How To Trim Roof Rafters For Rain Gutters

Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout.

How to trim roof rafters for rain gutters.

Make vertical cuts into the fascia board between your roof rafters. I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4. Horizontal beams fixed under the rafters. When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts.

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. A horizontal piece of timber or metal installed on top of the rafters. Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.

Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit. If the gutter run measures longer than 40 feet 12 2 m it should be positioned to pitch down from the middle aimed toward a downspout at each end. 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. Boards under the high point and just above the roof framing.

The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut. Diagonal piece of beam supporting the roof. Horizontal beams that sit on top of the rafters. Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw.

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. To ensure that gutters drain properly make certain they slope inch for every 10 feet toward a downspout.