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If no gutters its the way to go.

If no gutters its the way to go.

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[–] • 4 pts

My father specialized in stick framing big waterfront houses with exceedingly complex roof framing designs.

I'm not the expert but I spent many summers with his pattern, cutting birds mouths in rafters and hanging joist hangars when I was too young for the skil saw.

And damn, catching soft crabs with a dip net or peelers out in the water on our lunch hour.

Those were the good ol days.

[–] • 2 pts

I grew up with it too. Age 14 and up, I worked school vacations and a couple of summers during college. Dad was a Carpenter/Contractor/Developer. His father was a boat builder in the early 1900s, turned carpenter/contractor - and my dad worked on his crew as a kid. Great memories I'll always treasure, dad died at age 50. I'm thankful I was able to spend all of that quality time with him.

[–] • 1 pt

If you have a choice and aren't adding soffit.

[–] • 1 pt

your not a carpenter are ya?

[–] • 1 pt

soffit isnt a problem?

[–] • 2 pts

I guess I'm a purist. And it's the predominant style. I don't like the finished look of eaves with a squared tail fascia and soffit. Not angling the tails is minimalist - okay for a quick shed. You have to snap a line and trim them anyway, why not angle them? If your only concern is runoff staining it over time, bigger dripedge works well, with or without gutters.

[–] • 2 pts

Actually if the shingles dont hang over enough the drip edge does nothing, Water wicks. I dont understand why you think the soffit cant still be flat. The only dif is the fascia is angled so water doesnt run over it.