47-55.1 Garage Building Woes

[G&R's57GMC]

Being that you’re so close to the ocean and river steel is not the way to go .

We looked at a 2 year old development on the Oregon coast and all the steel garage doors , flashing and anything else made of steel including nails was already rusted. My guess is they would have to be replaced at 5 years. They should have used stainless nails . Copper flashing and composite garage doors .
The windows facing the ocean were etched by the salt air .

Just something to think about .

[vintovka]

Originally Posted by G&R's5MC

Being that you’re so close to the ocean and river steel is not the way to go .

We looked at a 2 year old development on the Oregon coast and all the steel garage doors , flashing and anything else made of steel including nails was already rusted. My guess is they would have to be replaced at 5 years. They should have used stainless nails . Copper flashing and composite garage doors .
The windows facing the ocean were etched by the salt air .

Just something to think about .

Yes, steel is NOT my first choice but unless you are like within 2-300 feet from the waves most well treated steel seems to hold up. Down near our other place on the beach most steel buildings/carports are doing ok. Salt spray is hell on things like heat pumps and raw steel. Have till spring to decide and raining like 6" an hour right now and civil war seems imminent, so building is out of the question.