On Apr 29, 7:09*am, "
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On Apr 28, 8:29*pm, " wrote:





Greetings everyone,

I am hoping to get *a second opinion from gurus out there. *I just
replaced my gutters. *My old gutters were held in by 'spikes'. *That's
what the contractor called them. *Just to clarify these spikes are
basically big long steel nails that pass through a collar. *My new
gutters were installed with these 'hangers' and screws. * He told me
that spikes were the old way of doing things and that the hangers were
better. *Is this true?
My concern is snow. *Despite the problems of my old gutters those
spikes held up well against the weight of snow. *Those 'bigger' spikes
make me feel better than these little screws, which look like 3
inches. *He told me the hangers will hold. *This is what I like to
ask. *Will the hangers and those smaller screws do as good as a job
holding up against the weight of snow as the spikes?
Thank you

I replaced my gutters with screw brackets and they are holding up
better than the gutters. *We get our gutters filled with ice every
year and they stay up. *Just make sure that they are set in the
rafters. *Also I got the heavier brackets that screw in from the
inside and uses heavy aluminum for the body. *The screws are angled
downwards so the weight theoretically pushes down when the gutters are
in use.

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I've had trouble with the spike type pulling out on two sections.
I've driven them back in, but after a couple months, they work
out again. Even tried putting some glue on the end first, didn't
help. So, I'd be going with the screw type if I had a choice.