City of McDonough
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in McDonough, GA
51 inches a year, 16 of those days bringing an inch or more: that is what gutters in McDonough handle. Winter (December to February) is the wettest stretch (14.4 in). Picture 31,700 gallons a year coming off each 1,000 square feet of shingles.
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NOAA station USC00095666, 7 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
McDonough lands near the middle of the 76 places on this site (16.1 a year) on inch-plus rain days. On house age it is among the newest by median year built of the 76 places on this site (half built by 2006). Frost timing: 13th earliest for the first fall frost of the 76 places on this site (November 6).
Cleanout calendar
Median frost dates for McDonough: first in fall about November 6, last in spring about March 31 (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
Think of the five minutes when a storm opens up. For McDonough, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.92 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 910 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,820 sq ft per 3×4.
Work out your own roof with the gutter size calculator, which uses this figure for McDonough.
McDonough’s houses
The typical house in McDonough dates to 2006, and 13% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Newer houses usually still carry the builder’s gutters, so most calls are cleanouts, guards and small leaks.
Owners occupy 50% of homes; 60% are single-family detached and 6% attached. Check HOA rules before changing gutter color or style.
Runoff, drains and the county
McDonough is an incorporated city, so questions about street drains, ditches and runoff start with the city’s public works office; Henry 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
Common calls from McDonough
16.1 inch-plus days a year expose clogs and short downspouts fast.