Attaching Gutters To Rafter Tails

Attaching rafters beams.

Attaching gutters to rafter tails.

There are various ways of attaching rafters to a beam. Greetings i am in the process of reroofing a 1924 bungalow. I live in a rainy area and want to add gutters. They re typically spaced 16 inches on center look for telltale nail heads.

Attach fascia brackets photo by mary beth montgomery. These should be attached through fascia into rafter tails rather than to just the fascia for a secure and long lasting. 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.

Here are some tips for how to do this. Attach the gutter brackets 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. 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.

Check the fascia for rot and make repairs if necessary before installing the gutters. Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit. Locate the rafter tails behind the fascia. 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.

I m building a craftsman style home that will include exposed 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. The house has exposed rafter tails that would be blocked by a gutter. Locate each rafter tail usually spaced every 16 inches 40 6 cm apart by looking for their signature nail heads.

Make a mark at the chalk line on every other rafter tail.