Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in North Druid Hills, GA

Cleanout calendar

Median frost dates for North Druid Hills: first in fall about November 9, last in spring about March 25 (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 North Druid Hills, 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 Druid Hills.

North Druid Hills’s houses

The typical house in North Druid Hills dates to 1985, and 40% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Original gutters on houses this age are near the end of their run; check the wood they hang on too. Painted fascia on pre-1978 houses brings in the EPA lead-safe rule above 20 square feet; ask for a certified crew.

Owners occupy 40% of homes; 27% are single-family detached and 10% attached. In HOA neighborhoods, ask the association first.

Runoff, drains and the county

North Druid Hills 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. 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