
Before hiring in Shadow Lake, ask which Washington license or registration the contractor holds and for a certificate of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Shadow Lake
With half the homes built by 1979, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: