rafter tail designs for half round gutter

#Rafter tail designs for half round gutter install

Shown: Kevin Lyons fits a downspout elbow to a copper gutter. Then you can set the pitch, and the rest is all downhill. When the parts arrive, locate the high point of the gutter’s run-the farthest point from a single downspout or the midpoint between two.

Ask yourself: What lengths do I need? Will each gutter get one downspout or two? And what about the fascia, where the gutters attach? Is it angled or plumb? Is it even sound? (If it isn’t, repair it.) Rivet the sections by first drilling a 1/8-inch hole (to match the rivet size) at the front of the gutter. Find the notched section of the gutter, hook the front lip of the corner over it, and then snap it over the gutter.

But first you need to size up your situation so that you can order the parts. Snap the sections together by laying gutter sealing about 1-1/2-inch from the edge. Fascia gutters are larger in capacity than the half-round and K-style ones, proving their high efficiency in preventing water damage to the roof structure. Hanging them is not hard, as long as you have a helper to lift and set the sections in place. These Gutter Brackets fasten to the side of the Rafter Tail for positive secure mounting. This design offers a seamless look as the gutters appear to be an integrated part of the home, hiding the edges of the rafter tails from view. The style is appropriate to your house, and you’ll never have to worry about the copper rusting.

#Rafter tail designs for half round gutter install

Kevin Lyons, Hayden-Lyons Roofs of Distinction, replies: I’d recommend that you install traditional half-round gutters in copper. 16x20, 9 ceiling and room for a carport under it Note all the traditional features -brackets, half round gutters with exposed hangers, exposed rafter tails. Q: I got rid of the rusty old gutters on my 1830s farmhouse. This is a real wow feature of this house. As their name suggests, half-round rain gutters look like round pipes that have been cut in half.