How To Install Gutters On Rafter Tails

Begin by installing a slip joint splice on each end of an inside corner fitting.

How to install gutters on rafter tails.

Fortunately there is an easy solution. Make a mark at the chalk line on every other rafter tail. Use a square and pencil to mark the gutter length and cut to the line. Mount the gutters to the fascia.

Find the location of the rafter tails behind the fascia board. Then trim the first section of the gutter to length with tin snips. They re typically spaced 16 inches on center look for telltale nail heads. Cut the gutters to size with a hacksaw and heavy duty tin snips.

Frequently when i get to the repair of rotten rafter tails modifications have already been done in an attempt to solve the problem. Bore a inch diameter pilot hole through the fascia and into the rafter tail at each mark. The house has exposed rafter tails that would be blocked by a gutter. Attach the gutter s fascia brackets to the rafter tails.

Asking your gutter installation company to. How to attach guttering to existing fascia 1. I live in a rainy area and want to add gutters. Often the owner of a home at one time or another has a gutter company remove the original wooden gutters and install aluminum gutters.

A lot of times when gutter installation companies are called to install gutter they are also called to replace rafter tails. Drill a 1 8 inch 0 32 cm pilot hole through the fascia and. Slide the splices on as far as they ll go. The gutters can be attached in several ways including brackets attached to the tails hangers attached to the roof under the shingles or a 1x4 fascia board can be attached to the tails to go behind the gutter and the gutter can be attached to the board.

Mark the point to be cut on the gutters with an. Greetings i am in the process of reroofing a 1924 bungalow. If a soffit conceals the rafters look for tell tale. Mounting the gutters 1.