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fulltimer
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5/29/2005 12:57:41 PM
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Last winter I built steps at the end of my dock. I currently have to clean them off every two or three days or they get very slippery. I would like to hear how others handle this problem. I am assuming that my steps are not the only ones that get slippery. The steps are bare wood.
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Feb
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5/29/2005 2:32:00 PM
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I have seen folks place down sections of asphalt roofing shingles. Not sure all of us would like that look, but it is probably makes for a safer situation. Just a thought.
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JIM
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5/29/2005 4:53:50 PM
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Fulltimer, you have got a serious problem there. You could drain the water around the steps,water proof them,cut them off at the water level,if that does not work, I guess that I would commite sucide.
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fulltimer
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5/29/2005 6:29:25 PM
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Jim
Thanks for offering to kill your self, but I don't think it would help the steps. If you killed yourself in the water it would only add to the problem, but thanks anyway
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JIM
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5/29/2005 8:23:39 PM
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You are welcome, ask a stupid question, get a stupider answer.
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BigFoot
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5/29/2005 9:03:12 PM
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Jim, if the question bothers you--just stay out of it...you are in no way obligated to respond. Quite frankly, it would be interesting to hear how others have approached the situation. I tried the asphalt shingle bit a few years ago but did not work so well. There are commercial strips you can get to go on the steps but I do not know if it is a practical solution....I am thinking that a good outdoor carpet firmly affixed to the steps might be a good solution but I have never tried it.......
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fulltimer
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5/29/2005 9:41:32 PM
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Jim
I didn't think you were stupid. I thought you really wanted to kill yourself.
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Lakeman
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5/29/2005 10:37:34 PM
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I also built steps and a platform that is under water. I have tried roofing shingles and carpeting but still have the slick problem. When the water goes down I'm going to try a very course exterior carpeting to see how it will do. Thanks Jim for offering to kill yourself. Let us know beforehand where to send flowers.
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Lighthouse
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5/29/2005 10:59:15 PM
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You should not put shingles in that wonderful water.
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ChrisCraft
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5/30/2005 1:54:00 PM
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Man....the responses to that question! Geez...
My suggestion is to do what I did last week....I pressure washed my dock and all slippery portions of steps/ladders etc. I know this isn't a long term solution but I don't mind repeating the process.
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Lakeman
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5/30/2005 3:02:02 PM
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I pressure washed mine too but I just assumed he meant the steps lead into the water. Mine pick up a muddy silt that makes them very hard to walk on. Whenever there is a croud swimming at the pier I take a brush and clean them off ( underwater ).
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MotorMan
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5/30/2005 3:28:14 PM
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I just towel them off each use. leave the towel out in sun to dry.
I had a hindged set in salt water. No one keeps them in or barrnaces grow.
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JIM
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5/30/2005 5:45:24 PM
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They do not have that problem at West Point Lake in Ga.
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roswellric
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5/30/2005 6:46:55 PM
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I thought it was funny......... Jim's humor is a little off beat but Hey! That's why they make chocolate..er....vanilla
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roswellric
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The question is...
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5/30/2005 6:47:19 PM
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roswellric
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The question is...
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5/30/2005 6:50:01 PM
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why the heck do I hit the enter key too quick..
What I do on my steps is keep a long handled marine brush on the dock and when I show up I just scrub off the crud. Takes 2 minutes. Works for the weekend just fine.
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copperline
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5/30/2005 8:57:57 PM
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It's a slippery problem, you know..... On my steps, I'm going to try using a router to cut several parallel 1/4 inch grooves in the wood. That should add traction & "grip" I hope. But until the water goes down, hang on to the railing.......
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lamont
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5/31/2005 9:26:06 AM
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Sure don't . Just have to deal with Atlanta's toxic waste and human feces in the pristine Chattahoochee River.
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SBsigmapi
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5/31/2005 3:22:53 PM
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They make a paint additive that adds grip. You would probably need to use an epoxy type paint being that the steps are submerged.
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