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.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.
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 3:12 AM, Tori <fertilegrnd@yahoo.com> wrote:
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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