I'm sold on the "tiger claws". They are screwed down, but no screws are visible. My deck is about 5 years old now and no sign at all of any problems with the fasteners. Not a screw or a nail in sight. Ed
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, subprong <subprong@...> wrote:
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> Anyone please correct me if I'm wrong. Anything galvanized will rust over
> time. Most galvanized fasteners are electroplated. Many are hot dipped.
> The hot dipped fasteners are apparently the longer lasting of the two (hot
> dipped fasteners are slightly bigger than standard fasteners because of the
> dipping process...so if you buy a hot dipped bolt then you need to get a
> hot dipped nut for it as a standard nut of the same size will be too small).
>
> Stainless steel is the best choice but as you say it's very expensive.
>
> There are Primeguard Plus fasteners (that even come in different colors).
> Of course there are limitations to those as well. If the coating is
> stripped then the fastener is exposed to the elements.
>
> What do you mean by the nails will disappear into the wood? Do you mean
> the nail heads? You can always countersink screw heads into the wood.
> Putty in the holes or get some plastic plugs/caps for the holes.
>
> What kind of shelf boxes are you building. Are they decorative or will
> they need to hold a lot of weight?
>
>
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> On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 3:12 AM, Tori <fertilegrnd@...> wrote:
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> > When does one use nails over screws? I understand screws are more durable
> > than nails but nails are finer and disappear into the wood as screws dont,
> > and i realize galvanized is weather safe but SSteel is even more so but
> > more $$$. Thats all I understand- dont get when I should use one or the
> > other . Considering shelving boxes at this point.
> >
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