Snohomish County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Sultan, WA
Rain in Sultan adds up to about 68 inches in a normal year, with about 15 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 23.3 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 7.0. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 42,400 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00458034, 4 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Sultan ranks 24th for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (14.8 a year). By the age of its homes it sits among the newest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1995). The first frost here ranks near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (October 25).
When to clean gutters in Sultan
The first fall frost comes around October 25 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 15 (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 Sultan
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Sultan; 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 Sultan
Half the homes in Sultan were built by 1995, 30% 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.
85% of households own their home, and 79% of homes are detached houses, 6% townhouses. 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 Sultan, ask which Washington license or registration the contractor holds and for a certificate of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Sultan
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1995, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: