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Ladies and Gentleman,
Currently doing a large amount of renovation work for an older woman (85+), who cannot lift her feet more than a few inches. Renovations include several major fixups to her house, but also adding a porch and overhang. The porch will have a large open area for her to move around, and the steps will match another deck her son’s built for her several years ago. The sons’ steps had a 3″ rise and 14″ tread (it’s fine with the inspector, and the same setup is also fine–I’ve worked with him 30+ times before). Anyhow, since this lady has a tendency to shuffle, she slips a lot. The son’s porch/deck is pressure-treated, which builds up with ice easily in the winter, and as you know, is generally slippery for the elderly when wet, even in the summer. Looking for suggestions, experiences, etc. on good materials for the second porch (e.g., Fiberon decking, which has built in non-slip grooves–at least that’s what the ad says), concrete with brush finish, etc. The son’s and lady would prefer pressure treated, so I’d also like to know if there are paints or coatings that can be applied to the existing deck/porch and possibly to the new. Money, of course, is always an object, but they want to make the best decision they can. Thanks for any help.
Jason
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Jason,
Try durbakbedliner.com
I know it says bed liner, but my wife jusy recieved an e-mail from them saying the product was suitable for application on treated lumber.
You might e-mail them your project requirements and see what they have to say.
I have also use a good quality paint with childrens' play sand mixed in it. The white sand is a very fine grade and doesn't look bad at all. It gives the surface the texture of about an 80 to 100 grit sand paper. I replaced a cover porch deck about 17 years ago with treated lumber and this no slip coating. The current owners of the house called me 2 years ago for my formula. With little direct weather most of the floor was still in good shape. The traffic areas were worn smooth, and they wanted to recoat them.
Dave
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Ladies and Gentleman,
Currently doing a large amount of renovation work for an older woman (85+), who cannot lift her feet more than a few inches. Renovations include several major fixups to her house, but also adding a porch and overhang. The porch will have a large open area for her to move around, and the steps will match another deck her son's built for her several years ago. The sons' steps had a 3" rise and 14" tread (it's fine with the inspector, and the same setup is also fine--I've worked with him 30+ times before). Anyhow, since this lady has a tendency to shuffle, she slips a lot. The son's porch/deck is pressure-treated, which builds up with ice easily in the winter, and as you know, is generally slippery for the elderly when wet, even in the summer. Looking for suggestions, experiences, etc. on good materials for the second porch (e.g., Fiberon decking, which has built in non-slip grooves--at least that's what the ad says), concrete with brush finish, etc. The son's and lady would prefer pressure treated, so I'd also like to know if there are paints or coatings that can be applied to the existing deck/porch and possibly to the new. Money, of course, is always an object, but they want to make the best decision they can. Thanks for any help.
Jason