Attach Gutters To Old Brick Fascia

Ask this old house general contractor tom silva installs an alternative to a gutter when a traditional one does not work.

Attach gutters to old brick fascia.

His company makes distinctive half round reproduction gutters which have been featured on several this old house tv projects. Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. Use stainless steel machine screws and a flanged nut to attach the gutters to the brackets. They re fitted to the gutter hanger and then they are attached directly to the roof.

But a brick wall. Subscribe to this old house. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia. These straps act as a sling for your gutter.

Using your measurements as a reference point cut the gutters according to the correct length with a hacksaw. 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. The dark green aluminum gutters used here 2 75 per linear foot materials only were attached to the fascia with cast aluminum closed curl brackets 8 each which the homeowners spray painted antique gold. The general rule of thumb is to place the gutters on the ground just below the fascia so you can easily visualize how they are going to be attached.

The roof straps attach to the hidden hanger inside the gutter and secure right into the roof. All hangers are hidden and fasten to the inside of the gutter for a more professional continuous look to your new gutters. For most applications wood screws or lag bolts are turned into a wooden fascia board to hold up the gutter brackets. Sometimes the roof needs repair in addition to the gutters but you aren t able to complete both projects at the same time.

Next the gutter snaps or hangs into place on the brackets. One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. A more reliable method because screws don t pull out over time. A house without a fascia the piece of wood below the last shingle has to have gutters installed using roof straps.

Our installers use a pre loaded hanger with screws to attach the gutter to the home through the fascia board and into the rafter. Drill 3 16 inch holes into the gutter s front edge using the holes in the brackets as a guide. In most cases the roof strap has to be secured right on top of the shingles.