Broward County, Florida
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Southwest Ranches, FL
Rain in Southwest Ranches adds up to about 62 inches in a normal year, with about 17 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 24.0 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 7.7. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 38,400 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USW00092809, 9 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Southwest Ranches ranks near the middle of the 758 places in Florida on this site (17.2 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 761 places in Florida on this site (half built by 1982).
Gutter and downspout size for Southwest Ranches rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Southwest Ranches the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 10.54 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 680 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,370, 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 Southwest Ranches
Half the homes in Southwest Ranches were built by 1982, 44% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). In a neighborhood that age, many houses are on their second set of gutters or due for one, and the fascia board behind them is worth checking at the same visit. 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.
96% of households own their home, and 98% of homes are detached houses, 1% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Florida
Ask any contractor working in Southwest Ranches what Florida requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Southwest Ranches
With half the homes built by 1982, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: