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Slippery decking

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  • jbslordjbslord Posts: 1
    I have used a similar system but start by stripping and wire brushing the surface. Next apply a generous coat of varnish or paint (oil based ) and leave it sit for an hour or two to get tacky. Then sprinkle very dry sharp sand on it. I dry the sand in an oven or kiln to ensure it is bone dry. Once the sanded coat is completely dry, I use a spray gun to recoat the sand with paint/ varnish... enough to bond it but not so much as to flood it 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,099
    jbslord said:
    I have used a similar system but start by stripping and wire brushing the surface. Next apply a generous coat of varnish or paint (oil based ) and leave it sit for an hour or two to get tacky. Then sprinkle very dry sharp sand on it. I dry the sand in an oven or kiln to ensure it is bone dry. Once the sanded coat is completely dry, I use a spray gun to recoat the sand with paint/ varnish... enough to bond it but not so much as to flood it 
    Treating timber decking by scouring it with a wire brush is really bad for it.  :/
    To be honest - if you have to resort to doing all that, decking is the wrong surface for the site it's in.

    I'm actually waiting for an advert though - that's the normal course of events when an old thread is dredged up by a new poster.  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,099
    Yeh - well we aren't in Florida. North or south @marcz4uYaTDfj2p
    Byeeee  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    I have wooden sleepers edging steps down into mygarden which I treat each year by spraying with Jeyes Fluid diluted in water. Leave for 20 mins then scrub or hose down. Works well. This can be used on paving etc. to control algae and moss.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,056
    The other option is to stretch and staple some chicken wire to the sleepers so you have a grip for your feet.  It will show at first but will weather down to be invisible but effective for years and non toxic to micro-organisms in the soil or the wood and thus safe for other organisms such as worms, insects, mice, hedgehogs and birds.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,099
    The only reason this thread has re appeared is because of the spammer yesterday, hence my previous post looking rather odd   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,099
    Don't be too sure about that @pansyface :D
    Mind you - sometimes I have an overwhelming urge to say things more directly, so it could have been a lot worse!
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,056
    I know @Fairygirl but it doesn't hurt to tell newer posters about chemical free options.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • FireFire Posts: 19,075
    Any anti-algae decking stuff should be fine. It helps a lot to anti-algae decking before the winter comes. Just keep it away from the plants.
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