Proper Way To Attach Gutters To Open Rafter

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws.

Proper way to attach gutters to open rafter. Work across the length of your roof to install drip edges along the entire length. Gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout. The house has exposed rafter tails that would be blocked by a gutter. Place the drip edge on top of your rafter so the end extends over the top of the fascia board.

I m building a craftsman style home that will include exposed rafter tails. Drive 2 3 nails along the top of the drip edge to secure it to the rafters underneath. The back channel is connected to the rafter directly and reinforced. Cut the downspout hole at the bottom end of the gutter and attach the gutter end caps.

Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter. Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. For ideal drainage you want about one inch of fall for every 20 feet of travel.

Greetings i am in the process of reroofing a 1924 bungalow. Connect the marks with a chalk line to create a guide for the top of the gutter. Cut the gutter to length with a hack saw or a miter saw with a carbide tip blade. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.

Insert 7 to 8 inch gutter screws into each hole where you removed one of the shorter gutter spikes. Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Unlike standard gutter spikes which attach only to the fascia board behind the gutter gutter. If a gutter run will measure longer than 40 feet 12 m the gutter should be positioned to pitch down from the middle aimed toward a downspout at each end.

If the facia board is level as it should be measure down from the edge to a starting point then move down the facia 20 feet and make a mark an inch lower. By doing this method you will have a clean finish that is connected to the wall line. I live in a rainy area and want to add gutters. After that cut the rafters back to the wall line.