While they handle moisture with ease, heavy-duty rubber mats must be kept free of snow if they are to be effective in the winter. These very same qualities make them a good candidate to reduce the risk of slips and falls in certain wet areas of your porch or deck.
PAINTING TREX DECK PROFESSIONAL
Industrial-quality rubber mats are frequently associated with professional kitchens where their ability to improve traction on wet tile floors make them a common feature.
Heavy duty rubber or fiber mats can be an effective, temporary way to increase the traction in certain areas of a composite wood deck or porch.
If you’re comfortable with a lifespan on outdoor wood steps of six months to a year, grit tape can be an inexpensive temporary solution. The use of a snow shovel will peel up the tape almost immediately. In snowy weather you must brush the snow off grit tape with a broom. Once a corner or edge begins to peel, the grip tape will quickly deteriorate. There’s no maintenance that can or should be done to the tape other than to be very careful of the edges and corners.
Heavily grained, uneven or splintering wood reduces the ability of the tape’s adhesive to bond to the synthetic wood porch or deck. First, it’s important that the wood surface, whether stained or painted, is clean, dry and in good shape. The proper installation of Non-Slip Grip Tape does require a bit of effort. Moreover, those composite wood decks that are highly grained do not hold adhesive tape well. There is no tape-based adhesive that can realistically stand up to rain, snow and the inevitable heat and thaw cycles. Rain and frost are easily dealt with by grit embedded into the tape, provided that the tape has adhered to the wood.įor the most part, grit tape that you can buy at Home Depot or Amazon is not appropriate for outdoor use, despite what is claimed. When measured over a three to five year performance period, the investment in Handi-Treads is almost always the most cost-effective solution for your front porch or backyard deck.Īnti-slip tape can be used in some outdoor composite wood porch and deck situations as a short-term fix to reduce slips and falls. We offer them in discounted packs of 4 and 10 to make them more cost-efficient for you! In fact, you’ll need to take more care not to cut the synthetic wood than to hurt the aluminum treads.īecause HandiTreads Deck Treads are a lifetime solution with once-and-done installation and maintenance, their initial cost can be higher. A snow shovel will pull up grit tape in a single stroke and will dramatically reduce the longevity of anti-slip paint. Even with an aluminum shovel, you won’t damage them. Once installed no maintenance is required for the Handi-Treads Disk Treads which are guaranteed to last a lifetime.ĭon’t worry about shoveling snow off of Deck Treads.
PAINTING TREX DECK INSTALL
They take minutes to install with the simplest of tools. Installation of the aluminum Handi-Treads Deck Treads is very simple on composite wood. The pressure from a foot stepping on the rigid raised buttons wipes away moisture, moss, and even thin layers of ice creating solid contact between the tread and sneaker, shoe, or bare foot. The raised aluminum traction buttons of the deck treads are uniquely self-cleaning. Just as important, the deck treads come in four earth-toned hues that are designed to match or complement the most popular deck colors. If you have dangerous slippery spots on your composite wood (Trex, TimberTech, CertainTeed, Azek, Fiberon, etc.) deck, HandiTreads Deck Treads are the effective, long-lasting solution for minimizing the risk of slips and falls.
0 kommentar(er)
