On 3/16/2011 11:43 PM, Home Guy wrote:
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Normally the gutter is nailed through the face board and into the rafter
ends directly behind it, which are spaced every 18 to 24".

But the reality is that putting a 1" screw with a wide pan head (ie -
wafer-board screws) through the back wall of the gutter and into the
faceboard every couple of feet is all you really need. The front edge
of the gutter doesn't really need to be supported at every rafter joint
like it normally is by the hangers. You never have so much of a load on
the gutter that requires that sort of bracing.

Other than the spot where you lean a ladder against it. I keep meaning
to make some thick-wall tubes and add 3-4 extra spikes to make an
extra-solid section. Since the load is parallel to ground, they wouldn't
need to be into the rafter tails.

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