Bolt Gutters To Brick Facia

It has a clear advantage over wood when it comes to rot resistance.

Bolt gutters to brick facia. Generally an older style method the nail goes through the outside of the gutter and passes through the inside and attaches into the fascia board and rafter. Remove the gutter brackets from your fascia so you can reuse them on the new board. Gutter and facia the same colour but as a contrast to the roof. If there s a drip edge installed where the fascia meets your shingles and the gutter is hung below the drip edge get some roll flashing and tuck it up under the drip edge and over the top of the gutter.

That way the plugs will be made of that exact same product. Of trim that s less than 10 in. Option 1 will give you a seamless look and is often considered the most contemporary of choices. But a brick wall cannot just be drilled with a regular bit designed for a wood.

Work with a partner so you don t damage your gutters when you remove them. Be sure to order the screws that are designed for the type of trim you re working with. They installed gutter flashing drip edge over the old flashing drip edge. If your fascia board doesn t have any gutters you may skip this step.

The image below shows a house with colorbond evening haze roof gutter and facia. Home centers sell rolls of 6 in. Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw. This brings the colour of the roof down into the scheme.

Use tin snips to cut the gutter apron flashing roll in two 3 in. It s most appropriate for houses with vinyl or aluminum siding but it adds a clean touch to a house with wood brick or stone siding as well. For most applications wood screws or lag bolts are turned into a wooden fascia board to hold up the gutter brackets. Gutter flashings are typically installed beneath the roofline and inside the gutters themselves.

The new gutters were put between the fascia board and the old gutter flashing but the gutter brackets were screwed into the fascia board below the new and old flashing leaving exposed fascia board. This method of installing gutters is a less expensive cost for the gutter company using this method. Find gutter hangers brackets at lowe s today. In other words they prevent water from backing up behind the gutter and then leaking into the fascia and soffits.

And if you re working with textured trim align the grain on the screws with the grain on the trim. A kit of 100 will secure 50 linear ft. A pvc fascia board is constructed to look like wood even though it s made from the same material as plumbing pipes.