Removing Gutter Nails

Old fashioned gutter nails are called spikes and ferrules with the spikes being giant nails that pass through an aluminum sleeve the ferrule which holds a gutter to the fascia board of the house.

Removing gutter nails.

The problem is that the gutter is made of thin sheet metal which will crush and deform if you pry against it with a hammer or pry bar. This is usually done by removing screws or using a pry bar to remove nails. No matter how hard you try it is almost impossible to not bend crease and bugger your facia if you re attempting to remove a nail to reposition it or if yo. This is as simple as removing each gutter hanger or other device that holds the gutter in place.

Take your hammer and slide the claw piece under the first of the gutter nails. Remove the gutter once all hangers are gone. Diy one man removing and installing a 25 foot gutter. Simple away to install or remove the gutters without a help and damaged.

You can use caulk to fill holes left in the siding once the gutters and downspouts are removed. Pull it out as far as you can. Just cut the aluminum nails with bolt cutters and then slide the gutters off. You can then start removing the other nails.

After the gutter is clear then you can use the pry bar to pull out the stubs. Make sure that you place the gutter nail in a safe waste bin and don t leave it lying around on the roof. I have a 24 bolt cutter which cut those nails like butter. To remove them you need to pull the nail.