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john in la

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Wet wooden steps become like ice over time creating a slip hazard.
I usually combat this by nailing roof shingles on the steps.
That becomes a short term solution to a long term problem.

Anyone with a better idea????
I am about ready to tack hardware cloth on the steps.
 
I have used adhesive backed traction tape for years in compliance with OSHA and best safety practices. Here is an example of the type of product. Many sources are available. Jim
one type
 
John. I think your idea is a pretty good one. Reason why is that once wooden step get exposed to the rain they can become very slippery especially the older they get. Could be the chemicals inside escaping outside of the wood itself. Board wood seems to be the worst. Tacking down the shingles helps to prevent slippage. The adhesive sand paper works great on concrete steps. I use the same product. But be careful because once the wooden steps get exposed to a lot of rain it may not stick well. Mostly because the rain can cause water to soak the board entirely and get underneath the adhesive sand paper tape. At that point slippage can occur. Not so with concrete steps. Wingnut
 
Tacking down the adhesive strips is a possibility. Putting it on so the leading strip bis bent over the tread nosing, and tacked in place with stainless brads. Jim
 
The place where my Mom used to live had wood steps going up to the back door. My brothers nailed shingles to those also. Worked great! They're still on there.
 
I would not put shingles on treatment lumber.
I did that on a rental property and a year later the wood under the shingles was rotted.
Tenant put flower pots on wood deck.
The wood under the flower pots was rotted.
The wood not covered was fine.
Pressure wash wood. Use bleach.
Get rid of the dirt and any mold.
I put expanded metal on my implement trailer dovetail because they got slick when wet and snow.
I put used motor oil on my trailer deck and had to replace 2 deck boards a year later.

I'm convinced deck Boards have to dry out or rot.
Your decision.
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You can see the expanded metal I used on implement trailer and rotten deck board.


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Use expanded metal no shingles
 
My deck boards on trailer were 11 years old.
This deck was 10 years old
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And was covered with rubber mat.

I bought CCA deck boards for my implement trailer. Special order from Menards.
The house deck was 5/4 AC2 junk deck boards.
 
About the only permanent solution would be to replace them with concrete.

Anything else I can think of is either going to trap water and rot the wood, eventually wear off, be a trip hazard, or be hard on bare feet.

Possibly some epoxy paint with grit, but even that could be temporary.

I've seen boat docks made of concrete poured in galvanized forms. There is a special mix called 'Coolcrete' or something like that, that keeps it from getting burning hot to the feet.
 
I have used truck bed liner paint for surfaces that I don't want to be slippery, but for ice grating or expanded metal is the best, that's what I use on our deer stand stairways.
 
I have concrete steps by the front door.
They are great.

On the back porch they are treated lumber.
Only 2 1/2 steps high.

I wonder how well cinder blocks mortared together would hold up the foot traffic ???
That would give you a 8 inch step and a 8 inch rise.
I might have to get someone to explain the ins and outs of brick laying to me.
 
Jim. Im sorry sir. I never even thought about tacking down the strip. Now THAT would work pretty darn good. Wingnut
 
A friend and I built a wheelchair ramp for a man that we knew. It was as slick as ice when it was wet. I found some plaster lathing and stapled it down flat up the center of the ramp. The lathing is lightweight expanded metal, galvanized and two feet wide. The wheelchair wheels straddled the lathing, and the wheelchair pusher had excellent traction.
 


Put the cement blocks in side by side so that you have 16 inch front to back. You can have a 16 inch landing or push under the deck for a standard depth.
Then clamp them all together with a couple of threaded rods and 2x lumber on the sides.
No mortar, could put a 2x4 or 6 recessed across the ends to keep them lined up.

This post was edited by DoubleO7 on 11/26/2022 at 03:32 pm.
 
I usecto bale hay for a guy that painted his wagon floor with fine sand mixwd in. It worked well with hay chaff.
 
I wonder how the gritty surface of ice and water barrier would work. Its has self adhesive on the backside.

Vito
 
One time I posted something, by accident, on Tractor Talk and some gave me holy heck because it didn't mention TRACTORS.
Enough stink was raised that Kim poofed it.

I don't care if there are no wood steps on a tractor or John didn't mention tractors. Yet some who think they own this site pitch a witch.
 
I used 3M non-skid tape on my boat trailer; I covered the top of the entire frame. Good stuff, although I don't know how well it will hold up in your application. Available at any HD. If you use non-skid tape, radius all the corners as that will reduce the tendency for it to peel.
3M safety walk
 
I dont claim to own the site. I check here daily for interesting topics regarding tractors and in more recent past find myself going to the brand specific forums where there isnt as much about what toothpaste is on sale and Costco. Just because I used a tractor to dig the hole to plant the Hackberry in my front yard doesnt make the bird eating its fall berries tractor related. This is a good site similar to every other cafe where crusty old men gather to tell each other how wrong they are.
 
A good exterior paint with a couple handfuls of sand mixed in. Repeat as needed. Anything you glue, nail, staple or paint onto wood will eventually need to be replaced or repaired. Or pour some concrete, set some stone, etc.
 
Mobile home suppliers sell precast concrete steps that may work for you. They come in 2 and 3 step versions in assorted widths.
BillL
 
Sometimes accidents happen to old men.
Live some of us old farts that accidently post on wrong site. Don't be an old grump.
Let YT admin do her job.
Just my opinion.

Look how many Happy Thanksgivings were posted on tractor talk and no one got grumpy. I see nothing wrong with Happy Thanksgivings or Merry Christmas, or happy News Years. All of which have nothing to do with tractors.

I'm just saying, Grumpy old men don't own this site even though some grumps think they do.
 
And they are totally JUNK and should not be sold. Look like concrete but are just a thin layer of aluminm over thin plywood without an aduquate support system in them.
 
There is paind made just for that problem, Just brush it on same as any regular paint. I had that on the porch of my old farm house.Worked good. May have to hunt for it but it is or was out there.
 
there is a trailer manufacturer in NC that just sprinkles sand on the wet paint for a no slip surface on painted trailer decks. Would think that would be about the cheapest way and you need to paint them occasionally anyway.
 
What????

Here in the mobile home capital of Florida most are solid concrete. All surfaces being about two inches thick.

I know the average units with a four foot square landing are about four steps high.
And weigh around 1000 pounds.
 
The wet paint and sprinkling some bagged play sand....very clean on fresh paint works great. I used that trick on the tongue of my boat't trailer and it worked great and lasted for a very long time....still working. 1 Hardware Cloth is another good option. Slick wood is brutal. I have seen several bad falls from such.
 
The 3M Safety Walk also works well on pickup running boards and rear bumpers. It's not cheap, but it lasts about ten years before it starts pealing up for me.
 
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