Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Westwego, LA
Westwego gets about 65 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 21 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 22.9 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 13.1. That is about 40,100 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 USW00012930, 1 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Westwego sits near the middle of the 269 places in Louisiana on this site (20.6 a year). Its housing ranks 34th oldest by median year built of the 269 places in Louisiana on this site (half built by 1970).
When to clean gutters in Westwego
Frost is rare in Westwego, 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 Westwego rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Westwego the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 10.51 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 690 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,370, 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 Westwego
Half the homes in Westwego were built by 1970, 75% 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.
49% of households own their home, and 66% of homes are detached houses, 7% townhouses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
Hiring in Louisiana
Licensing for gutter work differs from state to state; ask a contractor in Westwego which license or registration they hold in Louisiana, and for proof of liability insurance. Hiring a gutter contractor
Gutter work in Westwego
With half the homes built by 1970, replacement gutters and the fascia behind them come up more often here than in newer suburbs. The line takes all of it: