Redan, unincorporated DeKalb County
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Redan, GA
51 inches a year, 15 of those days bringing an inch or more: that is what gutters in Redan handle. 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, 12 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Inch-plus rain days put Redan near the middle of the 76 places on this site (14.8 a year). Its housing stock is near the middle of the 76 places on this site (half built by 1985). First frost lands near the middle of the 76 places on this site (November 9).
Cleanout calendar
Median frost dates for Redan: 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 Redan, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.84 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 Redan.
Redan’s houses
The typical house in Redan dates to 1985, and 28% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Expect older gutters and tired fascia boards here.
Owners occupy 59% of homes; 70% are single-family detached and 10% attached. Townhome owners: your HOA may handle gutters, or set the colors.
Runoff, drains and the county
Redan 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 Redan
Older housing (median 1985) means more replacement jobs and fascia work here.