notbob wrote:
On 2015-09-17, Mayayana wrote:

ringed, galvanized nails, except for Maggie's
point that screws can be easily taken out for
disassembly.

That was my buddy's argument. Screws allow dis-assembly. I hope to
never have to disassemble this deck before I take a much needed dirt
nap.

When I tried to disassemble the first deck I built, after 15 years or so, The
"deck screws" attaching the cedar deck to the structure had a bad habit of
snapping when I tried to unscrew them. They were quite rusty, enough that most
wouldn't turn.