Exposed Rafter Tails And Gutters

Installing gutters on bungalows with exposed rafter tails isn t an easy task.

Exposed rafter tails and gutters. 6 circle w spring 11 shank exposed rafter fastened with speed master screws. Metal screen doors metal roof copper gutters how to install gutters exposed rafters rafter tails roof detail screened in porch front porch. Virtually every house built in the era of yours has gutters hanging from the rafter tails. There really is no way around the fact that your gutters will cover the top half of the tail.

Bungalow gutter bracket co. Jobs with a pitch of 6 12 or greater will require an extension shank. Jobs with rafter tails rather than a fascia boards will require the use of a rafter mounted shank. The typical ones back then were cedar i ve repaired ones up to 40 ft long.

They would notch the top of. Exposed rafter tails is a classic craftsman detail. Aesthetically exposed rafter tails created a pleasing and unfussy character highlighting the beauty rhythm and order inherent in the building s structural form itself. 6 12 roof pitch shown.

By cutting notches into the rafter tails for example you could create a place to rest gutters directly within the roof structure an elegant solution before modern gutters became available. The ends stick out beyond the edge of the roof anywhere from a few inches to 2 feet. They are larger members typically 4x6 used to frame shed roofs often at porches. Roof mounted shank circle with recessed fascia board.