Henry County, Georgia
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in McDonough, GA
McDonough gets about 51 inches of rain in a normal year, and on about 16 days a year an inch or more falls in a single day. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 14.4 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 10.8. Every 1,000 square feet of roof sheds about 31,700 gallons a year, and all of it goes through the gutters.
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NOAA station USC00095666, 7 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
For days with an inch of rain or more, McDonough ranks 91st for heavy-rain days of the 376 places in Georgia on this site (16.1 a year). By house age it falls among the newest by median year built of the 375 places in Georgia on this site (half built by 2006). The first frost here ranks 84th earliest for the first fall frost of the 369 places in Georgia on this site (November 6).
When to clean gutters in McDonough
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 McDonough rain
Gutters are sized for the worst few minutes of a storm, not for the year. In McDonough the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.92 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 1,820, 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 McDonough
Half the homes in McDonough were built by 2006, 13% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024). With homes this new, the gutters are usually the builder’s originals; keeping them clear matters more than replacing them.
50% of households own their home, and 60% of homes are detached houses, 6% townhouses. Where an HOA governs the exterior, its rules on gutter color and style apply before any order is placed.
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 McDonough
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: