Rant: Why I finally ditched galvanized nails for stainless on all my cedar jobs

I used to think stainless was just a upsell gimmick until last month when I had to pull a 3-year-old fence near Portland where the galvanized heads were already staining the wood black. My supplier talked me into spending the extra $40 a box and honestly I havent looked back. Anyone else had that moment where you realized the cheap stuff costs more in callbacks?

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evanpalmer28d ago

That moment you realize the cheap stuff costs more in callbacks" man that hit home. I had a deck job two years ago where I used galvanized nails on some cedar trim and six months later the heads looked like they had psoriasis. The homeowner was not amused. My wife still brings up the time I spent an entire Saturday replacing those nails and muttering about "saving forty bucks." Now I just hand the supplier my card and say "stainless, please" like a reformed sinner.

rivera.susan27d ago

Reformed sinner" lol I still catch myself eyeballing the cheap fasteners sometimes.