Leave the old spikes in place a spike head looks better than a hole in the gutter.
How to overlap gutters.
Where the gutter wraps around an outside corner first attach splice fittings to the corner piece with rivets connect one splice to the preceding length of gutter apron.
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Measure the total run of the gutter length you need.
If you didn t have gutters already cut to the correct size then measure the length of the fascia where you want to mount the gutters.
If you have a straight run gable roof measure from shingle to shingle and then add.
Of overlap snap the front flanges together and screw the overlap together with sheetmetal screws.
Use a saw to cut gutter pieces to fit allowing 3 to 4 inches extra for overlap when joining pieces together.
Allow an extra inch for the cut end of the gutter to stretch past the end of the fascia.
Then set the new length of gutter into the installed length with about 5 in.
The first gutter piece and maybe the second and even a third piece will likely be full 10 ft.
Just hook the bracket under the front lip of the gutter and then screw the other side of the bracket to the fascia.