I had a wood ramp for 10 yrs. i put a roll of black sandpaper with a sticky back to it. Was about 3ftx 10ft. Its a similar tape that guys put on their skateboards . thats solved alot of the prob along with a lil ice melt.
ron c7 ________________________________ From: "wheelch...@aol.com" <wheelch...@aol.com> To: lwillis82...@msn.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Tue, August 7, 2012 7:26:00 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] icy ramps Have you tried paint and then sprinkle grit or sand on the wet paint? Best Wishes In a message dated 8/7/2012 6:46:02 P.M. Central Daylight Time, lwillis82...@msn.com writes: >Make a trip to Lowes or Home Depot to see what is available. New products are >coming out constantly and there could be something that would solve the >problem. >Can't hurt. > >Sent from my iPad > >Begin forwarded message: > > >Resent-From: quad-list@eskimo.com >>From: "Dave Krehbiel" <davekrehb...@earthlink.net> >>Date: November 30, 2011 2:26:47 PM EST >>To: "'Greg'" <mongrelti...@gmail.com>, <quad-list@eskimo.com> >>Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] icy ramps >> >> I'm not sure how to solve the icy problem... but if you haven't already done so, it would probably be a good idea to put up a warning sign, e.g. ramp freezes before sidewalk... > >Take care, > >Dave Krehbiel > >From:Greg [mailto:mongrelti...@gmail.com] >Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:21 AM >To: quad-list@eskimo.com >Subject: [QUAD-L] icy ramps > >Hi all, > >I have a rather long, wood-decking ramp leading into the house that freezes >over >quickly whenever there is moisture in the air and the temperature drops to >freezing, sort of like the bridges freezing over first on the roads. You >don't >even notice the ice until you step on it so it is particularly dangerous to >visitors. This ramp also serves as the main entrance into our home so >everyone >who visits uses the ramp. There are handrails on both sides for the length of >the ramp, but it is still treacherous when iced over. > >Do any of you know of something I can do to the ramp to make it less >hazardous? > Salt doesn't help much, and when we do use it I fear my mother will slip and >fall (again) while applying it. I'm thinking maybe adding some type of raised >strip (low profile) every foot or so, but what material should I use? Will >this >even help? > >Any ideas on how to solve this problem? > >Thanks in advance. > >Greg c5 >Lebanon, TN=
