09-24-2012, 03:28 PM
We rented 1/2 block from Ocean in HPP 7 yars ago, ....
The ocean roar wasn't as bad as a few storms where the waves pounding shook the house.... and this was not ocean front... back just a wee bit... but the views.....oh the views!!!
ANYTHING metal takes a beating...no matter what... forget using a stapler with anything but Monel staples... fasteners will bleed through your paint... stainless is "not-so stainless", chromed items pit, rubber bands turn into a gooey/stiff mess... a builder neighbor would only use fiberglass framed doors & windows
Another neighbor has a 2-story oceanfront house that has always llooked good... they had a garage sale & we asked them how much maintenance, they didn't think it was much, they washed all of the outside windows every week & power washed the whole house every month.... we bought a house 3 miles from the ocean, still have more corrosion issues on the makai side of the house...so even that is not totally away from the salt! and only a very small peek-a-boo corner view of the ocean....:~(
The ocean roar wasn't as bad as a few storms where the waves pounding shook the house.... and this was not ocean front... back just a wee bit... but the views.....oh the views!!!
ANYTHING metal takes a beating...no matter what... forget using a stapler with anything but Monel staples... fasteners will bleed through your paint... stainless is "not-so stainless", chromed items pit, rubber bands turn into a gooey/stiff mess... a builder neighbor would only use fiberglass framed doors & windows
Another neighbor has a 2-story oceanfront house that has always llooked good... they had a garage sale & we asked them how much maintenance, they didn't think it was much, they washed all of the outside windows every week & power washed the whole house every month.... we bought a house 3 miles from the ocean, still have more corrosion issues on the makai side of the house...so even that is not totally away from the salt! and only a very small peek-a-boo corner view of the ocean....:~(