Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Smyrna, GA

Cleanout calendar

Median frost dates for Smyrna: first in fall about November 7, last in spring about March 27 (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 Smyrna, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.86 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 920 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,830 sq ft per 3×4.

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

Smyrna’s houses

The typical house in Smyrna dates to 1989, and 28% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Plenty of these houses are due for new gutters, and the fascia boards deserve a look at the same time.

Owners occupy 57% of homes; 45% are single-family detached and 17% attached. In HOA neighborhoods, ask the association first.

Runoff, drains and the county

Smyrna is an incorporated city, so questions about street drains, ditches and runoff start with the city’s public works office; Cobb County answers for the unincorporated areas around it. 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