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Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Jackson, GA

A normal year in Jackson brings about 51 inches of rain; on roughly 16 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 14.4 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 10.8. That is about 31,700 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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Jackson: rain and roofs

NOAA station USC00095666, 13 mi
51.1 in
Rain in a normal year, Jackson
NOAA normal, MCDONOUGH 5 ENE
16.1
Days with an inch or more
a year
31,700 gal
Water off 1,000 sq ft of roof in Jackson
0.62 gal per sq ft per inch
7.99 in/hr
5-minute downpour, once in 10 years
NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9
Nov 6
First fall frost
median date
1986
Median year homes were built
ACS 2020–2024
45%
Homes built before 1980
ACS 2020–2024
Winter14.4 in
Spring12.6 in
Summer13.3 in
Fall10.8 in

Bars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).

For days with an inch of rain or more, Jackson ranks 91st for heavy-rain days of the 376 places in Georgia on this site (16.1 a year). By the age of its homes it sits near the middle of the 375 places in Georgia on this site (half built by 1986). By its first fall frost it sits 84th earliest for the first fall frost of the 369 places in Georgia on this site (November 6).

When to clean gutters in Jackson

The first fall frost comes around November 6 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 31 (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 Jackson rain

What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Jackson the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.99 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 Jackson

Half the homes in Jackson were built by 1986, 45% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). In a neighborhood that age, many houses are on their second set of gutters or due for one, and the fascia board behind them is worth checking at the same visit. On a house built before 1978, replacing more than 20 square feet of painted fascia or trim falls under the EPA’s lead-safe rule, so ask whether the crew is certified.

52% of households own their home, and 69% 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 Jackson

With 16.1 days a year of an inch or more, a clogged gutter or a short downspout shows up here quickly. The line takes all of it:

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