An inch of rain can pour 600+ gallons off your roof

Here's the rule of thumb roofers use: every inch of rain that falls on about 1,000 square feet of roof produces roughly 600 gallons of runoff. A typical Florida home sheds well over a thousand gallons in a single afternoon downpour.

Your gutters exist to move all of that water away from the house. When they clog with palm fronds, oak debris, and shingle grit, that water instead spills over the edge — straight onto your foundation, fascia, and walls. In Florida's storm season, a blocked gutter can cause real water damage in a single heavy rain.