Gutter installation in Hardeeville keeps pace with one of the fastest-growing cities in South Carolina. Census Bureau estimates show Hardeeville climbing from 7,527 residents in April 2020 to 16,459 by July 2025, more than double in five years. Most of those people moved into brand-new houses, and A&A Island Services installs and upgrades the gutters on them.
New Builds, Older Homes and Flat Ground in Hardeeville
Census Reporter's summary of the 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey counts about 69 percent of Hardeeville's housing units as built in 2010 or later, and about 22 percent in 2020 or later. More is coming. East Argent was planned for about 9,500 residential units on 7,351 acres between US 278 and SC 170, and a 2025 report said Carolina Station, off US 278, is expected to bring 3,800 homes.
On a new home, ask what came with it. This Old House calls the 5-inch K-style gutter the standard starting point, rated for up to 5,520 square feet of drainage area, while a 6-inch gutter handles about 7,960. If your builder hung 5-inch gutters with 2-by-3 downspouts on a large or steep roof, moving up to 6-inch seamless gutters with 3-by-4 downspouts adds real capacity. Galvalume gutters are another choice if you want a steel system.
Older homes are a different job. The same survey counts 154 Hardeeville units built in 1939 or earlier, and downtown still shows its timber past with a restored 1910 Argent Lumber Company locomotive at 36 Main Street. If your older house never had gutters, a first system protects siding, steps and beds that have taken roof runoff for decades.
Ground is the last factor. Wikipedia notes the city sits on the coastal plain at about 20 feet above sea level with very few changes in elevation, so water dropped beside a foundation tends to stay there. We plan downspouts and extensions that carry it toward swales, drains or open yard. In a planned community, check with your POA or ARB on color and approval before work starts.