How Do You Install Gutters Without Fascia

Many older properties were designed with either open eaves no fascia board or with a sloping fascia board.

How do you install gutters without fascia. 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. There are however a variety of other options. At the other end drive a nail about halfway into the fascia board about 1 inches below the roof edge and 1 inches from the end of the board.

The answer is roof straps. The roof straps attach to the hidden hanger inside the gutter and secure right into the roof. This page address the installation of gutters with a home that does not have a fascia board to attach the gutter to.

To get the downspout to connect with the outlet tube crimp the downspout with some pliers. A house without a fascia the piece of wood below the last shingle has to have gutters installed using roof straps. 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.

Sometimes the roof needs repair in addition to the gutters but you aren t able to complete both projects at the same time. At one of the horizontal fascia boards identify the corner where you want to install the downspout. 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.

A house without fascia needs to have gutters set up using roof straps. These are galvanised metal arms that are fixed to the side of the rafter at the bottom end of the rafter. The roof straps are fitted to the hanger in the gutter and attached directly to the roof.

Adding new fascia board will cost us additional 1500. A home without fascia needs to have gutters attached by roof straps. Our current gutter is directly nailed on the rafter without fascia board.