March 2008
Recalculating the Cost of Stainless Steel Hardware
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Letters Recalculating the Cost of Stainless Steel Hardware Ted Cushman is right on when he notes that the corrosion of metal hardware in contact with treated wood can be worse in the field than what lab results show ("Fasteners for Treated Wood," Soundings, January/February 2008). Within months of building my first coastal deck after CCA was phased out, there was red rust on the G-185 hangers and hot-dipped nails and bolts I used. That's when I began using isolation membranes. I've used Grace Vycor Deck Protector and other similar peel-and-stick membranes as isolation membranes, and all are asphalt-based (not butyl
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