There are various ways of attaching rafters to a beam.
Attaching gutters to rafter tails.
Greetings i am in the process of reroofing a 1924 bungalow.
I m building a craftsman style home that will include exposed rafter tails.
The house has exposed rafter tails that would be blocked by a gutter.
These should be attached through fascia into rafter tails rather than to just the fascia for a secure and long lasting.
On an old historic house in old town san diego there was a detailed open rafter tailed house that had a gutter system up into the roof in the area where the rafters tie into the walls the gutter was let in to the roof the only area left un guttered was the over hang section so still a little run off there but the majority was caught by.
Attach fascia brackets photo by mary beth montgomery.
The most common method of fastening them to the top of a beam is to drive in screws at an angle.
Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit.
I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4.
After you ve marked the location of each one drill pilot holes along every other rafter tail to make installation of the brackets easier.
I live in a rainy area and want to add gutters.
Here are some tips for how to do this.
Attaching rafters beams.
Rafter design done right rafter tails cut from true 2x material also can have a tapered bottom edge which adds a subtle suggestion of the craftsman s hand.
Rafter design done right the most basic traditional rafter tail has a simple plumb cut at the end of true 2x lumber with the benefit of offering a robust surface for attaching a gutter.
Attach the gutter brackets on every other rafter tail.
Make a mark at the chalk line on every other rafter tail.
Locate the rafter tails behind the fascia.
They re typically spaced 16 inches on center look for telltale nail heads.
When building a patio roof it can be tricky to build the post and beam structures that support the rafters.
Locate each rafter tail usually spaced every 16 inches 40 6 cm apart by looking for their signature nail heads.