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Saw a cedar fence on a job in Portland that was built all wrong
Was checking out a fence in Portland last week that some guy put up himself. He used galvanized nails instead of stainless steel on cedar and they were already rusting after 6 months. How long does that stuff usually last before you gotta replace the whole thing?
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robert24814d ago
Yeah you might get a year or two before the rust stains get real bad, but the nails can start failing in spots after 18 months.
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milesp3814d ago
Yeah "the nails can start failing in spots after 18 months" is pretty spot on from my experience. I've seen it happen where those galvanized nails just crumble apart if they get wet enough, especially around the coast. You end up with boards that come loose and start shifting around long before the cedar itself goes bad. The best bet is to just replace all those nails now with stainless steel or at least hot-dipped galvanized ones that are actually rated for cedar. It's a pain doing it on a standing fence but way cheaper than tearing the whole thing down in a couple years.
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