Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles

Charles Bishop wrote:

Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles

Any welding / fab shop should be able to fabricate some suitable bolt on
stainless pieces to do the job. For that matter, the solution could be
as simple as nailing on short lengths of ~3/4"x3/4"x1/8" stainless or
galvanized angle with a powder actuated tool.

Pete C.

tt (Charles Bishop) wrote in
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net:

Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better
suggestion, I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the
web - Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a
while to get here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet,
a way to find them locally (Bay Area, CA)?



Razor wire.

Charles,

You could apply an epoxy with a heavy grit non skid like 30 mesh. That
would defet the problem. My shop is in Anahiem, if you email me with a
contact # I can probably hook you up with something. Is it just a
standard curb? If so, how much linear feet are you looking to cover?

Steve

Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles

Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better
suggestion, I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the
web - Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a
while to get here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet,
a way to find them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

Large mean dog.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles

Before you start, I would recommend you make sure the curb isn't in the
public right of way. I'm not sure the local government would like a
private citizen making their curbs all lumpy.

-Nathan

Can't you just put a few screws into the concrete?

The stuff wont be smooth anymore and will not
be suitable.


You could just dump sand a gravel on the area.
You could even eqoxy it down so it cant be moved.

Rollerbladers and rocks/sand dont mix well.

Tom


Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles

The device I found on the net looks like a round ball headed bolt you set
into the curb. Seems to me there would be some liability issues if a
skateboarder were to hit one of those, not suspecting they were there and
get hurt in a fall. I don't think it's wise to booby trap what is


Falling is an expected hazard. As long as it's not an impalement
risk.

"Goedjn" wrote in message
...


The device I found on the net looks like a round ball headed bolt you set
into the curb. Seems to me there would be some liability issues if a
skateboarder were to hit one of those, not suspecting they were there and
get hurt in a fall. I don't think it's wise to booby trap what is


Falling is an expected hazard. As long as it's not an impalement
risk.

True, but in our courts today, if there is a hint that the curb was changed
just to foil the skating, you'd probably lose.

"Charles Bishop" wrote in message
...
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles
how about installing some threaded anchors..then screwing carriage bolts in
the anchors to make bumps without an impalement hazard?

Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better
suggestion, I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the
web - Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a
while to get here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet,
a way to find them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

Whatever you do, it must NOT be for the primary purpose of harming people
who have a lawful right to do what they're doing.

Your modification can be decorative or functional, however, with the
downside of "discouraging" roller-bladers.

Bolt-on garden gnomes and Burma-shave signs come to mind.

"HeyBub" wrote in message
A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice.

Whatever you do, it must NOT be for the primary purpose of harming people
who have a lawful right to do what they're doing.

Your modification can be decorative or functional, however, with the
downside of "discouraging" roller-bladers.

Bolt-on garden gnomes and Burma-shave signs come to mind.

Something else to consider. Who owns the curb? If it is city or town
property, he can probably do nothing. If it is his own private property, he
can get rid of the skaters by normal means for trespassers.

"steve" wrote in message
oups.com...
Charles,

You could apply an epoxy with a heavy grit non skid like 30 mesh. That
would defet the problem. My shop is in Anahiem, if you email me with a
contact # I can probably hook you up with something. Is it just a
standard curb? If so, how much linear feet are you looking to cover?

Steve

Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles


Rollerbladers??? Could you explain why they are causing a nuisance to begin
with? It might just me be, but typically they are rolling on past at a
pretty fast clip, gone before they're noticed more often than not. Now
skateboaders I can see, but not rollerbladers.

HeyBub wrote:
Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better
suggestion, I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the
web - Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a
while to get here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet,
a way to find them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

Whatever you do, it must NOT be for the primary purpose of harming people
who have a lawful right to do what they're doing.

Your modification can be decorative or functional, however, with the
downside of "discouraging" roller-bladers.

Bolt-on garden gnomes and Burma-shave signs come to mind.

Burma-shave signs?

You must have one foot in the grave and the other on a slippery slope,
gramps.

In article .com,
"steve" wrote:

Charles,

You could apply an epoxy with a heavy grit non skid like 30 mesh. That
would defet the problem. My shop is in Anahiem, if you email me with a
contact # I can probably hook you up with something. Is it just a
standard curb? If so, how much linear feet are you looking to cover?

Steve

Thanks,

I've saved your post and when I get back from vacation, I'll let you know.
It's not much, maybe 50' total around several planters. The problem is,
they want the usual metal pieces and I have to ask if the grit would work.
I can do that when I get back.

charles

In article nYxtg.5646$me2.3525@trndny08, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:

"Goedjn" wrote in message
.. .


The device I found on the net looks like a round ball headed bolt you set
into the curb. Seems to me there would be some liability issues if a
skateboarder were to hit one of those, not suspecting they were there and
get hurt in a fall. I don't think it's wise to booby trap what is


Falling is an expected hazard. As long as it's not an impalement
risk.

True, but in our courts today, if there is a hint that the curb was changed
just to foil the skating, you'd probably lose.

I'm guessing not, since these things are all over the place now. Many
business/park/plaza with concrete structures suitable for boarding or
blading have them. I think there are some at city hall.

--
chrles

In article , "Eigenvector"
wrote:

"steve" wrote in message
roups.com...
Charles,

You could apply an epoxy with a heavy grit non skid like 30 mesh. That
would defet the problem. My shop is in Anahiem, if you email me with a
contact # I can probably hook you up with something. Is it just a
standard curb? If so, how much linear feet are you looking to cover?

Steve

Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles


Rollerbladers??? Could you explain why they are causing a nuisance to begin
with? It might just me be, but typically they are rolling on past at a
pretty fast clip, gone before they're noticed more often than not. Now
skateboaders I can see, but not rollerbladers.

Bladers and boarders like to grind along a curb, railing or suitable
structure. The wears down the curb and can cause spalling, and also damage
the paint. The owners of the property wish to discourage this.

--
charles

"Charles Bishop" wrote in message
...
In article , "Eigenvector"
wrote:

"steve" wrote in message
groups.com...
Charles,

You could apply an epoxy with a heavy grit non skid like 30 mesh. That
would defet the problem. My shop is in Anahiem, if you email me with a
contact # I can probably hook you up with something. Is it just a
standard curb? If so, how much linear feet are you looking to cover?

Steve

Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better
suggestion,
I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the
web -
Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to
get
here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to find
them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles


Rollerbladers??? Could you explain why they are causing a nuisance to
begin
with? It might just me be, but typically they are rolling on past at a
pretty fast clip, gone before they're noticed more often than not. Now
skateboaders I can see, but not rollerbladers.

Bladers and boarders like to grind along a curb, railing or suitable
structure. The wears down the curb and can cause spalling, and also damage
the paint. The owners of the property wish to discourage this.

--
charles

Well I can understand why you would want to stop it, I guess I've never seen
a rollerblader do that. Doesn't mean they don't just that I'd never seen
that

Charles Bishop wrote:

In article , "Eigenvector"
wrote:

"steve" wrote in message
groups.com...
Charles,

You could apply an epoxy with a heavy grit non skid like 30 mesh. That
would defet the problem. My shop is in Anahiem, if you email me with a
contact # I can probably hook you up with something. Is it just a
standard curb? If so, how much linear feet are you looking to cover?

Steve

Charles Bishop wrote:
Not really a home repair question, so if anyone has a better
suggestion, I'm open to it.

A client wants me to put somethng on a concrete curb to keep the
rollerbladers from using it to practice. I found one company on the web
- Champion - that can supply me with some but they will take a while to
get here. Any suggestions for another company or better yet, a way to
find them locally (Bay Area, CA)?

--
charles


Rollerbladers??? Could you explain why they are causing a nuisance to
begin
with? It might just me be, but typically they are rolling on past at a
pretty fast clip, gone before they're noticed more often than not. Now
skateboaders I can see, but not rollerbladers.

Bladers and boarders like to grind along a curb, railing or suitable
structure. The wears down the curb and can cause spalling, and also damage
the paint. The owners of the property wish to discourage this.

One way would be to put some grooves parallel to the curb and sized just
right to grab and chew up a rollerblade wheel. Make sure to put up a sign
"warning, grooved pavement". If you can do them all the way across the
road you ou can even justify them as improving drainage so as to reduce the
risk of cars hydroplaning.

--
--John
to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

I know they make anti slip tape for stairs. THis might be a way to
temporarily try out the grit idea. If you find it removed you could take
that as a yes it works. On second thought, it might not stick to concrete
too well.

"Charles Bishop" wrote in message
...
In article .com,
"steve" wrote:

Charles,

You could apply an epoxy with a heavy grit non skid like 30 mesh. That
would defet the problem. My shop is in Anahiem, if you email me with a
contact # I can probably hook you up with something. Is it just a
standard curb? If so, how much linear feet are you looking to cover?

Steve

Thanks,

I've saved your post and when I get back from vacation, I'll let you know.
It's not much, maybe 50' total around several planters. The problem is,
they want the usual metal pieces and I have to ask if the grit would work.
I can do that when I get back.

charles