How To Trim Roof Rafters For Rain Gutters

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show.

How to trim roof rafters for rain gutters.

To ensure that gutters drain properly make certain they slope inch for every 10 feet toward a downspout. Cut out each 3 ft 0 91 m section one at a time until you ve removed the full board. At the ends of the gutters are 4 inch diameter corrugated aluminum downspouts 1 75 per linear foot which were ordered in white to match the house trim. When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts.

Diagonal piece of beam supporting the roof. Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout. Make vertical cuts into the fascia board between your roof rafters. Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw.

Boards under the high point and just above the roof framing. I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. A horizontal piece of timber or metal installed on top of the rafters.

Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit. Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter. The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter.

Overlapping tiles used as roof covering. 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. Horizontal beams fixed under the rafters.