Treated Wood Stairs
#1
08-28-12, 10:12 AM
Treated Wood Stairs
We have an outdoor staircase made of treated wood & it gets very slippery in the rain. I was told by a contractor friend that putting adhesive stair treads wouldn't work because the adhesive wouldn't stick to the treated wood, and installing treads that you nail/screw on would not only be difficult, but would make it much harder to shovel the stairs when it snows. Any ideas on how to make these stairs less slippery?
#2
08-28-12, 01:25 PM
Welcome to the forums! It is easier to do before you lay down the treads, but I have used a router with a 1/4" round tip bit and a straight edge to run two grooves about 1/4" deep in the face of the tread. Helps in rain, but nothing will help in snow and ice. If you have a trim router, you can do this with the steps in place. You don't have to go the edge, just do the middle third or so, or just where feet land.
#3
08-28-12, 03:53 PM
I built a ramp out of PT plywood for some friends several yrs ago. I used the self adhesive tread strips on it but I used extra [spray on] adhesive. 1 yr later about half of them needed replacing but for the most part they had all stayed adhered ok - just worn thru, ripped, etc.
