Gutter Spikes Not Holding In Facia

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.

Gutter spikes not holding in facia.

One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets. Gutter spikes drive through the gutter and into the fascia board that is behind the gutter. 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. If you have water getting behind the gutter in any way that will start to soften and eventually rot the wood.

Then use a cordless drill to drive the screw into a new hole in the fascia board. Replacing them with steel gutter screws and rigid plastic ferrules provides a more secure alternative and will prevent them from pulling loose or sagging. Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.