Spalling
Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent each year on repairing concrete balcony edges and replacing railing due to the corrosion that occurs when aluminum is embedded in concrete in a harsh (beach or salty) environment.
Please click on our Stainless Steel Insert picture, on the left side of our website, for more details.
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Water intrusion through post

Concrete spalling water intrusion through post

Weathered post pocket

Post weathering

PVC railing sagging

Mechanical Railing (Picket galvanic reaction)

Aluminium post corrosion


Spalling

Spalling

Spalling

Spalling

Galvanic reaction due to steel screws

Galvanic reaction due to contact with concrete

Galvanic reaction due to contact with concrete

Water intrusion rust
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