How To Put Gutters On Open Eaves With Exposed Rafters

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How to put gutters on open eaves with exposed rafters.

Jobs with rafter tails rather than a fascia boards will require the use of a rafter mounted shank. The house has exposed rafter tails that would be blocked by a gutter. Damage is also caused by birds and squirrels nesting inside eaves. Greetings i am in the process of reroofing a 1924 bungalow.

Madera framing on instag. 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. Running the other direction are exposed rafters in the front and back and bump outs along the side. Aesthetically exposed rafter tails created a pleasing and unfussy character highlighting the beauty rhythm and order inherent in the building s structural form itself.

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. And once water has seeped in the rot spreads quickly because the wood stays soggy inside the dark dank space. I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4. I live in a rainy area and want to add gutters.

6 circle w spring 11 shank exposed rafter fastened with speed master screws. 6 12 roof pitch shown. Roof mounted shank circle with recessed fascia board. Chalk a line along the length of the fascia board starting at the top the non downspout end 1 1 4 inches below the bottom of the roof s drip edge.

I have ideas like throwing in a 3rd color but don t know where to put it. Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit. Hang a removable spirit level on the. Is it worth the time to paint rafters and soffit different colors.

These beautiful 4x doug fir rafter tails and t g soffit give a timber frame look to a traditionally framed house.