Exposed Rafter Tails And Gutters

Jobs with rafter tails rather than a fascia boards will require the use of a rafter mounted shank.

Exposed rafter tails and gutters.

Metal screen doors metal roof copper gutters how to install gutters exposed rafters rafter tails roof detail screened in porch front porch. 6 12 roof pitch shown. The ends stick out beyond the edge of the roof anywhere from a few inches to 2 feet. Exposed rafter tails is a classic craftsman detail.

Roof mounted shank circle with recessed fascia board. 6 circle w spring 11 shank exposed rafter fastened with speed master screws. Jobs with a pitch of 6 12 or greater will require an extension shank. Installing gutters on bungalows with exposed rafter tails isn t an easy task.

However half of the tail will still be exposed and you will still see the entire open rafter bay from underneath. Bungalow gutter bracket co. 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. Aesthetically exposed rafter tails created a pleasing and unfussy character highlighting the beauty rhythm and order inherent in the building s structural form itself.

Virtually every house built in the era of yours has gutters hanging from the rafter tails. They are larger members typically 4x6 used to frame shed roofs often at porches. They would notch the top of. Water running off the roof runs over the exposed tails typically no gutters on the roofs.