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.

How to trim roof rafters for rain gutters.

The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut. 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. Horizontal beams fixed under the rafters. Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit.

A horizontal piece of timber or metal installed on top of the rafters. Mark out 3 ft 0 91 m sections along your fascia board with a pencil. 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. Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout. When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts.

Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter. Make vertical cuts into the fascia board between your roof rafters. 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. Overlapping tiles used as roof covering.

Horizontal beams that sit on top of the rafters. Cut out each 3 ft 0 91 m section one at a time until you ve removed the full board. Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw.