Greg,
I had a wooden ramp at my mother-in-laws (she has since passed away) that
I painted with sand paint. I put on a few coats and it did help when it was wet
or icy, I bought it at Home Depo.
Bobbie
On Nov 30, 2011, at 2:26 PM, "Dave Krehbiel" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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...
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> Take care,
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> Dave Krehbiel
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> From: Greg [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:21 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [QUAD-L] icy ramps
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> Hi all,
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> Any ideas on how to solve this problem?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Greg c5
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> Lebanon, TN
