Exposed Rafter Tails With Gutters

Quality gutter installation usually makes use of fascia gutter brackets.

Exposed rafter tails with gutters.

Greetings i am in the process of reroofing a 1924 bungalow. See more ideas about exposed rafters rafter tails rafter. Exposed rafter tails gutters. Sep 30 2012 installing gutters on bungalows with exposed rafter tails isn t an easy task.

I d like to have the rafter tails on our house porch exposed but our builder seems to be unsure about how to handle the gutters. Can the gutters go on top of the rafter tails. The house has exposed rafter tails that would be blocked by a gutter. Bungalow gutter bracket co.

I don t know enough to understand so have any of the rest of you dealt with this. I live in a rainy area and want to add gutters. Now with manufactured trusses and alternative framing options rafter tails are typically made of boards scribed onto the rafter or the trusses for decorative purposes. These should be attached through fascia into rafter tails rather than to just the fascia for a secure and long lasting.

6 circle w spring 11 shank exposed rafter fastened with speed master screws. Jobs with rafter tails rather than a fascia boards will require the use of a rafter mounted shank. 6 12 roof pitch shown. Often found on craftsman bungalows exposed rafter tails were originally and literally the roof rafters extending out of the house.

Roof mounted shank circle with recessed fascia board. By cutting notches into the rafter tails for example you could create a place to rest gutters directly within the roof structure an elegant solution before modern gutters became available.