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Slippery decking
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:18:08 +0100, "Bill Grey"
wrote: "Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message .. . On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:35:06 +0100, "Bill Grey" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-10-29 17:22:05 +0100, "Bill Grey" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-10-28 22:32:04 +0100, "Bob Hobden" said: "AriesVal" wrote ... Dave Hill wrote: AriesVal wrote: this particular part of the decking is on a walkway to the back of our garage so needs something doing to it now. If it's a permanant walk way then you could do what local councils do on wooden decked bridges and nail down 3/4" wire netting. David Oh! but surely wire netting can be slippery too ? Not in my experience, anti-rabbit type wire netting stapled on is used extensively in Parks and Large Gardens and even boardwalks. We have it nailed over the wheelchair ramp that goes into the back door leading to the tea room. Nobody has slipped on it, ever. An excellent way of making wooden walkways slip-proof, but IMO it wouldn'e be very attractive on a patio Bill Indeed not. But that's not where Val wants to use it, thank goodness. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Slip of the typist I'm afraid - I meant to say decking and it came out as patio :-( Bill Aha! Someone else who never watched "Ground Force" Cheers, Jake Loved it - wished they'd come to me :-) Bill I could never understand the reason for digging up a proper patio and replacing it with decking! OTOH, I enjoyed the weekly installation of the water feature - usually shifted into position without the aid of any support, if you get my drift Cheers, Jake ================================================== =========== Just thinking that Dave Hill's theme tune should come from "The Merry Widow" (Lehar). "Dahlia, oh Dahlia ..." The cat's web site is at www.pillie.me.uk. His current theme tune goes "I'm a dead mole; I don't live in a hole ..." (shows age!) |
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Slippery decking
On Oct 29, 9:42*pm, Jake Nospam@invalid wrote:
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:18:08 +0100, "Bill Grey" wrote: "Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message .. . On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:35:06 +0100, "Bill Grey" wrote: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-10-29 17:22:05 +0100, "Bill Grey" said: "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 2011-10-28 22:32:04 +0100, "Bob Hobden" said: "AriesVal" *wrote ... Dave Hill wrote: AriesVal *wrote: this particular part of the decking is on a walkway to the back of our garage so needs something doing to it now. If it's a permanant walk way then you could do what local councils do on wooden decked bridges and nail down 3/4" wire netting. David Oh! *but surely wire netting can be slippery too ? Not in my experience, anti-rabbit type wire netting stapled on is used extensively in Parks and Large Gardens and even boardwalks. We have it nailed over the wheelchair ramp that goes into the back door leading to the tea room. *Nobody has slipped on it, ever. An excellent way of making wooden walkways slip-proof, but IMO it wouldn'e be very attractive on a patio Bill Indeed not. But that's not where Val wants to use it, thank goodness.. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Slip of the typist I'm afraid - I meant to say decking and it came out as patio :-( Bill Aha! Someone else who never watched "Ground Force" Cheers, Jake Loved it - wished they'd come to me :-) Bill I could never understand the reason for digging up a proper patio and replacing it with decking! OTOH, I enjoyed the weekly installation of the water feature - usually shifted into position without the aid of any support, if you get my drift Cheers, Jake ================================================== =========== Just thinking that Dave Hill's theme tune should come from "The Merry Widow" (Lehar). "Dahlia, oh Dahlia ..." The cat's web site is atwww.pillie.me.uk. His current theme tune goes "I'm a dead mole; I don't live in a hole ..." (shows age!)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks fort the thought Jake, but I would think more like "The day that the rains came down" Just 0.75" of rain yesterday, and nothing forecast till late afternoon today. |
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