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Peter[_14_]

On 4/28/2011 9:29 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

My old gutters were attached with screws. When they needed to be
removed to stop water leakage from an ice dam last winter, it was a
hellacious job to get access to the screws without destroying the fascia
board because the gutters were solidly filled and encased with ice.
With spikes, a little crowbar action would have done the job in a few
minutes. I never have had a spiked gutter come loose due to heavy snow.