Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Scottdale, GA

Cleanout calendar

Median frost dates for Scottdale: 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 Scottdale, 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 Scottdale.

Scottdale’s houses

The typical house in Scottdale dates to 1984, and 45% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Plenty of these houses are due for new gutters, and the fascia boards deserve a look at the same time. Painted fascia on pre-1978 houses brings in the EPA lead-safe rule above 20 square feet; ask for a certified crew.

Owners occupy 55% of homes; 50% are single-family detached and 9% attached. In HOA neighborhoods, ask the association first.

Runoff, drains and the county

Scottdale 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