How To Trim Roof Rafters For Rain Gutters

When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts.

How to trim roof rafters for rain gutters.

Boards under the high point and just above the roof framing. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof. The ridge cut also called the plumb cut at the top of the rafter the birdsmouth cut.

Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw. 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. Cut out each 3 ft 0 91 m section one at a time until you ve removed the full board.

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4. Mark out 3 ft 0 91 m sections along your fascia board with a pencil. Diagonal piece of beam supporting the roof.

Horizontal beams fixed under the rafters. 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. Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter. Make vertical cuts into the fascia board between your roof rafters.

A horizontal piece of timber or metal installed on top of the rafters. Horizontal beams that sit on top of the rafters. Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout.