Gutter Spikes Not Holding In Facia

If you have water getting behind the gutter in any way that will start to soften and eventually rot the wood.

Gutter spikes not holding in facia. Then use a cordless drill to drive the screw into a new hole in the fascia board. If the head of the new gutter spike can fit through the front hole on your gutter drill a new hole 1 4 inch 0 64 cm away from the first one that s the same diameter as the spike s shaft. Gutter spikes drive through the gutter and into the fascia board that is behind the gutter. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.

Replacing them with steel gutter screws and rigid plastic ferrules provides a more secure alternative and will prevent them from pulling loose or sagging. Avoid using gutter spikes that don t have threading since they can easily pull out from your fascia board and cause the gutters to sag again. To replace gutter spikes with screws simply remove the old gutter spike and insert the screw through the existing hole in the front of the gutter.