Harris County, Texas
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in West University Place, TX
West University Place gets about 60 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 20 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 16.9 inches; the driest is winter (December to February), with 12.4. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 37,500 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00414321, 5 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
For days with an inch of rain or more, West University Place ranks 16th for heavy-rain days of the 959 places in Texas on this site (19.6 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 1991).
When to clean gutters in West University Place
Frost is rare in West University Place, 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 West University Place rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In West University Place the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 10.12 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 11). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 710 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,420, 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 University Place
Half the homes in West University Place were built by 1991, 28% 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.
93% of households own their home, and 96% of homes are detached houses, 4% townhouses. 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 University Place what Texas requires of them for gutter work, and to show proof of insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in West University Place
With 19.6 days a year of an inch or more, a clogged gutter or a short downspout shows up here quickly. The line takes all of it: