Roof Overhang Tails

Remove the gutters and roof flashing if needed.

Roof overhang tails.

When the rafter tails are not meant to be exposed they are usually capped with a fascia board. Cut out the section of the roofing. Begin applying the sheets from the bottom of the roof the eaves and work your way up to the ridge. A gable roof is framed with rafters that run diagonally from the peak of the roof down to the tops of the.

Go back and check out photograph 10. Start conventional overhangs by taking off the existing fascia and any other trim that covers the rafter tails. Remove an area of the roof shingles from the edge of the roof to the upper line of the overhang using a 16 inch nail bar and hammer to pull the roofing nails. What are tails on building roofs.

The length of the overhang depends primarily on the climate. Overhangs are common in most house designs providing protection against both wind and rain. This was then foamed to complete the air seal. Unscrew the gutters at the brackets then pull out the nails holding them in place and lower them down safely.

The siding underneath the overhang is known as the soffit. On the front of the roof edges the original roof deck sheathing was cut back flush with the wall and the fully adhered membrane folded down around the rafter tails to catch the wall water control layer and air control layer. The last course at the top may need to be rip cut if the roof is not in 4 foot increments. Wider overhangs would require some engineering to ensure adequate support.

The installation of simple overhangs on a house involves nailing rafter extensions onto existing rafters. I recently built a small outbuilding with a 6 in 12 pitch roof that offers a perfect example for showing the process i use to build eaves and rakes. In order to give yourself clear access to the eaves you may first need to detach the drainage structures covering them. It is important here that the sheathing at the eave line be exactly perpendicular to the rafters so that the sheets will meet at the centers of the rafters.

Start with the rafter tails the main component of any eaves detail is the rafter tail the part of the rafter that extends beyond the exterior wall.