Gwinnett County, Georgia
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Lilburn, GA
A normal year in Lilburn brings about 56 inches of rain; on roughly 18 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 13.0. That is about 34,900 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 USC00096407, 6 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Lilburn sits 28th for heavy-rain days of the 376 places in Georgia on this site (17.9 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 1987). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 369 places in Georgia on this site (November 9).
When to clean gutters in Lilburn
The first fall frost comes around November 9 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 25 (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 Lilburn rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Lilburn the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.87 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 910 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,830, 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 Lilburn
Half the homes in Lilburn were built by 1987, 28% 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.
61% of households own their home, and 72% of homes are detached houses, 3% townhouses. 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 Lilburn
With 17.9 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: