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Is it painted/stained ?
we used this on the decking at our old business, on the deck outside the office. Cannot find who we got it from but here is a link .
www.wood-finishes-direct.com
we used this on the decking at our old business, on the deck outside the office. Cannot find who we got it from but here is a link .
Osmo Anti Slip Decking Oil (430) | Slip Resistant Oil for Decking
Osmo Anti Slip Decking Oil is a clear, anti-slip decking treatment for softwood & hardwood decking. Provides a slip-resistant finish to wooden decks & steps
www.wood-finishes-direct.com
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We have a fair sized deck area & when it gets slippery I pressure was it with one of those patio cleaners on a stick, this seems to cure it. I think it’s a build up of something on the surface of the wood, rather than the wood itself that causes it, it seems to be a sort of slime layer, algae maybe.
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As above a quick power wash should really help. It will make it a bit furry but should get rid of the moss making it slippy…. I used to do it once a year particularly the bits shaded by trees etc,.. Ive got composite now which doesnt suffer as much but still needs a quick go over now and then.
Don’t rip it up!!
Don’t rip it up!!
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Get the same issue with a yorkstone crazy paving path and the answer is to pressure wash that as well. This takes the algae off and makes it grippy again
if you look at your decking my guess it is slightly green as well
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Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda to kill the algae and/or staple some chicken wire in the slipperiest parts. Thin strips or pads of torch on roofing felt would also help.
Slipperier than ice if left to its own devices.
Slipperier than ice if left to its own devices.
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Preasure washing drives the spores of the moss / algi further into the wood
Wash with Sodium Percarbonate and then rinse
Have used for years was suggested by friend in USA where wood is much more widely used in buildings
Buy mine from RYE OIL in Rye
T 01797 223374
Wash with Sodium Percarbonate and then rinse
Have used for years was suggested by friend in USA where wood is much more widely used in buildings
Buy mine from RYE OIL in Rye
T 01797 223374
Too late not to pressure wash now but its solved it for the time being.
Thanks for the tip though.
This stuff? https://www.ryeoil.co.uk/shop/sodium-percarbonate/
Just brush on? Then hose off?
Might get a couple of tubs of their decking oil too. My brother works next door to them so he can grab some for me!
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Jeyes fluid kills the slime/moss, and practically anything else it touches..
Does it still?? I know it used to but thought the good bits had been removed of late?
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That's gone up since I bought the last lot
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Still smells awful, can't vouch for a recipe, last time I used it on decking it made it non slip for a fair while. Until I fell over in fact.
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Yup that looks like it may have been a little low on friction ! Not sure I’d bother staining it … I like the natural colour.
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Yep I use it on my holiday cottage stone patios and door steps, takes the mould out of the cement on the shaded bits.
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+1 for what it worth. The bit outside the back door here doesn’t get sun this time of year for about 2 months so goes all green.
Either jeyes fluid or a weakish solution of bleach in a plant sprayer. Leave to fester then scrub / hose off
