Useful
Fastener Information & Resources:
CCA Treated
Lumber and Fastener Selection Info
Deck Screw Application Chart
Engineering data for fasteners (ANSI)
Nail Designs and Terms
(courtesy Senco)
Roofing Fastener Design
Screw Point Types & Head
Designs
Screw Size, Drill and Tap Chart
Sealing Washer Design & Info
Self Drilling
Screw Selection & Installation
Staple Size and
Information Chart
More Products and Manufacturers
Info:
Spotnails
Steelhead Fasteners
Swan Secure
Applications
We recommend stainless steel for all cedar
wood, ACQ lumber, decks and all waterfront applications as well as for use in materials
and roofing systems with
a life expectancy of 30 years or more. All exterior projects
should include stainless steel for maximum protection against the elements.
Aluminum and
low-grade steel corrodes quickly in the presence of copper because
of the difference in electro-chemical potential.
Where Do I
use Stainless Steel in place of Hot-Dipped Galvanized?
For ACQ
treated lumber in the presence of electrolytes, such as saltwater,
copper reacts quickly with any metal close to it on the
galvanic series of metals and alloys, causing corrosion. Since
304 grade stainless steel is closer to copper in the
electro-motive series, corrosion is virtually nonexistent. For
maximum long term corrosion protection, stainless steel is the
only way to go!
AISI 304 GRADE STAINLESS STEEL
Stainless steel is a metal alloy that in and of itself is
corrosion resistant without the addition of any chemical coatings.
Stainless steel provides superior protection to even double hot-dipped galvanized and
will sustain a longer life than any of the above-mentioned
fasteners. Stainless steel will not bleed into cedar or redwood.
Stainless steel meets
specifications for ACQ and other pressure treated lumber. All
Best Materials, Spotnails, Steelhead and Swan brand stainless steel fasteners meet or
exceed the AISI 304 grade for stainless standards. Laboratory chemical analysis
on the stainless steel guarantees its consistent composition.
MSDS Sheets:
Best Materials brand stainless fasteners
Steelhead brand stainless fasteners
Swan Brand stainless fasteners
Other popular products and pages:
Backer Rod,
ChemCurbs,
Chinking,
Concrete Repair,
Concrete Stain & Sealer,
Deck Hardware,
Diamond Saw Blades,
EPDM Roofing,
Eternabond
Repair Tape,
Expansion Joints,
Fall Protection Kits,
Flashing Tape,
Foam Roofing,
Gas & Safety Cans,
Generators, Hidden Deck Fasteners,
Hot Air Welders, Electric, Hot Air Welders, Propane,
Hot Dipped Roofing Nails,
Houseboat Roof / Deck Repair, log home products, Metal Roofing,
Metal Roof Repair Items,
Miami-Dade Nails, Narrow Crown Stainless Steel Staples,
NP1 Sealants,
Parking Garage Repair,
Pipe Flashings,
Pipe Support Systems,
Polyurethane Foam,
Propane Parts,
Retrofit Pipe Flashings,
Rivets,
Roof Anchors,
Roof Jack,
Roof Leak Repair, Roof Paints and Coatings, Roof Repair Materials,
Roofing Nails,
Roof Supplies,
Roof Screws,
Roofing Fasteners,
Roofing Repair,
Roofing Supplies,
RV & Trailer Roof Repair,
Safety Cans,
Safety Rail Systems,
Saw Blades, Sealants,
Sealing Washers,
Solar Panels,
Snow Guards,
Solar Fans,
Solar Roof Fans,
Solar Panels,
Sonolastic Clear 25, Stainless Nails/Fasteners,
Tarps,
Tile Bond,
U-Seal, Vents, Roof Vents
Popular suppliers
ACRO,
Active Ventilation,
AES Epoxies,
AES Raptor,
AJC,
Albion,
Alcoa,
Alpha ProTech,
AOSafety,
ASI Products,
Aztec
Washer,
BAK Welders, BASF,
Berger,
Brewer,
Calsak,
Chem
Link,
Cleasby,
Compass
International,
Dow Chemical,
Eagle,
ERB
Safety,
ES Products,
Everhard,
Falltech,
Flame Engineering,
Flashco,
Foxy,
Fry Reglet,
Green Bull,
Guardian,
Henry,
Hitachi,
Hyde,
IFG Fasteners,
Igloo,
JL Industries, Leister,
Luco,
Makita,
Marathon,
Marshalltown,
Maze Nails,
Milwaukee,
Miro,
National Nail,
Natural Light,
Olympic,
Pam Fasteners,
Polycoat,
Polyguard,
Portals Plus,
Powers Fasteners,
ProTech,
Protecto Wrap,
RHH Foam,
Roofers,
Roofmaster,
RoofTop Products,
RPM,
Senco,
SFS Intec,
Sievert,
Smith.
Solomon,
Sonneborn, Spotnails,
Super Anchor,
Surebond,
Swan
Secure,
Trimline,
Trufast,
UltraSafe,
Uniroof,
United Coatings,
Vulcan,
Wade,
Watts,
Weatherbond,
Werner,
Western Colloid,
Winco,
Zurn
|