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 not holding in facia.
Then use a cordless drill to drive the screw into a new hole in the fascia board.
If you have water getting behind the gutter in any way that will start to soften and eventually rot the wood.
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.
Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter.
One way to make sure your gutter doesn t fall off the house is to install fascia hanger brackets.
Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.