Perfect timing, we've just replaced the railings on my apartment building, at a cost of A$120,000 for 14 units, seven floor building. Most of the cost was the builders having to erect a swing stage to get to the various levels, plus, for the second time, rectifying concrete cancer where found - very little, fortunately. We went for powder-coated aluminium, as the previous painted steel had to be repainted several times over their 35-year life, and the rust emanating from their fixings was what caused the cancer!
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2016 5:10 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: PESO - Relaxed in La Jolla On 12/2/2016 1:36 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > John wrote: > > It's an ocean front commercial property. With all the salt in the air, > it's a wonder there's any railing left to paint. Salt ain't good for > concrete either. > ++++++++++++++++++++++ > > I quite agree. I'd have taken the railings to get powder coated to > give them some sort of chance in the conditions. > > Malcolm That's a good idea, but it ain't cheap. A home-owner (condo owner) might find it feasible when they have to replace the railings the first time they corrode into nothingness, but it's probably just an unnecessary extra cost from a commercial developer's point of view. By the time those railings have to be replaced, the developer will have gotten his money and been long gone. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
