Andrew wrote:

On 09/05/2020 14:43, TMH wrote:
On 07/05/2020 14:04, Andrew wrote:


Put some castrol motor oil on it. Then you can slip up and
break a few bones.



He can do that without putting anything slippery on it. The
usual winter accumulation of algae and slime will turn it
into a skating rink.

Dexking isn't slippery if kept reasonably clean. I've built hundreds,
never heard of anyone slipping over.

Diesel oil mixed with castrol, and then start a bonfire on it
is the best treatment.



My neighbour has decking, installed by the previous owner in
2014. It faces south and after the winter rain and storms a fence
panel blew out along the boundary line, plus some panels on her
other boundary.

I walked across this decking to speak to the guy who was
replacing the far boundary panels in January, and it was
like a skating rink. She doesn't bother with gardening etc
so the surface of the decking has never been cleaned or
treated.

Most people seem to acknowledge that timber decking gets
slippery if it is not constantly cleaned, and is dangerous
for older people.

Outdoor walkways built by organisations aware of public liabliity tend
to have chicken netting nailed to them. Very effective, if a little
lacking aesthetically.


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Roger Hayter