Hunt County, Texas
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in West Tawakoni, TX
West Tawakoni gets about 44 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 14 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is spring (March to May), with about 13.0 inches; the driest is summer (June to August), with 8.4. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 27,400 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00414980, 9 miBars to one scale; the longest is spring (March to May).
For days with an inch of rain or more, West Tawakoni ranks near the middle of the 959 places in Texas on this site (13.6 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 959 places in Texas on this site (half built by 1986). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 821 places in Texas on this site (November 14).
When to clean gutters in West Tawakoni
The first fall frost comes around November 14 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 16 (median dates, NOAA normals). Plan the fall visit for after the frost, when the trees over the roof have finished dropping, and the spring visit for after the pollen and catkins.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Gutter and downspout size for West Tawakoni rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In West Tawakoni the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.38 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 11). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 860 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,720, 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 West Tawakoni
Half the homes in West Tawakoni were built by 1986, 35% 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.
78% of households own their home, and 52% of homes are detached houses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Texas
Ask any contractor working in West Tawakoni what Texas requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in West Tawakoni
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1986, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: