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.
Gutter spikes not holding in facia.
Once this happens the wood will no longer be able to support the gutter and the gutter will either start to pull loose or sag in that area.
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 drive through the gutter and into the fascia board that is behind the gutter.
One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets.
Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter.
If you have water getting behind the gutter in any way that will start to soften and eventually rot the wood.
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.