non-slip protection for my decking

[sadexpunk]

hi

got a newly built area of decking as part of a gazebo. its tanalised, but im assuming id also need further weather-proofing.
id buy some non slip stuff, but ive already got a full tin of decking oil in my garage from a few years ago. could i just chuck some sand or something into the tin, mix it up and paint it on? would this have the same effect or look a bit rubbish? if not sand anything better? whats in the professional stuff?

thanks a lot

 

[KenGMac]

sadexpunk, good evening.

I must admit to historically had several slips on Decking.

I think that the sand mixed with [Anything] simply will not last, because normal foot traffic will abrade the sand off the timber?

The one thing that I have seen working and working well is "Chicken Wire"?

The way I have seen it done is to get a hold of rolls of Galvanised Chicken wire, and using a staple gun with the correct size of staple ix the Chicken wire to the decking, job done, non-slip no maintenance?

Just a thought?

Ken

 

[sadexpunk]

hmmm, i agree itd be non-slip ken, but itd look bluddy awful!!

any idea what they put in the official stuff to stop it wearing away under foot traffic?

thanks

 

[rsgaz]

These things look quite nice as inserts to the existing grooves. You may need a router to fit stuff like this though to enlarge the grooves. There's information on there about the ingredients too.

http://www.barbourproductsearch.info/antislip-decking-prod004277.html#

Gaz

 

[r896neo]

To be honest now its down you have very limited choices. Pre treateing a dry board with an epoxy resin impregnated with grit in workshop conditions would probably be effective. Trying to do the same thing on decking in situ would most likely end up in a horrible mess.

The time to think about this was before you laid it when you could have used some of the cork insert boards or articificial grass insert boards. I have never seen any effective treatment for decking after laying. Other may have though thats just my experience.

By far the best thing you can do is keep it from from algae. Buy a big tub of hypochlorite and use it diluted perhaps 5:1 water:hypo and this will keep all algae off and afterall the algae is whats slippy, not just water.

 

[WabbitPoo]

You can buy strips of rough, sandpaper-like plastic that you screw onto the boards (I got a load from ebay) but they are not cheap. They come in a variety of colours I think, though I only used beige.

For example,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Anti-Slip...hash=item4aeced4d3e:m:mYskEw-j8RD7sMMpO2Ey-Ng

I hope you find it useful, even though I haven't used 58 question marks where they're not required.

 

[Dozy Danum]

I know this answer is going to mean you won't see most of your decking any more however the other day I was working at clients house and they had covered their decking with a decent quality fake grass and it looked really quite effective.

 

[Chud]

I have heard good things about Osmo anti-slip decking oil not used it myself (yet) though.