King County, Washington
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WA
Rain in Union Hill-Novelty Hill adds up to about 38 inches in a normal year, with about 4 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 14.2 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 3.4. Off a 1,000-square-foot roof, that comes to about 23,400 gallons a year for the gutters to carry.
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NOAA station USW00094290, 11 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
By heavy-rain days, Union Hill-Novelty Hill falls near the middle of the 344 places in Washington on this site (4.2 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 2001). By first frost it falls among the latest for the first fall frost of the 344 places in Washington on this site (November 23).
When to clean gutters in Union Hill-Novelty Hill
The first fall frost comes around November 23 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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill
NOAA Atlas 14 does not cover Washington and Oregon, so there is no current federal estimate of the short downpour for Union Hill-Novelty Hill; 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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill
Half the homes in Union Hill-Novelty Hill were built by 2001, 13% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). With homes this new, the gutters are usually the builder’s originals; keeping them clear matters more than replacing them.
86% of households own their home, and 82% of homes are detached houses, 9% 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 Union Hill-Novelty Hill which license or registration they hold in Washington, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Union Hill-Novelty Hill
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 2001, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: