quote "House has fascia that is square with the end of the rafters. Its a 5 or 6 -12 roof making it about a 45 degree angle. Should I change the angle to straight up and down so I have an easier time fastening rain gutters to it? how would you fasten a gutter to a 45 degree angle fascia?"
A 12 - 12 roof is 45 degrees. 6 - 12 is 22-1/2 . You wouldn't put a gutter on that angle, the water would run right past it.
quote" other factor is I cant get baffles in there,because I have 16" wall studs coming up and 24" roof rafters so there is everything in the way. There is about a 2-3" gap between sheathing of wall and roof sheathing,is THAT enough??? (2X4 roof rafters are heavily notched). Whole house is about 700 square feet and built in a 't' shape,,, w/ triple gable"
a 2 to 3 inch gap is ok in the attic if you are talking about the access to the eaves.
2x4 rafters on 24" centers.
Other reason thought it would be GOOD is it makes my soffits about 3" longer so MORE space for air flow. Otherwise they are only about 9" long therefore not too much air can get thru,,,they would be about a foot if fascia changed.
IF I did this I would have about a 3" triangle with NO wood behind on end of gable fascia,,,do I need to add some wood or is a 3" void okay??
Standard soffit vents here are 8x16 and we normally cut the hole 1" smaller all the way around. Making the eave larger than this won't increase air flow.
If you have a ceiling vapor barrier you need 8' Ridge vent and about 4 - 8x16 soffit vents. If you do not have a vapor barrier, then you need to double the amount of vent. That is minimum We generally put a soffit vent every 8' and ridge vents continuous from 4' from the end of the roof.
You would have to build the facia square. It also needs to be solid behind the gutter or the gutter will sag and twist.
and while I am asking of soffits and vents,,,the front porch is about 12' long and on side of the gable that covers the kitch. The kith roof is about a 6-12 and drops 8' or so, then lowers 4" and drops on the porch roof,which is flatter. So how do you put vents in that 4" space between kitch roof and porch roof??
Those little spaces have made many a carpenter throw their hammer across the yard. Try a dremel to cut the hole and a stubby screwdriver to attach the vent.
A 12 - 12 roof is 45 degrees. 6 - 12 is 22-1/2 . You wouldn't put a gutter on that angle, the water would run right past it.
quote" other factor is I cant get baffles in there,because I have 16" wall studs coming up and 24" roof rafters so there is everything in the way. There is about a 2-3" gap between sheathing of wall and roof sheathing,is THAT enough??? (2X4 roof rafters are heavily notched). Whole house is about 700 square feet and built in a 't' shape,,, w/ triple gable"
a 2 to 3 inch gap is ok in the attic if you are talking about the access to the eaves.
2x4 rafters on 24" centers. Other reason thought it would be GOOD is it makes my soffits about 3" longer so MORE space for air flow. Otherwise they are only about 9" long therefore not too much air can get thru,,,they would be about a foot if fascia changed.
IF I did this I would have about a 3" triangle with NO wood behind on end of gable fascia,,,do I need to add some wood or is a 3" void okay??
Standard soffit vents here are 8x16 and we normally cut the hole 1" smaller all the way around. Making the eave larger than this won't increase air flow.
If you have a ceiling vapor barrier you need 8' Ridge vent and about 4 - 8x16 soffit vents. If you do not have a vapor barrier, then you need to double the amount of vent. That is minimum We generally put a soffit vent every 8' and ridge vents continuous from 4' from the end of the roof.
You would have to build the facia square. It also needs to be solid behind the gutter or the gutter will sag and twist.
and while I am asking of soffits and vents,,,the front porch is about 12' long and on side of the gable that covers the kitch. The kith roof is about a 6-12 and drops 8' or so, then lowers 4" and drops on the porch roof,which is flatter. So how do you put vents in that 4" space between kitch roof and porch roof??
Those little spaces have made many a carpenter throw their hammer across the yard. Try a dremel to cut the hole and a stubby screwdriver to attach the vent.
