Lithia Springs, unincorporated Douglas County
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Lithia Springs, GA
56 inches a year, 16 of those days bringing an inch or more: that is what gutters in Lithia Springs handle. Summer (June to August) is the wettest stretch (16.0 in). Each 1,000 square feet of roof drains 34,800 gallons a year.
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NOAA station USC00095404, 6 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Inch-plus rain days put Lithia Springs near the middle of the 76 places on this site (15.8 a year). Its housing stock is near the middle of the 76 places on this site (half built by 1990). For fall frost it is near the middle of the 76 places on this site (November 7).
Cleanout calendar
Median frost dates for Lithia Springs: first in fall about November 7, last in spring about March 27 (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 Lithia Springs, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.76 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 930 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,860 sq ft per 3×4.
Work out your own roof with the gutter size calculator, which uses this figure for Lithia Springs.
Lithia Springs’s houses
The typical house in Lithia Springs dates to 1990, and 30% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Expect older gutters and tired fascia boards here.
Owners occupy 42% of homes; 51% are single-family detached and 3% attached. Check HOA rules before changing gutter color or style.
Runoff, drains and the county
Lithia Springs is not a city; streets, drains and stormwater here are Douglas 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 Lithia Springs
15.8 inch-plus days a year expose clogs and short downspouts fast.