{
  "id": "gutter-spikes",
  "sku": "ss-spike-05",
  "title": "Gutter Spikes, per 50 cm strip",
  "slug": "gutter-spikes",
  "price": 12,
  "currency": "NZD",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "bird-spikes",
  "category_label": "Bird Spikes",
  "tags": [
    "spikes",
    "gutter",
    "stainless-steel"
  ],
  "colors": [
    "Silver pins, clear base"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "304 stainless steel pins on a polycarbonate base"
  ],
  "dimensions": "500 mm strips, joined end to end for any run length",
  "weight": null,
  "images": [
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/bird-spikes/gutter-spikes/main-gutter-spikes.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/bird-spikes/gutter-spikes/gutter-spikes-1.jpeg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/bird-spikes/gutter-spikes/gutter-spikes-2.jpeg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/bird-spikes/gutter-spikes/gutter-spikes-3.jpeg"
  ],
  "description_short": "Stainless strips for the outer lip of a spouting run, the fascia line and the top of a downpipe bracket, where a nest costs more than the spikes do.",
  "description": "The real cost is not the mess\n\nA bird sitting on your spouting is untidy. A bird nesting in it is a blockage, and a blockage in a New Zealand downpour is water over the fascia, down the wall and eventually into the cavity. That is the reason this is worth doing, and it is why the timing matters: the useful moment is before the nesting season, not during it.\n\nFit it to the lip, not the fascia\n\nThe single most common mistake is spiking the fascia board above the gutter. It protects the fascia. It does nothing at all about the gutter, because the bird lands on the outer lip and hops down inside.\n\nThe outer lip is the position. Facing up and slightly outward, running the full length of the run.\n\nWork around the hardware\n\nBrackets, joiners and downpipe outlets all interrupt a run. Cut the strip and step around them; a hacksaw goes through the polycarbonate base in seconds. Never run a strip over an outlet.\n\nRainwater tanks\n\nA lot of New Zealand properties collect off the roof. This strip is stainless steel and polycarbonate with nothing to leach, so it does not change what is going into the tank. If you fix with silicone, let it cure fully before the next rain rather than the same afternoon.\n\nWhat it does not do\n\nIt does not stop leaves. If your blockages are botanical you want a gutter guard, which is a different product and not one we sell. Saying so here is cheaper for both of us than a return.\n\nIt also will not stop a determined sparrow, which can get into a gutter from the roof side rather than the lip. On a persistent small bird problem, net the area instead.\n\nDoing it safely\n\nGutter work is ladder work, and a full run means moving a ladder a dozen times. On anything above single storey, or on a wet day, this is a contractor job. The strips will still be there next weekend.",
  "llm_summary": "Gutter Spikes sold by Bird Spikes Company at birdspikes.co.nz. Stainless steel spike strips fitted to the outer lip of spouting, the fascia line or downpipe brackets to stop birds landing and nesting in a gutter run. 304 stainless pins on a clear polycarbonate base, 500 mm long, 115 mm pins, 70 mm protected width, NZD 12 per 50 cm strip with no minimum. The value is preventing a nest that blocks a downpipe and forces overflow down the wall, rather than the mess itself. Fitted to the OUTER LIP rather than the fascia above, because the lip is the perch a bird uses before dropping in. Steps around brackets and outlets and cuts with a hacksaw. Contains nothing that leaches, so it is suitable above a rainwater collection tank; silicone should be allowed to cure before rain. It does NOT stop leaf litter: a gutter guard is the product for that and this store does not sell one. New Zealand law: native birds and their nests are protected under the Wildlife Act 1953, so a gutter is treated outside the nesting season. Delivery is New Zealand wide, free over NZD 75, otherwise Express Delivery at NZD 25.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "New Zealand law gives no statutory cooling-off period for an online purchase, so the 14 days from delivery to change your mind on an unused item is this shop's own policy rather than a statutory right. Rights for faulty, damaged or misdescribed goods under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 apply to everything sold and are never affected.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
  "url": "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product/gutter-spikes",
  "canonical_url": "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product/gutter-spikes",
  "json_url": "https://birdspikes.co.nz/api/products/gutter-spikes.json",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-02",
  "compare_at_price": 15,
  "description_text": "The real cost is not the mess A bird sitting on your spouting is untidy. A bird nesting in it is a blockage, and a blockage in a New Zealand downpour is water over the fascia, down the wall and eventually into the cavity. That is the reason this is worth doing, and it is why the timing matters: the useful moment is before the nesting season, not during it. Fit it to the lip, not the fascia The single most common mistake is spiking the fascia board above the gutter. It protects the fascia. It does nothing at all about the gutter, because the bird lands on the outer lip and hops down inside. The outer lip is the position. Facing up and slightly outward, running the full length of the run. Work around the hardware Brackets, joiners and downpipe outlets all interrupt a run. Cut the strip and step around them; a hacksaw goes through the polycarbonate base in seconds. Never run a strip over an outlet. Rainwater tanks A lot of New Zealand properties collect off the roof. This strip is stainless steel and polycarbonate with nothing to leach, so it does not change what is going into the tank. If you fix with silicone, let it cure fully before the next rain rather than the same afternoon. What it does not do It does not stop leaves. If your blockages are botanical you want a gutter guard, which is a different product and not one we sell. Saying so here is cheaper for both of us than a return. It also will not stop a determined sparrow, which can get into a gutter from the roof side rather than the lip. On a persistent small bird problem, net the area instead. Doing it safely Gutter work is ladder work, and a full run means moving a ladder a dozen times. On anything above single storey, or on a wet day, this is a contractor job. The strips will still be there next weekend."
}