Candler-McAfee, unincorporated DeKalb County
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Candler-McAfee, GA
Around Candler-McAfee, the NOAA normal is 51 inches a year, with 15 inch-plus days. 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, 10 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Candler-McAfee lands near the middle of the 76 places on this site (14.8 a year) on inch-plus rain days. Its housing stock is 2nd oldest by median year built of the 76 places on this site (half built by 1963). First frost lands near the middle of the 76 places on this site (November 9).
Cleanout calendar
Median frost dates for Candler-McAfee: 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 Candler-McAfee, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.80 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 920 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,850 sq ft per 3×4.
Work out your own roof with the gutter size calculator, which uses this figure for Candler-McAfee.
Candler-McAfee’s houses
The typical house in Candler-McAfee dates to 1963, and 83% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Expect older gutters and tired fascia boards here. Painted fascia on pre-1978 houses brings in the EPA lead-safe rule above 20 square feet; ask for a certified crew.
Owners occupy 67% of homes; 68% are single-family detached and 5% attached. Townhome owners: your HOA may handle gutters, or set the colors.
Runoff, drains and the county
Candler-McAfee is not a city; streets, drains and stormwater here are DeKalb County’s. DeKalb County bills a stormwater fee of $120 a year for a single-family home here, with credits of up to 40%.More on DeKalb County. A downspout that empties against the house undoes the gutter’s work; extend it or carry it away. Downspouts and drainage
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Older housing (median 1963) means more replacement jobs and fascia work here.