Long rubber runner needed - help to stop an accident
 

Hi all

We have an area of decking in front of our lodgers entrance and when it
rains it gets really, really slippery. We are a little concerned he might
slip on it so I have been looking for a long rubber runner I could nail onto
the decking but I can't find anything suitable. I was hoping someone might
be able to suggest a stockist either by mail order or preferably near
Telford, Shropshire. It would need to be the normal width of a door mat and
about 2 metres long.

Any help greatly apreciated.

Pete

Long rubber runner needed - help to stop an accident
 

In message , Haymish
writes
Hi all

We have an area of decking in front of our lodgers entrance and when it
rains it gets really, really slippery. We are a little concerned he might
slip on it so I have been looking for a long rubber runner I could nail onto
the decking but I can't find anything suitable. I was hoping someone might
be able to suggest a stockist either by mail order or preferably near
Telford, Shropshire. It would need to be the normal width of a door mat and
about 2 metres long.

rubber can be pretty slippy in the wet as well.

how about somechicken wire fixed over it to give some grip?
--
Chris French

Long rubber runner needed - help to stop an accident
 

"Haymish" wrote in message
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Hi all

We have an area of decking in front of our lodgers entrance and when
it
rains it gets really, really slippery. We are a little concerned he
might
slip on it so I have been looking for a long rubber runner I could
nail onto
the decking but I can't find anything suitable. I was hoping someone
might
be able to suggest a stockist either by mail order or preferably
near
Telford, Shropshire. It would need to be the normal width of a door
mat and
about 2 metres long.

Any help greatly apreciated.

Pete







When dry, paint with a suitable outdoor varnish and dust with dry
silica sand while still tacky.

AWEM

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from chris French contains these words:

how about somechicken wire fixed over it to give some grip?

Or several doormats pinned down in a line.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Long rubber runner needed - help to stop an accident
 

Haymish wrote:
Hi all

We have an area of decking in front of our lodgers entrance and when it
rains it gets really, really slippery. We are a little concerned he might
slip on it so I have been looking for a long rubber runner I could nail onto
the decking but I can't find anything suitable. I was hoping someone might
be able to suggest a stockist either by mail order or preferably near
Telford, Shropshire. It would need to be the normal width of a door mat and
about 2 metres long.

http://www.proactive-health.co.uk/_s...403&item=15875
http://www.proactive-health.co.uk/_s...403&item=15874
http://www.proactive-health.co.uk/_s...403&item=15873
http://www.proactive-health.co.uk/_s...403&item=15872

THe prices are ludicrously high. I've bought rubber mat on the roll in
Italy to floor the working area in a farm. It's available with ribbing
(wide and thin) as above and also with "dimples". I can't recall the
price but I bought it with the cash in my wallet so less than EUR 100
for a large roll.

Try here as well, they quote for cut lengths:

http://www.rubbermattinguk.co.uk/industrial.htm

The ring mat or click mat may be better for your purposes.

Long rubber runner needed - help to stop an accident
 

Haymish wrote:
Hi all

We have an area of decking in front of our lodgers entrance and when it
rains it gets really, really slippery. We are a little concerned he might
slip on it so I have been looking for a long rubber runner I could nail onto
the decking but I can't find anything suitable.

Sorry, forgot have a look at Key Industrial as well.

http://www.keyind.co.uk/

Click on the Mats and Flooring range, if you explore around you will
find that there's a "Light Duty / Duckboarding" section with suitable
mats in about the zizes you are looking for. It also has a "Price
Fighter" section with some cheaper rubber mats.

Long rubber runner needed - help to stop an accident
 

Search eBay for "rubber mat". There's loads, but those intended for
stables might be the most suitable.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Long rubber runner needed - help to stop an accident
 

"Haymish" wrote in message
.uk...
Hi all

We have an area of decking in front of our lodgers entrance and when it
rains it gets really, really slippery. We are a little concerned he might
slip on it so I have been looking for a long rubber runner I could nail
onto the decking but I can't find anything suitable. I was hoping someone
might be able to suggest a stockist either by mail order or preferably
near Telford, Shropshire. It would need to be the normal width of a door
mat and about 2 metres long.

Rubber will probably be just as slippery when wet. You need a non-slip
surface, which can vary from nailing chicken wire down over the area,
through pedestrian grade non-slip paint, via stick-on carborundum strips, to
clear self-adhesive non-slip pads, depending upon how much the aesthetics
matter. Look through the Key Industrial site, mentioned by Steve Firth.

Colin Bignell

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On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:21:30 GMT, Haymish wrote:

We are a little concerned he might slip on it

And sue you.

Put up a sign, "Slippery when wet".

--
Nigel M

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Haymish wrote:
Hi all

We have an area of decking in front of our lodgers entrance and when
it rains it gets really, really slippery. We are a little concerned
he might slip on it so I have been looking for a long rubber runner I
could nail onto the decking but I can't find anything suitable. I was
hoping someone might be able to suggest a stockist either by mail
order or preferably near Telford, Shropshire. It would need to be the
normal width of a door mat and about 2 metres long.

Any help greatly apreciated.

Pete

Wow! Loads of good information. Have not had time to check the sites
mentioned but will do so later.

Thank you very much everyone who took the trouble to reply.


Pete