Exposed Rafter Tails Gutters

6 12 roof pitch shown.

Exposed rafter tails gutters.

Roof mounted shank circle with recessed fascia board. However half of the tail will still be exposed and you will still see the entire open rafter bay from underneath. Virtually every house built in the era of yours has gutters hanging from the rafter tails. Bungalow gutter bracket co.

Sep 30 2012 installing gutters on bungalows with exposed rafter tails isn t an easy task. Now with manufactured trusses and alternative framing options rafter tails are typically made of boards scribed onto the rafter or the trusses for decorative purposes. Jobs with a pitch of 6 12 or greater will require an extension shank. There really is no way around the fact that your gutters will cover the top half of the tail.

6 circle w spring 11 shank exposed rafter fastened with speed master screws. 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. 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.

Often found on craftsman bungalows exposed rafter tails were originally and literally the roof rafters extending out of the house.