North Decatur, unincorporated DeKalb County
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in North Decatur, GA
Metro Atlanta weather, North Decatur edition: 51 inches of rain in an average year and 15 days with an inch or more. Summer (June to August) is the wettest stretch (13.9 in). Each 1,000 square feet of roof drains 31,900 gallons a year.
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NOAA station USW00053863, 5 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Inch-plus rain days put North Decatur near the middle of the 76 places on this site (14.8 a year). House age: 12th oldest by median year built of the 76 places on this site (half built by 1974). For fall frost it is near the middle of the 76 places on this site (November 9).
Cleanout calendar
Median frost dates for North Decatur: first in fall about November 9, 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 North Decatur, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.82 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 920 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,840 sq ft per 3×4.
Work out your own roof with the gutter size calculator, which uses this figure for North Decatur.
North Decatur’s houses
The typical house in North Decatur dates to 1974, and 55% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Expect older gutters and tired fascia boards here. Painted fascia on pre-1978 houses brings in the EPA lead-safe rule above 20 square feet; ask for a certified crew.
Owners occupy 57% of homes; 46% are single-family detached and 9% attached. Check HOA rules before changing gutter color or style.
Runoff, drains and the county
North Decatur is not a city; streets, drains and stormwater here are DeKalb County’s. DeKalb County bills a stormwater fee of $120 a year for a single-family home here, with credits of up to 40%.More on DeKalb County. 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 North Decatur
Older housing (median 1974) means more replacement jobs and fascia work here.