Gutter With No Fascia Board

Not all homes are fitted with flat fascia boards that make gutter installation easy.

Gutter with no fascia board.

A house without a fascia the piece of wood below the last shingle has to have gutters installed using roof straps. These are currently the most popular alternatives for installing gutters in properties. This page address the installation of gutters with a home that does not have a fascia board to attach the gutter to. A home without fascia needs to have gutters attached by roof straps.

There are however a variety of other options. Of a gutter run. These straps act as a sling for your gutter. It is the board the gutter system mounts to.

If the roof is older it is not wise to try and lift up the shingles to get the strap under because you can damage or break the shingle. Alternatives for installing gutters on roofs with no fascia board roof straps. Side rafter brackets are the most popular. Use to hang 5 in.

The gutter is then suspended from the roof with this installation a tie back strap should be installed as well. Hopefully the photo will illustrate the problem. Many older properties were designed with either open eaves no fascia board or with a sloping fascia board. Gutter system where there is no fascia board.

Most homes are built with angled fascia boards hicks vents while older homes from the 40s usually have built in wooden gutters or crown molding detail lined across the roof edges. I have a roof that only has a sort of moulding that transitions from roofing to the walls. These are galvanised metal arms that are fixed to the side of the rafter at the bottom end of the rafter. These are attached to the hidden hangers found inside your gutters and then secured directly to your roof.

This means that it is impossible to use a standard fascia bracket to support the gutter. It is in a horizontal location near the eave where the water runs off. The fascia board is the vertical board that is directly behind the gutter on your house. They re fitted to the gutter hanger and then they are attached directly to the roof.

Sometimes the fascia board can be confused with the rake board which runs in a gable. This is done with the use of what is a t bar hanger it is a hidden hanger with an attached strap the is secured to the roof deck. Since there is only about 3 4 of vertical material to anchor gutters clips are there any specialty hardware or other techniques to hang gutters along this facia. Hidden hangers with straps 4 pack to hang a 5 in.

Of the gutter run. The roof straps attach to the hidden hanger inside the gutter and secure right into the roof.