Clackamas County, Oregon

What this place does to a house

• Freezes are rare here — which is exactly why they do damage. Nobody's plumbing is ready for the one week it matters.
• This is a humid climate: crawlspaces and attics grow problems quietly. A 10-minute look twice a year beats a $6,000 mold remediation.

The numbers we plan around

Frost

First frost usually lands around November 14, and the last one lets go around March 27 — figure ~42 freezing days in between.

The air

Humid most of the year — moisture is the quiet enemy here.

The load

Heating season rules the calendar — the furnace does the year's heavy lifting.

Termites

Light pressure across this part of the country — a regional band, not a guess at your street.

Radon

EPA Zone 2 — the middle band. A one-time test settles it.

Wildfire

Wildfire risk shows up in dry years — worth a spring look at what grows against the house.

What jobs cost here

Labor here runs about 8% above the national average — every price band on this site adjusts for it.

• Flush your water heater$130–$245 herenational: $120–$225
• Chimney sweep and inspection$160–$380 herenational: $150–$350
• Fall heating-season checkup$95–$205 herenational: $90–$190

The year here, at a glance

Planned for a typical local house — a 1980s–'90s build on a crawlspace with a gas furnace, tank water heater, and shingle roof, on city water and sewer. Different house?The app rebuilds the year around yours.

1. January12 tasks
2. February12 tasks
3. March11 tasks
4. April12 tasks
5. May11 tasks
6. June11 tasks
7. July8 tasks
8. August6 tasks
9. September7 tasks
10. October12 tasks
11. November12 tasks
12. December5 tasks

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