Roof Without Fascia Boards

Alternatives for installing gutters on roofs with no fascia board roof straps.

Roof without fascia boards. These are attached to the hidden hangers found inside your gutters and then secured directly to your roof. The roof straps are fitted to the hanger in the gutter and attached directly to the roof. Its purpose is to cover the ends of the roof rafters and because that s where water drains off the roof the gutters are often attached to it. Cut out each 3 ft 0 91 m section one at a time until you ve removed the full board.

A fascia board is technically part of the roof system of your house but from the ground it looks like part of the wall. Mark out 3 ft 0 91 m sections along your fascia board with a pencil. They re fitted to the gutter hanger and then they are attached directly to the roof. A house without fascia needs to have gutters set up using roof straps.

The answer is roof straps. 4 reduced roof tile overhang by capping over the boards the guttering will be set slightly further away from the roof tiles this may cause rain water to run behind the gutter rather than into it. You may have to be high up on a ladder for this job but otherwise disassembling fascia boards and their drip edges basically involves. Sometimes the roof needs repair in addition to the gutters but you aren t able to complete both projects at the same time.

You see this all the time where two boards have been joined on the end of a 1 inch rafter or truss. If perfectly centered each of the two adjoining board ends gets at most a inch bearing on the end of the roof truss or rafter. If at all possible never nail a fascia board near the edge of the end grain. In most cases if the shingles go past the drip edge about 3 4 of an inch the shingle edge will break the surface tension unless your roof has a shallow pitch then the water will reach the drip edge and if drip edge is tight to the facia board it will run down the fascia so as added insurance leave space between the fascia and drip edge.

If the roof is ancient then it would be wise not to lift up the shingles in a bid to reach the strap under because it could rupture or break the shingle. The fascia board has to be resistant to moisture and rot or it won t last long. Make vertical cuts into the fascia board between your roof rafters. This is a known issue that is directly caused by capping over the fascia instead of doing a proper job and replacing it.

This step is not required but it makes it easier to remove the board in pieces. Things you ll need tape measure duct tape moisture resistant boards circular saw safety glasses saw horses miter saw ladder 2 in 5 1 cm carpentry nails hammer body filler putty putty knife metal drip edge. A home without fascia needs to have gutters attached by roof straps.