On 28/10/2011 21:01, Sacha wrote:
On 2011-10-28 17:46:58 +0100, AriesVal
said:

On 28/10/2011 16:24, Jake wrote:
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:45:04 +0100, AriesVal
wrote:

At this time of the year our decking wood becomes treacherously
slippery. In fact last year I slipped and fell damaging my right knee
which has never recovered. I'm wondering, is there anything I can put
on the wood to make it safer to walk on?

I can think of three options (assuming the problem isn't a build-up of
algae which you can pressure-wash off):

1) Cuprinol make a non-slip decking treatment but probably the wrong
time of year to apply it;
2) Spread some silver sand across the decking and as you walk on it
that will just roughen the surface a bit;
3) Next summer when you treat the decking and while the treatment is
still tacky, spread silver sand over it - a cheaper version of option
1.

Cheers, Jake

Thanks Jake, another good suggestion. Does sound like I need to
pressure wash it anyway as this particular part of the decking is on a
walkway to the back of our garage so needs something doing to it now.

Do you have to keep the decking, Val? Could it be taken up and gravel or
even dense bark chippings be put down instead - iow something that will
allow rain to drain well? It may save you time, trouble and accident in
the longterm.

I think so Sacha. It's not actually part or connected to the raised
decking area. It was designed and put in by a previous owner and laid
higher than the ground underneath which is weed mat covered. Difficult
to explain clearly.

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