City of Newnan
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Newnan, GA
53 inches a year, 16 of those days bringing an inch or more: that is what gutters in Newnan handle. Winter (December to February) is the wettest stretch (15.1 in). A modest 1,000-square-foot roof here sends 32,600 gallons a year down its downspouts.
Call (888) 217-8865 free call to a gutter contractor serving NewnanNewnan: rain and roofs
NOAA station USC00096335, 8 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
Among metro places, Newnan is near the middle of the 76 places on this site (15.7 a year) for inch-plus rain days. House age: among the newest by median year built of the 76 places on this site (half built by 2002). First frost lands 1st earliest for the first fall frost of the 76 places on this site (November 2).
Cleanout calendar
Median frost dates for Newnan: first in fall about November 2, last in spring about April 3 (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 Newnan, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.85 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 Newnan.
Newnan’s houses
The typical house in Newnan dates to 2002, and 24% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Builder gutters, mostly in fine shape: cleaning and guards are the common jobs.
Owners occupy 57% of homes; 61% are single-family detached and 7% attached. In HOA neighborhoods, ask the association first.
Runoff, drains and the county
Newnan is an incorporated city, so questions about street drains, ditches and runoff start with the city’s public works office; Coweta County answers for the unincorporated areas around it. A downspout that empties against the house undoes the gutter’s work; extend it or carry it away. Downspouts and drainage
Common calls from Newnan
15.7 inch-plus days a year expose clogs and short downspouts fast.