Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Tampa, FL

When to clean gutters in Tampa

Frost is rare in Tampa, and in many years there is none (NOAA normals). With no hard freeze to strip the trees, the fall cleaning follows the leaf drop itself; book it once the trees over the roof are bare, and plan a second visit in spring.

When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.

Gutter and downspout size for Tampa rain

What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Tampa the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 9.68 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 740 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,490, 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 Tampa

Half the homes in Tampa were built by 1984, 46% 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.

50% of households own their home, and 51% of homes are detached houses, 7% townhouses. Where an HOA governs the exterior, its rules on gutter color and style apply before any order is placed.

Hiring in Florida

Ask any contractor working in Tampa what Florida requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor