How to prevent slippery decking?

[CoolHands]

Go on then I give in. I like our decking as it's seasoned over the years so isn't bright shiny new. Therefore I don't want to jetwash it. However I have to admit it's fecking slippery now in the mornings and evening when it's wet and cold.

Is there anything I can shake on it (thinking something like salt or whatever) that will stop it being slippery? Although I suppose that will just wash away thinking about it....Just think it'll look a bit crap if I jetwash it. It isn't in shade all day but it's not in bright sunlight either IYKWIM

It's fine in the dry but in the wet it's as if it gets a kind of slimy surface and is just incredibly slippery.

haven't got proper pic but you can see it a bit in this picture:

Edited by CoolHands on Wednesday 19th November 20:39

[CoolHands]

Not really, although I realise it looks like it from that pic ^ but at that end of the garden there is some foliage along the fence line but nothing major overhanging

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spaceship said:

Our decking was treacherous when we first moved into our house. My wife nearly broke her back after she slipped and fell on it during the winter.

Best solution I found to prevent it from getting slippery was to:

1. Clean it regularly, using a decking cleaner or similar. I don't bother with pressure washing. Stiff decking brush does the job fine.
2. Sweep up leaves and other debris whenever possible as this will help stop the slime building up.
3. Use a decking oil not stain. I use Screwfix No Nonsense decking oil, it's the cheapest stuff you can get but I find it works just as well, if not better than the big brand names. As daft as it sounds, it is more of an oil than the likes of Ronseal and Cuprinol which appear to be more of a milky substance. Soaks in well, gives a nice finish and won't flake off like a stain can.

My mate stained his decking and because it wasn't 'new' it started to flake off within a few weeks.

Out of all the solutions I might try this, cheers. Not sure about varnish? - can't think what it will look like. Although I suppose in school halls and the like it looks ok on the floor.

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GetCarter said:

pad58 said:

I think there is a sand paper effect type thing you can buy from DIY stores.
http://www.rawlinspaints.com/products/Anti-Slip-De...

This really works.

yeah I've used that before on external tiles at the mother-in-laws house & it does indeed work well, but don't fancy the look of it on our decking which is why I probably won't use it.