The more corrosive the environment, the harder it gets to find appropriate building solutions. If you live on the coast, you know this well. Answers seem also to be in limited supply, let alone solutions.
Our oft referred to post on marine appropriate metals https://spenglerindustries.com/marine-solutions/ touches base on several options, but we’d like to spend a little extra time on stainless steel for this post.
For the money / permanence payoff, stainless steel is the best overall choice. Depending on how close or far away from the water your building is located, there are a number of grades from which to choose.
Stainless grades determine a spectrum of features for a spectrum of uses. Stainless for architectural envelope usage tends toward the 300 series. Certain grades within that series offer more protection against corrosion.
All stainless steel is structurally permanent, but cosmetics play an important role especially on highly visible roofs and walls. The assumption is that if you’re going to use a premium product, you’re likely to use it in a featured and prominent way and rust stains aren’t going to keep your look tidy and sharp. You’re going to want a stainless with a permanently clean and pristine look.
Depending on where your building is located, we can help you determine what grade or variety of stainless will best match up.
Additionally, we have the ability to color stainless. This can be all the way from a bright almost chromium oxide look to a more serene finish that looks like a dark, patinated zinc.
Plan with stainless steel for your next roofing or wall cladding project next to the ocean and call us today to help you choose the option that best fits your objectives
