A dry Halloween weekend, then Tacoma’s wettest month. This is the gutter-cleaning window

Eric October 29, 2026 No Comments

Showers end Friday and forecasters expect a drier pattern into the middle of next week, right before Tacoma's wettest month. Here's how to use the window.

Falls are the top killer in Washington construction. Your gutter ladder carries the same risk

Eric October 28, 2026 No Comments

Washington L&I just fined roofing companies more than $440,000 for skipping fall protection. Homeowners cleaning gutters climb to the same heights with none of it.

Record El Niño points to a warm Washington winter. Warm isn’t dry for your gutters

Eric October 27, 2026 No Comments

Forecasters give the Pacific Northwest high odds of a warmer-than-average winter, but rain odds are a coin flip. A warm winter turns more storms into runoff through your gutters.

Seattle says it’s ‘drainy season.’ The first drain your leaves clog is on your roof

Eric October 26, 2026 No Comments

Seattle Public Utilities is asking residents to keep fall leaves out of storm drains. Its own guidance also says to clean gutters and downspouts at least twice a year.

Western Washington’s first real fall rain ends a historically dry October

Eric October 25, 2026 No Comments

Sunday's storm dropped more rain in one morning than the Seattle area saw all October. Here's why the first rain after a dry spell clogs gutters, and how to read…

Category: Tacoma & Seattle Gutter News

A dry Halloween weekend, then Tacoma’s wettest month. This is the gutter-cleaning window

Falls are the top killer in Washington construction. Your gutter ladder carries the same risk

Record El Niño points to a warm Washington winter. Warm isn’t dry for your gutters

Seattle says it’s ‘drainy season.’ The first drain your leaves clog is on your roof

Western Washington’s first real fall rain ends a historically dry October