FuryRebuild
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 03:37 PM |
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best way to make decking non-slip? Elderly neighbour in need of help
Hi All
Sorry if this is off-topic. We have elderly neighbours and he's taken a slip on their decking. Whilst nothing's broken (thank goodness at
79) he's quite sore and his wife is worried they'll never be able to out on the decking again (an over-reaction, but she's
stressed).
I think there's about 6 to 8 square metres of their decking, and I've offered to put something anti-slip down for them.
i've done a quick google and there are anti-slip strips that screw down as well as paint-on coatings as well.
Does anyone have experience of these kind of products, or can reccommend an alternative? The screw-down strips are obvious, but the paint-on coatings
may preserve the aesthetics a little more. Is there a lot of prep for the coatings, and do they clag up and cease to work after a time?
Thanks
Mark
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 03:50 PM |
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I've seen chicken wire mesh laid out and stapled to wooden steps. Works well and is cheap
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Staple balls
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 03:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
I've seen chicken wire mesh laid out and stapled to wooden steps. Works well and is cheap
That's what I'd do, works very effectively and lasts well.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 03:58 PM |
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Few strips of this in stategic places?
http://www.nbbmatting.co.uk/14123_-Black-Anti-Slip-Tapes.html#null
Mistral Motorsport
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 03:58 PM |
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Cost isn't an issue (within reason, but aesthetics may be)
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
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cloudy
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 03:58 PM |
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http://www.midlandchandlers.co.uk/Products/PaintBoatCare/NonSlipPaint/PA339.aspx
Something on these lines works well, (paint with aggregate) I've always found chicken wire when wet ends up being pretty slippery!
James
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adithorp
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 03:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
I've seen chicken wire mesh laid out and stapled to wooden steps. Works well and is cheap
Seen that used by councils.
I've also seen just the staples at regular intervals used. The sort used to fasten fence wire to posts.
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tegwin
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 04:11 PM |
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As above, chicken wire is bloody slippery when its wet. Also looks terrible...
I would be looking for an aggregate based paint
http://www.sheridanmarine.com/product/hempel-non-slip-deck-coating
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puma931
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 04:13 PM |
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At Drayton Manor I noticed they use lines of sand mixed with some type of resin, which both looks good and does the job. Might need to router a
channel and fill it with the sand/resin.
[Edited on 12/11/12 by puma931]
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Ivan
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 04:19 PM |
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Unless bonded properly anti slip strips can lift and trip the elderly - I would rather go for aggregate in paint or resin.
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adithorp
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 04:33 PM |
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Hundreds of closely placed screws would probably be your favorite... 
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jossey
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 04:38 PM |
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Yup fine chicken wire works.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 04:38 PM |
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adithorp - you can't weld decking.
it's also the grooved kind. evostick would hold it down if keyed properly, otherwise yes, resin
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
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Bare
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 04:42 PM |
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Lay Pavings ie; concrete patio squares of some description over the existing .
Good surface, looks fine and sheds water V well. Weight and height might be an issue, hardly insurmountable though.
Leave the chicken wire for the Allotment shed.
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owelly
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 05:47 PM |
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For my trailer deck, I mixed sand with varnish and painted it on. The ramps got sand mixed with black paint. Both very grippy and still good after a
few years and several attempted wheelspins! The National Parks round here use chicken wire stapled down but once it starts to lift ir a bit gets
broken, its lethal!
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 06:08 PM |
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quote:
Sorry if this is off-topic. We have elderly neighbours and he's taken a slip on their decking. Whilst nothing's broken (thank
goodness at 79) he's quite sore and his wife is worried they'll never be able to out on the decking again (an over-reaction, but
she's stressed).
how about some non slip shoes?
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 06:12 PM |
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Take the decking up and have a nice bonfire then lay some slabs. Decking is the work of the devil, next door got an infestation of rats under theirs
after feeding the birds as well as it being like a skating rink every time it gets wet. For anti slip on areas of high traffic at the factory I worked
in they used to use some stuff called Belzona, it was like skateboard grip tape in a tin.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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snippy
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 06:17 PM |
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A lot of narrowboat owners mix sand in with paint when painting their roofs and side gulleys as boats are notoriously slippy when wet. I`d try the
sand option first too.
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AdrianH
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 07:09 PM |
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You may find that paint with what ever is out of the question during this wet weather. Is it a case of moss on the decking and a good scrub with a
hard brush and Jays fluid or proprietary moss cleaner would do the job?
Adrian
Why do I have to make the tools to finish the job? More time then money.
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Xtreme Kermit
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 07:14 PM |
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I heard something on the radio a while back that was just for this.m
I consisted of groove width strips with non slip stuff on them.
Lay them in the grooves and Robert's your mothers brother... Non slip.
Edited to say
Something like this
http://www.hoppings.co.uk/qd12/retro_fit_slip_resistant_decking.php
[Edited on 12/11/12 by Xtreme Kermit]
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 07:27 PM |
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Golf shoes 
But I would go for the non-slip paint
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Xtreme Kermit
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| posted on 12/11/12 at 07:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tomgregory2000
Golf shoes
ROFL 
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