Thurston County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Tanglewilde, WA
Rain in Tanglewilde adds up to about 51 inches in a normal year, with about 10 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 20.7 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 3.0. That is about 31,400 gallons a year off each 1,000 square feet of roof, every drop of it through a gutter and a downspout.
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NOAA station USW00024227, 8 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Tanglewilde sits 74th for heavy-rain days of the 344 places in Washington on this site (9.5 a year). By the age of its homes it sits 81st oldest by median year built of the 344 places in Washington on this site (half built by 1976). By first frost it falls 31st earliest for the first fall frost of the 344 places in Washington on this site (October 14).
When to clean gutters in Tanglewilde
The first fall frost comes around October 14 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 29 (median dates, NOAA normals). Booking the fall cleaning after the first frost, once the trees over the roof are bare, catches the season’s drop in one visit; the spring cleaning comes after the pollen and catkins are down.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Weather and gutters in Tanglewilde
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Tanglewilde; 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 Tanglewilde
Half the homes in Tanglewilde were built by 1976, 64% 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.
62% of households own their home, and 69% of homes are detached houses, 5% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Washington
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Tanglewilde which license or registration they hold in Washington, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Tanglewilde
With half the homes built by 1976, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: