Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Marietta, GA

Cleanout calendar

Median frost dates for Marietta: first in fall about November 7, last in spring about March 27 (NOAA). Schedule the leaf cleanout once the frost has come and the hardwoods are bare, and a second pass after the spring pine pollen.

More on the timing, and on how the trees over a roof change it: when to clean gutters in metro Atlanta.

Downpours and downspouts

Summer storms here dump rain in bursts. For Marietta, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.97 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 900 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,810 sq ft per 3×4.

Work out your own roof with the gutter size calculator, which uses this figure for Marietta.

Marietta’s houses

The typical house in Marietta dates to 1986, and 35% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Original gutters on houses this age are near the end of their run; check the wood they hang on too.

Owners occupy 47% of homes; 44% are single-family detached and 12% attached. In HOA neighborhoods, ask the association first.

Runoff, drains and the county

Marietta is an incorporated city, so questions about street drains, ditches and runoff start with the city’s public works office; Cobb County answers for the unincorporated areas around it. The gutter’s job ends at the downspout: water let out next to the foundation can come back as a wet crawl space or a washed-out bed. Downspouts and drainage