I have some customers who want an anti-slip treatment on their entry threshold. It is varnished white oak, and they’re not wild about the idea of tape.
I seem to remember some rout-in ceramic strips, about 3/8″ square…
Also, an aluminum extrusion with an anti-slip treatment on its top edge.
But I’m striking out on tracking any of this stuff down.
Any help out there?
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Just route a series of small, shallow, flutes into the oak threshold. Then refinish.
It will provide traction, and look good too.
I thought about that, but I'm not wild about rot-encouraging puddles...AitchKay
A Sherwin-Williams product, I think, called sharkbite or sharktooth. Add to clearxcoatMy friend used this, it may come from a concrete supplier, but will work with any liquid and leave a slip proof surface.
Sell them a nice porch project too. <g>
Nail down some carpet tackless strip..that'll do it.
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What catfish says.
There's several manufacturers of a powder like material that floats up into the top part of a clearcoat. The clearcoat being shellac, varnish, poly, two part urathanes, epoxies, whatever. Some are powdered pumice, others are tiny beads of glass or garnite.
Takes the slip out nicely while keeping the beauty of the floor.
Buy an abrasive aluminum threshold or similar:
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http://www.americansafetytread.com/Dt.html
http://www.slipnot.com/grip-plate.html
Have a metal shop saw or shear into strips and inlay into oak.
I liked your original idea.
Jeff
Edited 2/7/2009 2:15 am ET by Jeff_Clarke
There's probably no way you could make a profit doing it, but I've always thought checkering stair treads (like what is done on gunstocks) would look good and work well.
how about a real rough ceramic tile.
cut it into strips on the wet saw and lay in place.
Jeff
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go to Garon Products, they have the aluminum tread plate with abrasive on it.
Moe
I think this is the kind of thing you're talking about, although it is for tile. May be adaptable for your application. Take a lookie.
http://www.schluter.com/140.aspx