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.

How to trim roof rafters for rain gutters.

I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4. Cut out each 3 ft 0 91 m section one at a time until you ve removed the full board. 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. Diagonal piece of beam supporting the roof.

Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. Boards under the high point and just above the roof framing. A horizontal piece of timber or metal installed on top of the rafters. Overlapping tiles used as roof covering.

When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts. 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. Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw. Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit.

Mark out 3 ft 0 91 m sections along your fascia board with a pencil. Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter. Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.

Horizontal beams that sit on top of the rafters. Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show. Horizontal beams fixed under the rafters.