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Transform Your Deck With Anti Slip Decking Insert Strips

Your home's value might increase significantly if you have a deck. It's a wonderful way to take advantage of your outdoor spaces. Outdoor decks, however, can be incredibly slippery, particularly if they are constructed of wood or a composite material. Due to exposure to the elements, outdoor decks grow slicker. You can use Anti Slip Strips For Decking to protect your decks. Your deck may become extremely slick as a result of rain, snow, fungus growth, corrosion, grime, and dust, which increases the risk of major slip-and-fall accidents.

In order to ensure that your foot is constantly interacting with a slip-resistant strip when crossing a typical 140mm-wide deck board, a pair of the 1 meter lengths should be utilized. You might need three strips if you're walking along the decking board's length rather than across it. The strips are intended to be screwed or drilled into the decking board's pre-existing grooves for enhanced durability, particularly in high-traffic areas. The decking boards must be completely cleaned and dried, and the adhesive must be of an outdoor grade appropriate for this use if you are merely gluing the decking.

Different steps to install decking strips:

Step 1:

Choose a location for your Decking Strips. The optimal place for them is in the middle of a decking board, but they should cross pathways for greatest efficacy, which may require installing them at a right angle to the plane of your boards.

Step 2:

Thoroughly clean the wooden surface to get rid of any debris, sand, or previous finish. It can require pressure washing or cleaning with a deck cleaner. Before continuing, let the deck thoroughly dry out.

Step 3:

Select the color that you like most. This could be the color that matches your deck the closest so that they fit in, or it could be a different shade to draw attention to the slip hazard. We advise using a contrasting color, preferably yellow, when putting these in a public setting, especially on steps. For your decision-making, we will be pleased to offer you free color samples.

Step 4:

Choose where on the deck to place the insert strips. To make sure they are straight, use a level. In the event that the insert strips include adhesive, gently press these onto the deck boards, making sure they are properly aligned and free of air bubbles and wrinkles. The insert strips must be fastened with screws if they lack adhesive. To prevent splitting, drill holes between the strips and into the deck planks beforehand. After that, secure the insert strips with screws.

In order to make any level shift easier to see, the new deck plank has a broad insert and a second regular insert in bright yellow. The new item has been created for usage on stairwells, level switches, and at the conclusion of decked areas. The band's enhanced breadth for a more firm footing is one of the product's additional characteristics. The anti-slip strip has a different profile than the usual inserts, which makes it easier for those who are blind to recognize the danger that the level change may present.


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