Irondale, unincorporated Clayton County
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Irondale, GA
53 inches a year, 15 of those days bringing an inch or more: that is what gutters in Irondale handle. Winter (December to February) is the wettest stretch (14.8 in). Each 1,000 square feet of roof drains 32,800 gallons a year.
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NOAA station USC00094700, 3 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
Irondale lands near the middle of the 76 places on this site (15.1 a year) on inch-plus rain days. Its housing stock is near the middle of the 76 places on this site (half built by 1994). First frost lands among the latest for the first fall frost of the 76 places on this site (November 12).
Cleanout calendar
Median frost dates for Irondale: first in fall about November 12, last in spring about March 25 (NOAA). Wait for the frost and bare branches before the fall cleanout; come back after the yellow spring pollen settles.
More on the timing, and on how the trees over a roof change it: when to clean gutters in metro Atlanta.
Downpours and downspouts
Think of the five minutes when a storm opens up. For Irondale, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.86 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 Irondale.
Irondale’s houses
The typical house in Irondale dates to 1994, and 14% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Expect older gutters and tired fascia boards here.
Owners occupy 69% of homes; 76% are single-family detached and 4% attached. Check HOA rules before changing gutter color or style.
Runoff, drains and the county
Irondale is not a city; streets, drains and stormwater here are Clayton County’s. Wherever the water goes, it should leave the downspout well clear of the foundation and the beds along it. Downspouts and drainage
Common calls from Irondale
Mostly newer houses (median 1994): cleanouts, guards and small fixes lead.