Attaching Gutters To Rafter Tails

Attach the gutter brackets on every other rafter tail.

Attaching gutters to rafter tails.

Check the fascia for rot and make repairs if necessary before installing the gutters. These should be attached through fascia into rafter tails rather than to just the fascia for a secure and long lasting. On an old historic house in old town san diego there was a detailed open rafter tailed house that had a gutter system up into the roof in the area where the rafters tie into the walls the gutter was let in to the roof the only area left un guttered was the over hang section so still a little run off there but the majority was caught by. There are various ways of attaching rafters to a beam.

Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit. The house has exposed rafter tails that would be blocked by a gutter. I live in a rainy area and want to add gutters. Quality gutter installation usually makes use of fascia gutter brackets.

When building a patio roof it can be tricky to build the post and beam structures that support the rafters. Attach fascia brackets photo by mary beth montgomery. They re typically spaced 16 inches on center look for telltale nail heads. Greetings i am in the process of reroofing a 1924 bungalow.

Rafter design done right the most basic traditional rafter tail has a simple plumb cut at the end of true 2x lumber with the benefit of offering a robust surface for attaching a gutter. Rafter design done right rafter tails cut from true 2x material also can have a tapered bottom edge which adds a subtle suggestion of the craftsman s hand. I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4. Two thoughts i am thinking of making a triangle trim to nail onto the entire facia about 1 2 up from the bottom to make the gutter plumb or just nailing some square stock where the bottom of the gutter will land.

Make a mark at the chalk line on every other rafter tail. After you ve marked the location of each one drill pilot holes along every other rafter tail to make installation of the brackets easier. I m building a craftsman style home that will include exposed rafter tails. Locate the rafter tails behind the fascia.

Attaching rafters beams.