Fulton County, Georgia
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in South Fulton, GA
A normal year in South Fulton brings about 50 inches of rain; on roughly 15 of its days, an inch or more comes down at once. The wettest season is winter (December to February), with about 13.7 inches; the driest is fall (September to November), with 11.1. That is about 31,300 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 USW00013874, 8 miBars to one scale; the longest is winter (December to February).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, South Fulton sits near the middle of the 376 places in Georgia on this site (14.9 a year). Its housing ranks among the newest by median year built of the 375 places in Georgia on this site (half built by 2002). By first frost it falls among the latest for the first fall frost of the 369 places in Georgia on this site (November 20).
When to clean gutters in South Fulton
The first fall frost comes around November 20 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 15 (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 South Fulton rain
The short, hard downpour is what a gutter is sized for. In South Fulton the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.70 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 940 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,870, 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 South Fulton
Half the homes in South Fulton were built by 2002, 23% 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.
70% of households own their home, and 78% of homes are detached houses, 5% townhouses. 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 South Fulton
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 2002, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: