Attaching Gutters To Rafter Tails

The most common method of fastening them to the top of a beam is to drive in screws at an angle.

Attaching gutters to rafter tails.

Attaching rafters beams. Bore a inch diameter pilot hole through the fascia and into the rafter tail at each mark. 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. There are various ways of attaching rafters to a beam.

How to attach guttering to existing fascia 1. Here are some tips for how to do this. To do this the notch in the tail is cut plumb because the size of modern aluminum gutters has a greater depth than original wood gutters and doesn t fit in the notch. Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia down to rafter tails.

Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board. Attach fascia brackets photo by mary beth montgomery. Attach the fascia brackets to using 1 4 inch 0 64 cm stainless steel lag screws. Virtually every house built in the era of yours has gutters hanging from the rafter tails.

They would notch the top of. You may apply soap for making it easier for penetrating the fascia. Make a mark at the chalk line on every other rafter tail. When building a patio roof it can be tricky to build the post and beam structures that support the rafters.

Check the fascia for rot and make repairs if necessary before installing the gutters. If a soffit conceals the rafters look for tell tale. Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails. 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 and a more modern appearance to the house.

Locate the rafter tails behind the fascia. Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit. I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4. Often the owner of a home at one time or another has a gutter company remove the original wooden gutters and install aluminum gutters.

Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches. Locate each rafter tail usually spaced every 16 inches 40 6 cm apart by looking for their signature nail heads. The typical ones back then were cedar i ve repaired ones up to 40 ft long. Attach the gutter brackets on every other rafter tail.