Attaching Gutters To Rafter Tails

After you ve marked the location of each one drill pilot holes along every other rafter tail to make installation of the brackets easier.

Attaching gutters to rafter tails. When building a patio roof it can be tricky to build the post and beam structures that support the rafters. Attaching rafters beams. The typical ones back then were cedar i ve repaired ones up to 40 ft long. Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board.

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. Bore a inch diameter pilot hole through the fascia and into the rafter tail at each mark. 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. Check the fascia for rot and make repairs if necessary before installing the gutters.

Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia down to rafter tails. Locate the rafter tails behind the fascia. Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches. Often the owner of a home at one time or another has a gutter company remove the original wooden gutters and install aluminum gutters.

I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4. They would notch the top of. The most common method of fastening them to the top of a beam is to drive in screws at an angle. 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.

If a soffit conceals the rafters look for tell tale. There are various ways of attaching rafters to a beam. Make a mark at the chalk line on every other rafter tail. 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.

Attach fascia brackets photo by mary beth montgomery. Virtually every house built in the era of yours has gutters hanging from the rafter tails. Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails. You may apply soap for making it easier for penetrating the fascia.

They re typically spaced 16 inches on center look for telltale nail heads. Attach the fascia brackets to using 1 4 inch 0 64 cm stainless steel lag screws. Attach the gutter brackets on every other rafter tail. Here are some tips for how to do this.