When Lyman gutters fill up
Trees common in the region, including sweetgum, red maple, water oak, broadleaf live oak, and southern magnolia, drop heavy debris into gutter systems. Loblolly pine, longleaf pine, and slash pine shed pine needles all year long, while yellow pollen covers roofs each spring and sweetgum balls fill gutters in fall. Leaf drop usually peaks in late October. Although freezing nights happen in South Carolina, ice dams in gutters are not an issue and snow is rare. We recommend gutter cleaning at least twice a year, spring and fall, to remove fresh pollen, spring leaf drop, and heavy fall debris before standing water damages the roofline.