Harris County, Georgia
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Ellerslie, GA
Ellerslie 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. That is about 30,300 gallons a year off each 1,000 square feet of roof, every drop of it through a gutter and a downspout.
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NOAA station USW00093842, 12 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Ellerslie sits near the middle of the 376 places in Georgia on this site (14.5 a year). Its housing ranks among the newest by median year built of the 375 places in Georgia on this site (half built by 1995). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 369 places in Georgia on this site (November 11).
When to clean gutters in Ellerslie
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). Booking the fall cleaning after the first frost, once the trees over the roof are bare, catches the season’s drop in one visit; the spring cleaning comes after the pollen and catkins are down.
When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.
Gutter and downspout size for Ellerslie rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie
Half the homes in Ellerslie were built by 1995, 14% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Houses that age have often had their gutters replaced once already; if not, the original runs and the boards behind them deserve a close look.
98% of households own their home, and 100% of homes are detached houses. In a townhouse or HOA community, check who owns the gutters and what colors are allowed before booking.
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 Ellerslie
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1995, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: