Snohomish County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Swede Heaven, WA
A normal year in Swede Heaven brings about 71 inches of rain; on roughly 16 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 27.5 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 5.4. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 44,200 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USC00451679, 18 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Swede Heaven falls 18th for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (16.3 a year). Its housing ranks near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1989). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (October 23).
When to clean gutters in Swede Heaven
The first fall frost comes around October 23 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 16 (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.
Weather and gutters in Swede Heaven
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Swede Heaven; 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 Swede Heaven
Half the homes in Swede Heaven were built by 1989, 42% 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.
94% of households own their home, and 85% of homes are detached houses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Washington
Before hiring in Swede Heaven, ask which Washington license or registration the contractor holds and for a certificate of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Swede Heaven
With 16.3 days a year of an inch or more, a clogged gutter or a short downspout shows up here quickly. The line takes all of it: