Hi Victor , I have a very similar situation. I tried the strips that self stick but was unhappy with the results. In the middle they wore down so that they were not helpful and then were pretty difficult to remove and replace. The way that I got around it was to get some paint the same color and add sand. This works for about a year or two until the sand is worn off then I re-paint the top. I have entertained the thought of sand blasting or trying concrete cleaning acid. Lenny http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victor Gouveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind Handyman Listserv" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 1:22 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] A Brain Teaser for you All
HI All, Although I am not at home I am looking at a job when I do get home. I have concrete steps going up the front of my house. They are in an L-shaped formation, with four steps leading up to a landing made of patio stones, then another 7 steps leading up to the front porch. The dilemma... These concrete steps were painted without my permission by my father-in-law, go figure, and when there's a bit of snow or wetness from rain or something else, they get slick as moose dung in the heat. My job, whether I choose to accept it or not, is to make these steps slip resistant, especially in the snow. I thought about using glued strips of rubber or something along those lines, but I've had bad experiences with glued on things of the step variety, so I'm wondering if there's an alternative. One of the few reasons for the bad experiences is that I used different glues, all with different results, and none of them stuck long enough to last the entire winter, which only lasts a few months, 4 or so, contrary to popular beliefs from our friends south of the border. Anyway, any suggestions? If this question gets read on the show, I'm sure Don Patterson will have a suggestion for me, but as he's from Texas, and snow falls in Texas about as much as my father-in-law gets my permission to do anything in my house, well, let's just say they may not know of what I'm talking about, but as they are all knowing, I have high expectations. Victor Gouveia who is now cowering in the corner...smile. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
