I made the big mistake of using outdated metal for a fence project without checking to see if the metal would corrode in the rain or not.
Now I have an ugly, rusted fence that looks like a tetanus eveningmare just waiting to happen.
If I had stopped to consult my close neighbor the building supplier first, I could have avoided this problem plus all of the wasted time, labor, plus supplies that went into making this bad fence. What I didn’t realize at the time is that the metal chain connect fences that you see around homes plus suppliers are made with a special corrosion-resistant metal called galvanized steel. Galvanized steel has a layer of zinc on the outside that protects the metal underneath from rust plus corrosion. If I had been smart enough to use galvanized steel in my DIY fence project, I wouldn’t have an ugly, rusted metal fence right now. The same goes for rebar tie wire used to reinforce concrete. The most respected plus cost effective kind of rebar tie wire is black carbon steel plus it isn’t genuinely resistant to rust at all. In fact, it corrodes when exposed to persistent moisture. That’s why a lot of moisture prone concrete structures like roads, sea walls, plus bridge pylons are made with corrosion-resistant metal like galvanized rebar tie wire or stainless steel rebar tie wire. Condominiums right on the beach should be made with galvanized steel rebar tie wire as well, however every one of us saw what happens when cheap concrete plus cheap concrete reinforcement rebar is used on a big condominium building.