City of Brookhaven
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Brookhaven, GA
51 inches a year, 15 of those days bringing an inch or more: that is what gutters in Brookhaven handle. Summer (June to August) is the wettest stretch (13.9 in). A modest 1,000-square-foot roof here sends 31,900 gallons a year down its downspouts.
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NOAA station USW00053863, 2 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Among metro places, Brookhaven is near the middle of the 76 places on this site (14.8 a year) for inch-plus rain days. House age: near the middle of the 76 places on this site (half built by 1992). First frost lands near the middle of the 76 places on this site (November 9).
Cleanout calendar
Median frost dates for Brookhaven: first in fall about November 9, last in spring about March 25 (NOAA). Fall cleanout after the frost, spring cleanout after the pollen: two visits cover most Atlanta yards with trees.
More on the timing, and on how the trees over a roof change it: when to clean gutters in metro Atlanta.
Downpours and downspouts
Atlanta thunderstorms are the real test. For Brookhaven, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.85 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 920 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,830 sq ft per 3×4.
Work out your own roof with the gutter size calculator, which uses this figure for Brookhaven.
Brookhaven’s houses
The typical house in Brookhaven dates to 1992, and 33% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Expect older gutters and tired fascia boards here.
Owners occupy 53% of homes; 40% are single-family detached and 10% attached. Townhome owners: your HOA may handle gutters, or set the colors.
Runoff, drains and the county
Brookhaven is an incorporated city, so questions about street drains, ditches and runoff start with the city’s public works office; DeKalb County answers for the unincorporated areas around it. A downspout that empties against the house undoes the gutter’s work; extend it or carry it away. Downspouts and drainage
Common calls from Brookhaven
Mostly newer houses (median 1992): cleanouts, guards and small fixes lead.