Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Snellville, GA

Cleanout calendar

Median frost dates for Snellville: first in fall about November 7, last in spring about April 3 (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

Think of the five minutes when a storm opens up. For Snellville, 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 Snellville.

Snellville’s houses

The typical house in Snellville dates to 1989, and 30% predate 1980 (Census ACS). Original gutters on houses this age are near the end of their run; check the wood they hang on too.

Owners occupy 81% of homes; 91% are single-family detached and 3% attached. Check HOA rules before changing gutter color or style.

Runoff, drains and the county

Snellville is an incorporated city, so questions about street drains, ditches and runoff start with the city’s public works office; Gwinnett 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