Henry County, Georgia
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Hampton, GA
A normal year in Hampton brings about 54 inches of rain; on roughly 14 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 15.1 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 11.7. That is about 33,600 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 USC00093271, 8 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Hampton sits among the fewest heavy-rain days of the 376 places in Georgia on this site (13.9 a year). Its housing ranks among the newest by median year built of the 375 places in Georgia on this site (half built by 2004). By first frost it falls near the middle of the 369 places in Georgia on this site (November 13).
When to clean gutters in Hampton
The first fall frost comes around November 13 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 20 (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 Hampton rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Hampton the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.98 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 900 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,800, 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 Hampton
Half the homes in Hampton were built by 2004, 15% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). Most houses here are young enough to have their first gutters, so cleanings, guards and small leaks come up more than replacements.
75% of households own their home, and 88% of homes are detached houses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.
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 Hampton
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 2004, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: