Exposed Rafter Tails With Gutters

I d like to have the rafter tails on our house porch exposed but our builder seems to be unsure about how to handle the gutters.

Exposed rafter tails with gutters.

Bungalow gutter bracket co. These should be attached through fascia into rafter tails rather than to just the fascia for a secure and long lasting. Can the gutters go on top of the rafter tails. I don t know enough to understand so have any of the rest of you dealt with this.

Sep 30 2012 installing gutters on bungalows with exposed rafter tails isn t an easy task. 6 circle w spring 11 shank exposed rafter fastened with speed master screws. Jobs with rafter tails rather than a fascia boards will require the use of a rafter mounted shank. Greetings i am in the process of reroofing a 1924 bungalow.

I ve come to realize that my kind of home is one with open eaves and exposed rafter tails. See more ideas about exposed rafters rafter tails rafter. Quality gutter installation usually makes use of fascia gutter brackets. I live in a rainy area and want to add gutters.

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

Exposed rafter tails gutters. 6 12 roof pitch shown.