Gutter Fixing Screws

These gutter screws are solid and provide a secure mounting of the gutter to the fascia roof joist.

Gutter fixing screws.

Snug the screw up to the gutter being careful not to over tighten it. Here s a quick fix for that problem demonstrate. If clips or brackets hold your gutters check for broken clips and loose or missing screws. Fixing screws for fixing fascia brackets to hold guttering in place.

Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter. Rain gutter spikes or screws should be at least seven inches long and eight is even better. Align the end of the threaded spike with the hole in the front of your gutter and push the end through by about 1 2 inch 1 3 cm. The ferrul is a bit flimsy in comparison to the screw so is easy to crush if the screw is over torqued.

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. Look for a 7 8 in 18 20 cm gutter spike or screw that has at least 2 inches 5 1 cm of threading on the end. 40mm long and a 4mm strong screw suitable for use with power screw drivers or impact drills. Gutter nails or spikes used to hold rain gutters in place can work themselves loose with seasonal movement.

Where gutter nails can come loose over time these will stay put.