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.
Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter.
Replacing them with steel gutter screws and rigid plastic ferrules provides a more secure alternative and will prevent them from pulling loose or sagging.
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.
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.
Then use a cordless drill to drive the screw into a new hole in the fascia board.
Gutter spikes drive through the gutter and into the fascia board that is behind the gutter.