Pergola rust after 6 months...

Polish72

Woodstok2000 said:

Polish72 said:

Thank you for the replies thus far. Also, should an outdoor pergola not be expected to last more than 6 months? It's garden furniture and something that surely should last beyond one summer...

Does the pergola not function at all? Or is this a cosmetic issue?

It functions as it should. However the rust is pretty obvious. Would rust be classed as cosmetic though?

born_again

Polish72 said:

Thank you for the replies thus far. Also, should an outdoor pergola not be expected to last more than 6 months? It's garden furniture and something that surely should last beyond one summer...

I bought a pergola in June last year that was described, among other things as being "rust resistant". I noticed this week a rust area on the top of the metal frame,

From your 1st post.
It has not fallen to bits, in a heap of rust. So it will last longer than 6 months. Just a bit of a rub down & proper paint for the material will see it last many years.

Woodstok2000

Polish72 said:

Woodstok2000 said:

Polish72 said:

Thank you for the replies thus far. Also, should an outdoor pergola not be expected to last more than 6 months? It's garden furniture and something that surely should last beyond one summer...

Does the pergola not function at all? Or is this a cosmetic issue?

It functions as it should. However the rust is pretty obvious. Would rust be classed as cosmetic though?

I would class it as cosmetic, and also treatable. A bit of sandpaper and some new paint on an as needed basis and theres no reason it wont last decades.

Aylesbury_Duck

Woodstok2000 said:

Polish72 said:

Woodstok2000 said:

Polish72 said:

Thank you for the replies thus far. Also, should an outdoor pergola not be expected to last more than 6 months? It's garden furniture and something that surely should last beyond one summer...

Does the pergola not function at all? Or is this a cosmetic issue?

It functions as it should. However the rust is pretty obvious. Would rust be classed as cosmetic though?

I would class it as cosmetic, and also treatable. A bit of sandpaper and some new paint on an as needed basis and theres no reason it wont last decades.

I agree.  If the rust is visible but not affecting the function, it's cosmetic...at the moment.  You'll need to do as Woodstok2000 suggests in order to stop the rust spreading.

I doubt a (relatively cheap?) pergola from B&Q has highly expensive treatments applied that would make it rustproof.

oldagetraveller1

"Rust resistant and rust proof are two very different descriptions."

I would tend to agree with that.

A slightly different example, but some wristwatches used to be described as "waterproof". I don't think that is allowed now. They are described as "Water resistant to x metre(water)depth".

EnPointe

Polish72 said:

Thank you for the replies thus far. Also, should an outdoor pergola not be expected to last more than 6 months? It's garden furniture and something that surely should last beyond one summer...

has it structurally failed ?

EnPointe

Polish72 said:

Woodstok2000 said:

Polish72 said:

Thank you for the replies thus far. Also, should an outdoor pergola not be expected to last more than 6 months? It's garden furniture and something that surely should last beyond one summer...

Does the pergola not function at all? Or is this a cosmetic issue?

It functions as it should. However the rust is pretty obvious. Would rust be classed as cosmetic though?

it's cosmetic ...