Thank you for buying a metal roof. I must be missing something but I am not sure why they wouldn't still mount gutters to the fascia, putting the back wall of the gutter behind the original drip edge. You want to make sure that water coming off the drip edge goes into the gutter, not behind it. If you do anything else, I strongly urge you to consult with the roof installer as the wrong move now could compromise the roof performance.

Hi. we recently installed a classic metal ribbed roof over our old shingle roof. Unfortunately, I was too ignorant to know that it would be better to do the gutters before finishing the roof but now I want to replace our 4" gutters with 6" gutters due to the increased rain flow. There are two layers of drip edge, the one from the shingle roof and the new one for the metal roof. One gutter installer told me there is a 1/2 " gap between the drip edge and the fascia board, and said the only way to install K style gutters is to add 1/2 inch of fascia board all the way around the house before installing the new gutters. This would cost a lot of time and money in addition to the gutter install job. I'm trying to find a less labor and cost intensive alternative. Forgive my ignorance but would any of these work? 1) Use long screws and dont worry about the gap, or put a block behind the drip edge in the places where the gutters screw into the fascia, 2) I've seen photos of gutters online with a plate that fits unter the metal and screws into the rafters, rather than the handing brackets that go into the fascia - could we unscrew the bottom of the metal roof and slip something like that underneath then screw through both? Not sure if that will work with k style gutters 3) install the gutters with roof straps, but this would make it difficult to use gutter guards, which are a must because we have lots of pine trees in the yard which would quickly clog things up if there wasnt a cover. Or, should I bite the bullet and install the fascia everywhere then go with traditional hangars. Thanks in advance for your ideas!

I've had a few more gutter estimates and learned a little more about the issues.

1 since there are two roofs the gutters need to be raised higher that our current ones to be close enough to the new roof overhang, but, there is a gap between the old and new roof, leaving nothing to screw into up high. Also, there are two drip edges, with a gap in between them, making screwing the gutters in a challenge down lower.

Here is how different contractors have said they would deal with it

1. install an additional 1/2 inch of fascia board around the whole house, the idea being that the gutters can be installed low but will stick out far enough to catch the water

2. install 7" gutters instead of 6" gutters which are WAY more expensive - the idea being they can be install lower and still catch the water.

3 Install 6" gutters and cut the two drip edges at every place where a gutter bracket will be installed, which will be very time consuming and therefor WAY more expensive than a normal job, according to them.

So far #3 sounds the most realistic and we are considering doing it ourselves to save the money.

We've also done some research and understand gutters can be hung from the roof using a strap, but none of the gutter contractors in our area will even discuss that possibility. they only use the standard brackets. Also, this would prevent us from using gutter guards which is not an option with all the pine trees we have, unless there are special guards for use with the straps, which I haven't come across.

I've also seen photos of gutters attached to a metal plate that gets installed unter the metal roof, which would be easy enough to unscrew then rescrew with the plate attached to the gutter. But I havent seen those for sale anwhere.

At this point, we're preparing for hurricane season here in Florida and trying to decide what our best options are. Any additional advice appreciated.