One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets.
Installing gutters on angled fascia.
In this case we usually bevel rip a 2 x 4 to compliment the pitch and install our gutter on the beveled 2 x 4 which causes the gutter to install straight up and down.
With help lift the gutter in place and secure the corner first screwing the bracket into the roof s fascia.
Every day we see installations that require some additional consideration to ensure the new gutter system functions properly.
One typical solution is to use roof hangers and you should choose hangers with sturdy rods rather than flexible straps.
It ll also cause the gutter to slide downward on the fascia messing up your pitch.
What i mean is the butts of the rafters are at 90 degrees to the rafters so let s just say if i install the gutters flat on the fascia the gutters will be at a 30 degree pitch.
Gutters are often installed level for appearance.
Gutters installed on an angled fascia board should be installed as level as possible.
For angled fascias simply screwing a gutter to the house would cause the gutter to be tipped forward and constantly hold water.
Proper installation of a gutter wedge.
You can pre drill to avoid this or use the strap type hangers.
Angled fascias can complicate things for do it yourself gutter installers.
Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter.
While it makese sense to slightly slope the gutter toward the downspout about 1 4 in.
This is done with the use of gutter wedges sometimes called gutter shims.
But they re often a pia because the hanger screws will want to walk down the fascia instead of biting in.
Secure the rest of the hangers with 2 in galvanized nails or screws.
As pointed out gutter wedges can be used.
I need to install gutters on my house to alleviate potential foundation problems and am looking for some advice.
The fascia on my house is slanted it is perpendicular to the roof instead of the ground.
They are attached to the back of the gutter and are cut to the degree of the roof slope.