Using Gutter Screws Instead Of Hidden Hangers

Updating to a new system with hidden hangers can extend your systems lifespan up to another 30 years while also improving its aesthetic appeal.

Using gutter screws instead of hidden hangers. Our installers use a pre loaded hanger with screws to attach the gutter to the home through the fascia board and into the rafter. They are installed by being locked into the gutters and screwed into the fascia with a screw that is often already a part of the hanger. For use with 5 in. One end holds up the gutter from its outer lip while the other has a hollow piece where a fastener usually a spike or long screw is driven into.

A more reliable method because screws don t pull out over time. Since gutter spikes are the old school way of installing and do not last as long as hangers if you have a spiked gutter system is may be on its last leg. Ps if you intalled a gutter low on a 12 12 or greater roof pitch the water off the roof would hit and bounce over a. Using hangers has been gradually replacing the spikes and ferrules as the standard method of hanging gutters.

All hangers are hidden and fasten to the inside of the gutter for a more professional continuous look to your new gutters. See my blog for gutter pitches required. Install 1 hanger every 24 in. This is one of the main reasons for sagging gutters.

This is a much more convenient way to hang gutters. The fastener spans about half the width of the gutter trough. No part of the hidden hanger is visible from the front of the home increasing the attractiveness of your gutter system. The best hanger is a hidden hanger with a screw in an ideal world it would be driven into the tail of the rafters but it is almost never done.

Hidden hangers hidden hangers are similar to standard gutter hangers except that they are installed at the center of the gutter.