Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Lebanon, TN

When to clean gutters in Lebanon

The first fall frost comes around October 28 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around April 6 (median dates, NOAA normals). A fall cleaning set for the weeks after that frost, when the branches over the house are bare, gets the year’s leaves in one trip; a spring visit follows once the pollen and catkins have come down.

When to clean gutters explains how the trees over a roof change the schedule.

Gutter and downspout size for Lebanon rain

The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In Lebanon the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.02 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 2). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 1,030 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 2,050, 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 Lebanon

Half the homes in Lebanon were built by 2001, 31% 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.

60% of households own their home, and 60% of homes are detached houses, 7% townhouses. If an association maintains the exterior, the gutters may be its job rather than yours; check before calling.

Hiring in Tennessee

Tennessee requires a home improvement license for residential projects from $3,000 to $24,999 only in the counties that adopted the law: Bradley, Davidson, Hamilton, Haywood, Knox, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford and Shelby. From $25,000 a contractor license is required statewide. In those nine counties, ask for the home improvement license number on any job of $3,000 or more and check it.

Source: Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors, Home Improvement. Look-up: Tennessee license verification.