How Much Rain Does My Roof Get?

You'll probably be shocked to learn just how much water pummels Indiana roofs each year. The average Indiana home of just 1,700 square feet — much smaller than the typical Fishers or Carmel home, mind you — saw 49.75 inches of rainfall last year. That adds up to more than 52,000 gallons of water rushing over your roof, and (hopefully) through your gutters. That's not just a ton of water, it's more than 220 tons. If your home is larger than that mark, which is the case for the majority of our customers, you can easily double or triple that figure.

Stated eloquently, that's a lot of water. It's this immense and perpetual onslaught of water that slowly wears down your roof by carrying away loose material, especially on shingled roofs. This loose material is the single most common cause of the clogged gutters and drainage systems we see in Fishers and the rest of greater Indianapolis, even more so than leaves! More than enough material can be washed down each year to cause clogs and overflows completely by itself, and even a small buildup can make it much harder for other debris like tree litter to flow through unimpeded.

Hopefully considering this impressive volume might make it easier to understand the importance of maintaining a sealed structure with proper drainage. If even a small fraction of those 52,000 gallons makes it anywhere inside your home, you're in for a pretty bad day. Even worse, you probably won't have any idea how extensive the damage has become until you find a few inches of water in your basement or find out about it right when you're trying to sell your home. So let's avoid all of that headache, and book your appointment with Done Gutter in just a few seconds!