Professional Gutter Cleaning in Hobbs, NM

While Hobbs receives only 16 inches of annual rainfall, gutter maintenance remains critical. Our Permian Basin oil field environment creates steady industrial dust accumulation and our monsoon season concentration requires clear systems for foundation protection.

Oil Field Industrial Dust

Hobbs sits in the heart of Permian Basin oil and gas operations. The combination of industrial activity, unpaved access roads, well pad operations, truck traffic, and energy sector facilities generates persistent dust that affects everything—including residential gutters.

This industrial dust differs from typical residential accumulation. It's heavier, stickier when wet, and often contains petroleum residues that accelerate aluminum corrosion. It settles in gutters year-round, accumulating to depths of 1-2 inches between cleanings—more than typical residential properties experience elsewhere.

When wetted by occasional rains or summer monsoons, this material forms dense, heavy mud that drastically reduces flow capacity and adds substantial weight loading to mounting systems already stressed by High Plains wind. Regular cleaning prevents both overflow problems and accelerated corrosion from extended exposure to petroleum-contaminated dust.

High Plains Wind Debris

Sustained 20-30 mph winds carry debris from surrounding open terrain. Russian thistle (tumbleweed) fragments are especially problematic—they blow into neighborhoods from undeveloped areas and lodge in gutters, creating substantial blockages. Combined with the occasional landscaping tree material, debris accumulates steadily despite our semi-arid climate.

Even without significant rainfall, this organic material combined with industrial dust builds over months. When July monsoons arrive with sudden intensity, it swells and creates clogs at downspout outlets—the worst possible timing for our most intense rainfall events.

Pre-Monsoon Cleaning Critical

June cleaning before monsoon season (July-September) is essential in Hobbs. Despite our minimal annual rainfall total, monsoon flash floods produce the year's most intense precipitation. A single cell can exceed one inch in under an hour—far beyond what partially clogged gutters can handle.

We routinely see monsoon overflow damage that could have been prevented with pre-season cleaning. Water sheeting over gutters saturates foundations in our caliche-clay soil that doesn't drain efficiently, leading to expensive structural issues in a market where energy sector property values make foundation protection especially important.