patio boarded ramp .

[Kipper at sea]

Small patio boarded ramp as become slippery. Any ideas to get over this problem. Jet wash first then what can be used as a preventative cure.

[newshound]

When you say boarded, do you mean "decking" or some sort of sheet material?

Quick and dirty fix if it does not get very heavy wear is any old gloss paint plus sharp sand.

If you want to look smarter you can get very tough self adhesive strips with something like sand embedded in some sort of polymer, used to reduce slip on steps.

A mate of mine used to make "wheelchair ramps" for London taxies, these also have a very durable anti-slip coating. I can ask him how they did it if you like.

As someone else said, chicken wire works but it looks as though it belongs in country parks.

[Vir Campestris]

Cover it with wire netting.

Andy

[alan_m]

I used this of some slippery (when wet) smooth concrete step around a year ago - it has worked well.

[alan_m]

Old cloths that don't mind the splash-back then a stiff broom and household bleach to remove/kill algae.

[Tim+]

Anti Slip Grip Tape. Indoor or outdoor use- 4 metres- 25mm wide

I used some on a wheelchair ramp I made using decking boards. Worked well.

Tim

[Bill]

In message [e-mail]>, newshound [e-mail]> writes

On our boat's deck, the original Trakmark(I think it was) that we put on when it was built all started deteriorating badly.

We took it all off, sanded and coated the deck with epoxy, putting anti-slip grit that I bought into it while it was still wet. Then we painted over it.

That must have been over 12 years ago. You can't kneel on it with bare knees, but you never slip.

[Brian Gaff]

Could be a trip hazard then though. I know I've tripped in country parks due, probably to bad fitting or not enough fixings. Brian

[Bill Wright]

I used that and it worked fine. You need to lay it warm (keep it in the house for a few days before laying) and fix it with strips all round. If you lay it cold it crinkles up in warm weather. You can use 12mm x 3mm alloy strip for the edges or door strips like they use for carpets.

Bill

[Jim K..]

Kipper at sea <keith.radio% [e-mail] Wrote in message:

Stapled chicken wire?

[Jim K..]

"Someone else" also thinks that in December the chicken wire will be the quickest solution..