Barrow County, Georgia
Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Statham, GA
Rain in Statham adds up to about 51 inches in a normal year, with about 15 days that bring an inch or more. The wettest season is summer (June to August), with about 14.2 inches; the driest is spring (March to May), with 11.6. 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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NOAA station USC00098950, 7 miBars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).
Counting days with an inch of rain or more, Statham sits near the middle of the 376 places in Georgia on this site (15.3 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 1992). By its first fall frost it sits near the middle of the 369 places in Georgia on this site (November 8).
When to clean gutters in Statham
The first fall frost comes around November 8 in a typical year here, and the last spring frost around March 27 (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 Statham rain
What overwhelms a gutter is a burst, not a season. In Statham the five-minute rain expected about once in ten years falls at 7.75 inches an hour (NOAA Atlas 14 Volume 9). At that rate one 2-by-3-inch downspout drains about 930 square feet of roof and one 3-by-4-inch downspout about 1,860, 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 Statham
Half the homes in Statham were built by 1992, 27% 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.
80% of households own their home, and 82% 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 Statham
In a neighborhood with half its homes built by 1992, the usual calls are cleaning, guards and small repairs. The line takes all of it: