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Expert: - 12/4/2008


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What can i put down on the bottom floor that will prevent slipping and will last. I dont want anyone to get hurt ? Thank You Mike

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Mike,

If you want to keep the bare wood look, there is not much you can do. The best solution I've seen in that case is simply sprinkling sandblasting sand into a varnish.

If you identify specific areas where slips are likely, you can put down self adhesive non-skid strips onto the dry wood. Even if they get wet, they will be fairly durable as long as they were applied dry.

If you don't mind covering up the wood, you can get non-skid mats or even outdoor carpet. Where I work, we have 10,000 visitors a year on our wet decks, and we have installed traction mats.

http://www.matsmatsmats.com/commercial-industrial/non-slip/grid-step-modules-mat...

Good luck.

Daniel

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