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Panthersville, unincorporated DeKalb County

Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Panthersville, GA

Around Panthersville, the NOAA normal is 50 inches a year, with 15 inch-plus days. Winter (December to February) is the wettest stretch (13.7 in). Each 1,000 square feet of roof drains 31,300 gallons a year.

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Panthersville: rain and roofs

NOAA station USW00013874, 11 mi
50.4″
Panthersville: yearly rain
ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTL AP station
14.9
Inch-plus rain days
per year
31,300
Roof runoff, Panthersville
gallons per 1,000 sq ft a year
7.80″/hr
Design burst
5 min, 10-year (Atlas 14)
Nov 20
Frost arrives
median first fall frost
1976
Typical house built
median, Census ACS
65%
Pre-1980 houses
Census ACS
Winter13.7 in
Spring12.1 in
Summer13.6 in
Fall11.1 in

Bars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).

Among metro places, Panthersville is near the middle of the 76 places on this site (14.9 a year) for inch-plus rain days. House age: 15th oldest by median year built of the 76 places on this site (half built by 1976). First frost lands among the latest for the first fall frost of the 76 places on this site (November 20).

Cleanout calendar

Median frost dates for Panthersville: first in fall about November 20, last in spring about March 15 (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 Panthersville, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.80 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 920 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,850 sq ft per 3×4.

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

Panthersville’s houses

The typical house in Panthersville dates to 1976, and 65% 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 46% of homes; 47% are single-family detached and 4% attached. Check HOA rules before changing gutter color or style.

Runoff, drains and the county

Panthersville 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 Panthersville

Older housing (median 1976) means more replacement jobs and fascia work here.

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