Harris County, Georgia
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Cataula, GA
Cataula gets about 49 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 15 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 13.5 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 10.1. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 30,300 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USW00093842, 11 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, Cataula ranks near the middle of the 376 places in Georgia on this site (14.5 a year). By the age of its homes it sits among the newest by median year built of the 375 places in Georgia on this site (half built by 2001). The first frost here ranks near the middle of the 369 places in Georgia on this site (November 11).
When to clean gutters in Cataula
The first fall frost comes around November 11 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 21 (median dates, NOAA normals). Plan the fall visit for after the frost, when the trees over the roof have finished dropping, and the spring visit for after the pollen and catkins.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Gutter and downspout size for Cataula rain
Gutters are sized for the worst few minutes of a storm, not for the year. In Cataula the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 8.29 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 870 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,740, by the rule in the Copper Development Association’s design handbook. Try your own roof in the gutter and downspout calculator, which starts from this figure.
The houses in Cataula
Half the homes in Cataula were built by 2001, 22% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). With homes this new, the gutters are usually the builder’s originals; keeping them clear matters more than replacing them.
93% of households own their home, and 92% of homes are detached houses. Where an HOA governs the exterior, its rules on gutter color and style apply before any order is placed.
Hiring in Georgia
Georgia does not require a state contractor license for gutter work: the licensing board lists “Gutters and Downspouts” among the traditional specialty trades, which under O.C.G.A. § 43-41-17 need no residential or general contractor license when the work stays within the specialty. With no state license to look up, ask for proof of liability insurance, the city or county business license, and a written quote.
Source: Georgia Secretary of State, Traditional Specialty Contractors.
Gutter work in Cataula
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 2001, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: