Pierce County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Tacoma, WA
Rain in Tacoma adds up to about 41 inches in a normal year, with about 6 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 16.1 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 2.8. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 25,300 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USC00458278, 2 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Tacoma falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (6.1 a year). By the age of its homes it sits 32nd oldest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1967). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 14).
When to clean gutters in Tacoma
The first fall frost comes around November 14 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 8 (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 Tacoma
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Tacoma; 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 Tacoma
Half the homes in Tacoma were built by 1967, 65% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Houses that age have often had their gutters replaced once already; if not, the original runs and the boards behind them deserve a close look. 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.
56% of households own their home, and 62% of homes are detached houses, 3% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
Hiring in Washington
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Tacoma which license or registration they hold in Washington, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Tacoma
With half the homes built by 1967, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: