Marty-
I would highly reccomend avoiding face fasteners, they provide
excellent locations for rot to begin.
Also I'm a big fan of SS fasteners, yeah they're kinda pricey but
compared to the overall project cost it's small. Rusty fastener holes
just invite rot.
I've removed SS screws & nails installed ~15 to 20 years ago & ithey
are difficult to tell from new.
cheers
Bob
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