Does anyone know the best way to make this ramp nonslip? We get a fair amount of ice and snow and there are a couple elderly folks using the ramp.

We tried a basic nonslip rubber mat, but the grooves just hold ice and snow so don’t really help.

Our current ideas are maybe adding rubber stair treads every board or two, or maybe tacking little strips of wood to every board.

  • sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve seen quite a few people use roof shingles nailed down to the ramp with a good amount of success.

    Unlike the mats, wood strips, and a few other solutions they aren’t difficult to get a wheel chair up and don’t catch on peoples shoes. As long as they’re flush with the ramp of course.

    No clue how expensive that’d be, but it might be a good idea to ask a roofer if they’d be willing to sell some scrap if available.

    • SilasLarke@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      We did this in the summer for using a picnic table as a diving board so we wouldn’t slip, although given the number of times I’ve fallen off of a roof while shoveling, I’m not sure how well it would stand up to ice and snow

      Maybe if salted properly though, thanks for reminding me of a nice childhood memory lol