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Thanks for the new replies folks, very much appreciated. Yesterday I treated all the nail heads with the oxalic acid and have to say it's done a great job of removing the stains. Even the really big, dark stains. However, I guess they will just come back as the nail continues to oxidise? A...

One last question.....I've looked up how to remove these black stains and oxalic acid seems to be the thing to use? Before I take it all off and commit to replacing it, do you think it's worth trying to get the marks off with oxalic acid? thanks.

I've got the right stainless steel nails now in prep of redoing it all. The idea of staining it seems ok but then we lose the beautiful look of the cedar, which was the main reason for choosing it. Assuming I can take it off ok, my plan was to ask the timber place to cut the new cedar to match...

CHJ you think any moisture would go right through to the other side of the wall? (Which is the street side) how would you create the barrier between soil and brick? Thanks.

Thanks everyone for the really helpful and quick replies! Much appreciated. I've kind of lost faith in them doing a good job of it now. So with the refunded cladding and fitting cost I'm kind of back to square one but with some potentially salvageable cladding in place! The idea of staining is...

Thanks Mike. Yeh originally wanted to have the cedar weather to the grey.... But your idea of staining sounds a good one now though..... Do you think a stain would cover the black marks well enough?.... Wouldn't they come back through the stain?

.....thanks for reply. Yes, also refunded the cost of the labour. They were going to refit the new cladding but still hadn't sorted the right nails....so was worried it wouldn't be right again.....so I said to forget it, I'll sort it.

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Hi I'm new to the forum but equally new to almost any form of wood working! So hopefully you guys can offer some advice on this one for me :) We've had our garden developed and had a raised bed built, which was then clad in cedar T&G. I told the builder about the need to have stainless steel...