Lamp post close to the sea
Lamp post close to the sea
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This may be a very newbie question but I have some lamp posts to install close to the sea.
Do I have to go with hot tipped galvanisd steel or would epoxy coated steel suffice?
Looking for a 2nd opinion, I'm cost driven
Thank You





RE: Lamp post close to the sea
Do you get hurricanes? I have seen one storm blast all of the galv off of structures.
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Plymouth Tube
RE: Lamp post close to the sea
Well Trinidad has been spared alot of hurricanes.
We wont be responsible for the maintenance just the installation, hence the issue of cost.
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Depends how much you trust the installers.
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Used to go to Wrightsville Beach, nothing facing the ocean has any galv left on it.
Yes, if the install will be done well then epoxy is the way to go.
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Plymouth Tube
RE: Lamp post close to the sea
Also - once you get through the pure-zinc "Eta" layer of galvanizing, you will get rust staining/discoloration as the iron alloy layers start to corrode. Iron oxides are a pretty powerful pigment. However, you still have most of the corrosion resistance of galvanizing (slower corrosion rate) until you lose the "Gamma" alloy layer and get down to pure iron/steel.
* Sandy beaches actually have more salt spray carried further, because the average particle size is smaller. Rocky beaches tend to have larger droplets, which fall out of the air faster.
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Received a few quotes and the price for hot tip is 4 times as much as epoxy, meaning after the cost for 4 repairs, the cost of maintenance compared to hot tip would be an issue
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